Fellowship is officially back - Mountain Laurel returns to Clarkesville Saturday
by Brian Wellmeier
Clarkesville Mayor Barrie Aycock is all smiles at the 2019 Mountain Laurel Festival parade. The event returns Saturday to mark the first major public gathering since COVID-19 hit last year. “I’m very excited, I think it’s going to be tremendous. We’re going to have a beautiful day and lots of folks coming. I can’t wait!,” Aycock said Thursday.
Rick Chaffon gives a flag to Hunter Hill during the parade at the 2019 Mountain Laurel Festival. FILE
A year after its cancelation in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one of Georgia’s oldest arts festivals is set to take place on Saturday in downtown Clarkesville.
The festival has evo...