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Remi Derden (left) and Lily Daggs prefer cotton candy at the Malakoff Cornbread Festival Sept. 28.

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Bob (left) and Kathy Miller win Best in Show with their 1957 Bel Air at the Malakoff Cornbread Festival Car Show Sept. 28. 

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Wylie Kaiser enjoys her cornbread muffin at the Malakoff Cornbread Festival Sept. 28.

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T104 Decor owners Mike McCully (from left) and Bradley Scott award first place to Cindie Betz with a Dolly Parton Commemorative 12 inch cast iron skillet and $100 for her entry,” Spicey Mexican Cornbread,” in the exotic cornbread category at the Malakoff Cornbread Festival Sept. 28.

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Lonnie Starnes (from left), Doris Harper, Liz and Sage Strain enjoy the beautiful day while strolling around the Malakoff Cornbread Festival Sept. 28.

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Maeson Renton wins first prize in the savory cornbread category of the cornbread cook-off contest.  The contest was part of the Malakoff Cornbread Festival Sept. 28. Renton won a Dolly Parton Commemorative 12 inch cast iron skillet and $100.

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Justin Daggs (left) wins first place in the corncob eating contest, eating eight corncobs in five minutes, while Chris Derden wins third place in the contest eating seven corncobs in five minutes.

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Wendy Blackwell greets visitors to the Malakoff Cornbread Festival with her homemade pumpkin cornbread.