DIONNE GLEATON

T&D Staff Writer

Branchville's Raylrode Daze Festivul will return for the 57th year this weekend.

Live entertainment, crafts, food, games and face painting will be among this year's festival features.

"We're having three bands each night and a DJ on Saturday. We put a lot of focus on raising money and upping the entertainment value this year," festival President Flynn Dickson said.

Food trucks and bounce houses will be among the things individuals of all ages can enjoy at the event which Dickson said has become a town tradition.

"I think the tradition is the heartbeat of the festival. We talk about the memories that we've had here over the years and what it used to be and what it is today. Each and every year, people talk about how far they've gone back and what they c

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