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  • Sponsors
  • Events
  • Royalty, Belles & Beaus
  • Entertainment
  • Applications
  • Payments
  • Photo Gallery
  • 2024 Festival Parade
  • Contest Winners
  • Melon Merchandise
  • Committee
  • History
  • Other Festivals

2024 Festival committee

Contact Info.

Committee Members

Executive Committee
Co-Chairman - Zoe McCrary           studiozdance@gmail.com           (C) 803-942-3035 

                    William Koger           wrkoger@yahoo.com
 

Treasurer- Alice Hazel, CPA              abhazel@abhcpa.com               (W)803-943-2242
Secretary- Cindy Davis                     buenosdiasyall@yahoo.com       (C)803-942-0380
Director at Large- xxxxxxx                 TBD      


 

Event Chairperson

Battle of the Towns- 

Sheila Platts                                   sheilatplatts@hotmail.com           (C) 803-942-0385


Food Concessions-  

Mysti Long                                     longmysti621@gmail.com             (W)803-943-3399 


Dignitaries Luncheon-                   Town of Hampton

                

 
Melon Beaus & Belles Coordinator- 

Rhonda Johnson                           sctuppermom@gmail.com,                 (803) 842-3562 

Lainey Johnson

(803) 842-0290


Queens Coordinator-                   Susan Hatcher                                 (803) 942-0895


Melon Judging Contest-              Clemson Extension Service               (803) 943-3427

                                                                            
Festival Parade-                         Junier Mae Dopson                         (803)-942-7430

Taste of Hampton County-         Local Food Trucks  

Festival Pet Show- 

 Raven Polk                               ravenginnpolk@gmail.com                (C) 803-942-2674 

                                                                                                      (H) 803-943-4216 

 

Youth Parade- 

Kaye Guty                                kayebrown97@yahoo.com                 (C) 803-942-3209        



Arts & Crafts

Emrie Trent                                emrietrent@gmail.com                    (C) 803-942-9398


Festival Publicity- 

Sally Ellis                                   skedte1952@gmail.com                   (C) 803-942-0804


 

Street Dance- 

William Koger                            wrkoger@yahoo.com 


Decorated Door- 

Commercial and Residential


   
Children's Day Activities- 

JoAnn Lamprecht - 

H.C. Chamber of Commerce        jlamprecht@hamptoncountysc.org        (803) 914-2143 


Official Festival Sportswear-       Rebecca Swofford, Sarah Padget          (803) 943-6343                                      


Little Miss/Master Pageant- 

Melissa Bonnette                      mbonnette1@gmail.com                        (H) 803-300-8299


County Liaison- 


5K Run- 

Nella Sinclair –                        nellawelchsinclair@yahoo.com

Tommy Ricks –                         tommyricks1959@outlook.com


Arts and Crafts Vendor -          Stephanie Deloach                             (803) 943-8503                  


Crafts Contest-


Ice/Watermelon Transport- 



Festival Photographer- 


Fishing Contest

Rebecca Gray                              rgray@hamptoncountysc.org        (C)803-842-1919              


Facebook page

Hampton County Watermelon Festival

Ann D Long                              adlong45@yahoo.com                    (C) 803-842-5338


Webmaster- 

David Ellis                                hcmelonfest@gmail.com                 (C)803-942-0481


Parade Announcers- 

Zoe McCrary


Past General Chairmen

1939  S.L. Malphus                                              1986  Norris Lightsey                                                                          

1940  S.L. Malphus                                              1987  Hugh Gray

1941   S.L. Malphus                                              1988  Hugh Gray                                 

1942  S.L. Malphus                                              1989  Michael Crews

1946  S.L. Malphus                                              1990  John Peters & Michael Crews

1947  Frank Gardner                                           1991   Hugh Gray

1948  G. Robert Parker                                        1992  Hugh Gray

1949  G. Robert Parker                                        1993  Hugh Gray

1950  Lewis Turner                                             1994   Hugh Gray

1952  E.P. Ellis, Jr.                                                1995  Hugh Gray

1953  Morris Young                                             1996  Hugh Gray

1954  E.P. Ellis, Jr.                                                1997  Hugh Gray

1955  W.L. Rhodes, Jr.                                          1998  Hugh Gray

1956  J. Frank Cummings, Jr.                                 1999  Hugh Gray

1957  G. Edward Heape                                       2000 Hugh Gray

1958  James T. Sanderlin, Jr.                                  2001  Hugh Gray

1959  E.R. Bullard                                                2002 Hugh Gray

1960  E.T. Mann                                                  2003 Hugh Gray

1961   E.T. Mann                                                  2004  Ann Long & Otis Harrison

1962  Jim Butts                                                   2005  Christopher B. Haulsee

1963  Corrin Bowers & E.T. Mann                          2006  Christopher B. Haulsee

1964  Wade Freeman                                          2007  Christopher B. Haulsee

1965  Randolph Rentz & Corrin Bowers                 2008  Christopher B. Haulsee

1966  Randolph Murdaugh, III                              2009 Christopher B. Haulsee

1967  Grover Griner                                             2010 Robert J. Brown

1968  Holbrook Platts & E.E. Johnson                     2011  Robert J. Brown

1969  Randolph Rentz                                          2012  Robert J. Brown

1970  Tony Gross                                                 2013  Robert J. Brown

1971  Jimmie Wooten                                            2014  Jimmie Polk

1972  Perry Padgett                                             2015  Jimmie Polk

1973  Bobby Freeman                                          2016  Robert J. Brown

1974  James A. Hiers                                            2017  Robert J. Brown

1975  Wade Freeman                                           2018  Nancy Meyer & ZoE McCrary

1976  Perry Padgett & H.V. Mayer                         2019  Jimmie Polk & ZoE McCrary

1977  H.V. Mayer                                                 2020 Jimmie Polk & ZoE McCrary

1978  Frank A. McClure, Jr & Buddy Phillips

1979  Don & Kay Thompson

1980  Don Thompson

1981   Don Thompson & W.V. Bowers, Jr.

1982  Det Bowers & J. Robert Lybrand

1983  Det Bowers & J. Robert Lybrand

1984  Kathy Berg

1985  Chris Haulsee


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