Cinco de Mayo HUGE Success

The Dance of the Old Men was one of the highlights of the evening.

May 5 is celebrated across the country as Cinco de Mayo. Brownsville added a twist to the celebration with its first Cinco de Mayo Heritage Celebration Thursday, May 5. Not only did we celebrate our Hispanic friends, but all of our heritages. The southside of the court square was blocked and crowds were estimated at 500-800 attendees who came out to enjoy the music and food. 

Winning artwork was displayed at the event.

Local school children were invited to participate in an art contest and over 100 entries were received. Winners were chosen in each school and ribbons were given out at the event. The winners are:

Anderson Early Childhood Center

1st - Ava Zelinski, age 6

2nd - Latia Hines, age 6

3rd  (tie) - Annie Thornton, age 6

3rd (tie) - Molly Nichols, age 6

Haywood Elementary School

1st - Elizabeth Kirby, 2^nd grade

2nd - Shantia Blakely, 2^nd grade

3rd - Vanessa Sadaval, 1^st grade

Sunny Hill School

1st - Eli Scifres, 6^th grade

2nd - Madie Taylor, 6^th grade

3rd - Victoria Shetler, 5^th grade

Haywood High School

1st - Anania Snipes, age 18

2nd (tie) - Josh Johnson, age 16

2nd (tie) - Derrick Wilson, age 16

3rd - Derick Cunningham, age 18

Hannah Company performs for the crowds.

Attendance was estimated at 500 - 800 people throughout the night. The event was from 6-9 p.m.

Jupiter Stone was the evenings headliner.

Clifton Smith and the Diverse Five also performed for the crowds. Smith is this year's Haywood's Got Talent winner.

Plans are already underway for next year's event. Special thanks to all the sponsors, the Brownsville Business Association and especially Vicky Cooper who worked hard to pull it all together.