Friday evening was the opening events at the Mt. Pulaski Fall Festival. After an opening ceremony at 5:30 p.m., the Little Miss and Junior Miss Mt. Pulaski Pageant was held on the steps of the historic Mt. Pulaski Courthouse.

With approximately 20 young ladies in the two categories, judges debated for quite some time before announcing their decisions for the 2023 Fall Festival royalty.

Named the 2023 Junior Miss Mt. Pulaski Fall Festival was Lindy Jones (left) with the 2023 Little Miss Mt. Pulaski being Coley Olson.

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The Atlanta Fall Festival kicked off on Friday evening in the city park with a wide variety of activities and food opportunities offered.

The highlight of the evening was the Little Miss Atlanta Fall Festival Pageant. The pageant included seven adorable little ladies who charmed the audience and the judges.

After considerable debate, the judges selected Elizabeth Jones-White as the 2023 Little Miss Atlanta Fall Festival.

For the first time in 16 years, there were no Little Mister contestants, so Elizabeth with be the sole member of royalty for the 2023 festival.

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