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The third annual Hwy. 55 yard sale will make its way through Washington County this year.
The 147-mile yard sale stretches through Carroll, Trimble, Henry, Marion, Shelby, Taylor, Spencer, Adair, Nelson, Russell and Washington counties.
This is the first year that Washington County has promoted the event, according to Kathy Elliott with Springfield Main Street Renaissance.
Tammy Osbourne with the Springfield Chamber of Commerce said space is available for people to set up at Country Place and Ace Hardware.

A Washington County grand jury has returned indictments against seven people.
Todd Hudsun, 43, of Willisburg, was charged with one count of sex abuse in the 1st degree, a Class D felony.
According to the indictment, he is accused of having sexual contact with a person less than 16 years old. The incident allegedly took place in November 2010, in Washington County.
Bond was set at $20,000 cash, and Hudsun is to have no contact with the family of the complaining witness.

A cast of local performers will entertain to help raise money for Relay for Life and the battle against cancer.
Mary Kutter, who came up with and executed the idea for the event, said that 13 local performers will be featured in a “Concert for Hope.”
The proceeds from the concert will benefit Karen’s Crusaders’ Relay for Life team.
Kutter will be one of the performers, along with Charlotte Campbell, Rose Clements, Hattie Clark, and others.

March is “Go to College Month” at Washington County High School, and principal Paul Terrell is working to get his students, as well as future high school students, ready for college and post secondary education. To help with that process, the high school will host a college fair Thursday at 6-7:30 p.m. in the WCHS gymnasium.