PICKENS — The Share America Foundation Inc. named 15-year-old Lilly Anne Svrlinga of Pickens as the 2025 Pearl and Floyd Franks Scholarship designee at the 33rd Boxcar Pinion Memorial Bluegrass Festival in Chickamauga, Ga.

The scholarship honors students excelling in Appalachian musical arts. Pearl and Floyd Franks were the late parents and former entertainment managers of actor/entertainer Randall Franks, known as officer Randy Goode on TV’s “In the Heat of the Night.”

Svrlinga was named a 2025 Pearl and Floyd Franks Scholarship designee. The scholarship, which supports her future

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