National Night Out

In from the heat during National Night Out at the Putnam County Fairgrounds Monday evening, Gabriel Stoelting picks out one of the more than 500 backpacks filled with school supplies provided through Phil the Need’s Tools for School program.

Meanwhile, Roachdale Town Marshal Adrian Lepine and fellow officers help revelers stay cool with snow cones.

Jim “Figgy” Hardwick moderates the evening’s festivities providing music and announcing prizes.

Elsewhere, Laith Chastain and other students check out what a school bus is like.