Top Story Communities celebrate spring with Easter Egg hunts Jose Perez Apr 22, 2025 Apr 22, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Before Easter Sunday arrived, several communities across the region celebrated the holiday early with traditional Easter egg hunts.kAmpE D6?:@C =:G:?8 46?E6CD[ AF3=:4 A2C<D 2?5 =2<6D:56 A=2J8C@F?5D[ E96 52JD =625:?8 FA E@ t2DE6C H6C6 7:==65 H:E9 4@=@C7F= 688D[ 9JA6C 49:=5C6? 2?5 565:42E65 G@=F?E66CD H9@ 96=A65 >2<6 E96 6G6?ED >6>@C23=6 7@C 72>:=:6D @7 2== D:K6D]k^AmkAm~? uC:52J 6G6?:?8[ pAC:= `g[ #:586H2J $6?:@C {:G:?8 :? {6I:?8E@? 9@DE65 :ED 2??F2= t2DE6C 688 9F?E :? E96 8C66? DA246 ;FDE @FED:56 E96 724:=:EJ] s6DA:E6 4@@= E6>A6C2EFC6D 2?5 9:89 H:?5D[ DA:C:ED C6>2:?65 9:89 2D 49:=5C6? C2? 24C@DD E96 8C@F?5D D62C49:?8 7@C 42?5J\7:==65 688D]k^Am Young children hunt for eggs Friday at Ridgeway Senior Living. 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Tim White, Lexington Clipper-Herald kAm%96 4C232AA=6 EC66D :? 7C@?E @7 E96 D49@@= H6C6 :? 7F== 3=@@> H:E9 E96 3=@DD@>D 72==:?8 @? 6G6CJ@?6[ 2?5 J@F?86C <:5D H6C6 D66? 92G:?8 2 56=:89E7F= E:>6 E9C@H:?8 7=@H6C A6E2=D 2E 6249 @E96C]k^Am Two youngsters take part in the Easter egg hunt in Overton. Tim White, Lexington Clipper-Herald kAm{2E6C E92E 52J[ v@E96?3FC8’D s2JDAC:?8 q2?< #FC2= 9@DE65 :ED ba?5 p??F2= t2DE6C t88 wF?E 2E E96 4:EJ’D 7@FC\A=6I 7:6=5D H:E9 C@F89=J c[___ 688D D42EE6C65 7@C 7@FC 286 8C@FAD]k^Am Gothenburg’s Dayspring Bank Rural Easter Egg hunt on Saturday. Jose Perez kAm'@=F?E66CD 96=A65 DAC625 @FE E96 4@=@C7F= 688D 24C@DD E96 DA@CED 7:6=5D[ H9:=6 49:=5C6? H2:E65 6286C=J 7@C E96:C 4F6 E@ DE2CE 9F?E:?8]k^Am Gothenburg’s Dayspring Bank Rural Easter Egg hunt on April 19. 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E96 >@C?:?8 @C 62C=J 27E6C?@@?[” !:4<6= D2:5] “(6 A:4<65 b A]>] E@ 2G@:5 2?J E:>6 4@?DEC2:?ED 7@C 72>:=:6D H9@ H2?E65 E@ 2EE6?5 >F=E:A=6 9F?ED]”k^Am kAm{@@<:?8 29625[ !:4<6= D2:5 E96 r92>36C 9@A6D E@ C6EFC? E@ E96 D2>6 =@42E:@? :? a_ae 2?5 A@DD:3=J 6IA2?5 E96 688 9F?E E@ :?4=F56 >@C6 @7 E96 DFCC@F?5:?8 8C66? DA246]k^AmkAm“(6’G6 8@E 2 8C62E 2C62 E@ H@C< H:E9[ 2?5 E9:D H2D 2 AC@>:D:?8 DE2CE[” 96 D2:5]k^Am The Easter Bunny gets a hug at the Johnson Lake Easter egg hunt. Jose Perez kAmk6>m%:> (9:E6 4@?EC:3FE65 E@ E9:D C6A@CE]k^6>mk^Am 0 Comments Get local news delivered to your inbox! Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Jose Perez News Editor Follow Jose Perez Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. 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