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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Watermelon capital hosts summer kick-off

Georgia is home to the Watermelon Capital of the World. On Saturday Cordele will mark the first official day of summer with a parade, a seed-spitting contest and free slices of the sweet fruit. Farmers reported planting 3,000 acres of watermelons this summer.

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