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The first full weekend of December was full of festivities in the town of Boykins, with the GFWC Tarrara Woman’s Club’s annual home-decorating contest on Saturday, Dec. 7, and the Boykins Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 8.

The woman’s club judged the contest and selected winners, and the club also judged the floats in the parade, selecting winners and awarding them ribbons.

The winners of the home-decorating contest were as follows:

MOST APPEALING TO CHILDREN

• 1st place: David and Penny Clow
• 2nd place: Mario Elias

MOST TRADITIONAL

• 1st place: Dot Lassiter
• 2nd place: Margaret Wilson Murray

MOST ORIGINAL

• 1st place: Clete and Renee Lassiter
• 2nd place: Mark and Sarah Stephenson

MOST ATTRACTIVE INFLATABLES

• 1st place: Natalia and Oleh Lukianchenko
• 2nd place: Roy and Shannon Covington

MOST ATTRACTIVE FRONT DOOR

• 1st place: Bill and Michelle Lewis
• 2nd place: Freddy and Martha Felts

MOST ATTRACTIVE PORCH/DECK

• 1st place: Linda and Bobby Carr
• 2nd place: Joan Rice

MOST CREATIVE LIGHTING

• 1st place: Jonathan and Amy Bowden
• 2nd place: Laura and Jason Baldwin

MOST ATTRACTIVE BUSINESS/AGENCY

• 1st place: BSV
• 2nd place: Dr. Win Browne

JUDGES CHOICE

• Steve Whittemore

The award-winning floats in the parade were as follows:

MOST APPEALING TO CHILDREN

• 1st place: Buck’s Training
• 2nd place: Sister’s Haven

TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS

• 1st place: Boykins Baptist Church
• 2nd place: Mount Tabor Baptist Church

MOST ORIGINAL

• 1st place: Town of Boykins Tractor
• 2nd place: The Coard Foundation

BEST DECORATED GOLF CART

• 1st place: Town of Boykins Public Works
• 2nd place: Kandy Kane Kart – GFWC Tarrara Woman’s Club

BEST DECORATED FIRETRUCK

• 1st place: Boykins Volunteer Fire Department with Snow Globe
• 2nd place: Southampton County Sheriff’s Office Boat/McGruff

BEST IN PARADE/JUDGES CHOICE

• Southampton High School Marching Band