Franklin County's family-friendly Halloween event set Friday, Oct. 28

Franklin County’s family-friendly Halloween festivities — centered around Meadville and Bude — are scheduled to take place on Friday, Oct. 28.

Among local businesses and organizations that will be distributing candy and treats between 3 and 6 p.m., will include:

• A Touch of Eden

• Apothecare

• Back 40 Seafood LLC

• Bank of Franklin

• Belle’s Bliss

• Bryan’s Home Improvements

• Caring Hands Children’s Clinic

• Direct Auto Insurance

• Dollar General

• D.M. Simpson Hapkido

• Family Medical Group

• Fat Daddy’s Inflatables

• Farm Bureau Insurance

• Franklin Advocate

• Franklin County Courthouse

• Franklin County Extension Office

• Franklin County Memorial Hospital

• Franklin County Public Library

• Franklin Telephone Company

• Gina’s Hidden Treasures

• Gobsmacked Eats

• Graves Construction

• Halford Law Firm

• Herring Gas Company

• Hill Top

• Home Hardware Center

• Jones Industrial Group

• Judge Debbie Halford’s Office

• King’s Discount Pharmacy

• Los Parrilleros

• McGehee, McGehee & Torrey

• Meadville Nutrition

• Meadville Town Hall

• Nana’s Crafts & Creations

• Precision Pro Body Shop

• Presnell’s Construction

• Ridge Point Consultants

• Steele Construction

• Sullivan’s Kitchen

• Vance T. Woodcock, CPA

• United Mississippi Bank

Also on Friday, Oct. 28, the Meadville United Methodist Church will, once again, host its fall festival and carnival at Halford Law Firm, located at 85 Main Street West in Meadville, beginning at 5 p.m. and ending around 8 p.m.

Planned activities for families will include hay rides, face painting, bean bag toss, bocce ball, bowling, corn hole, limbo, Plinko, ring toss and sack races.

Those participating in the related pumpkin carving contest are asked to bring their pumpkin by Halford Law Firm prior to 6 p.m., on Oct. 28 for consideration by those judging the event.

For more information or to get involved with the upcoming Halloween events, contact Morgan Halford Poore, Will Halford or Kim Larkin at 601-384-2100.