Devyn Youngblood was a contestant in the 2014 Striped Bass Festival Pageant held at Weldon Auditorium, and finished as second runner-up in the Miss Striped Bass category. She was named to the Chancellor's List for Spring 2014 at USC Upstate in Spartanburg.
Merle Norman owner Jennie Lee, left, and Xpressions Salon owner Sara Thompson, right, stand with Christie Browder of Pinewood, center, who won a makeover for two from the stores in The Manning Times' first Summer Giveaway.