Committee

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Committee Members

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

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 rebeccalynn2985@icloud.com (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

2025 Festival committee

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