Ninth-twelfth Grade Dairy Festival Queen Court (L-R); Miss Congeniality Lily Armistead; 2026 Dairy Festival Queen Bentleigh Crumpton; First Runner-up Jordan Bird; Second Runner-up Brenlee Brown. MARK TURNER/Turner Photo Design
Sixth-Eighth Grade Junior Miss Court (L-R): Miss Congeniality Ella Grace Dixon; 2026 Junior Miss Queen Abby Mashburn; First Runner-up Breda Fletcher; Second Runner-up Peyton Gray. MARK TURNER/Turner Photo Design
Third-Fifth Grade Little Miss Court (L-R): Miss Congeniality Gracie Schremmer; 2026 Little Miss Queen Vanesa Rangel; First Runner-up Bailey Elizabeth Ratliff; Second Runner-up Selah Pickens. MARK TURNER/Turner Photo Design
First-Second Grade Petite Miss Court (L-R): First Runner-up Genesis Rose Caballero; 2026 Petite Miss Queen Kylie Simone Johnson; Second Runner-up Teaghan-Reigh Little; Miss Congeniality Savannah Davis. MARK TURNER/Turner Photo Design
Pre-K4-Kindergarten Tiny Miss Court (LR): Miss Congeniality Kendall Solomon; First Runner-up Lainey Rae Burrell; 2026 Tiny Miss Queen Saylor Detwiler; Second Runner-up Ella Rose Reid. MARK TURNER/Turner Photo Design
With more than 100 girls participating, the Eatonton Service League (ESL) held its 65th annual pageant May 9 at The Plaza Arts Center.ESL is a non-profit organization serving Eatonton-Putnam County, living its motto: We Give Where We Live. All money raised by ESL goes back into the local community. Beyond the annual pageant, funds are raised through ESL’s annual Terrapin Trott, held th...