for storytelling enthusiasts, well worth the miles one must travel north to visit. In 2010 the library received a renovation. done by Cauthan Construction Company, of the outside and inside worth $80,000. Clothing ordinance Citing public safety concerns, in March 2008, the Hahira City Council, with a vote by the mayor, passed a clothing ordinance that bans residents from wearing pants that have a top falling below the waist in fit and reveal skin or undergarments (see sagging). The council was split 2–2, and their tie was broken by the mayor in favor of the ordinance. Notable people Stephen Drew, J. D. Drew and Tim Drew, brothers and Major League Baseball players Althea Garrison, city councilor, Boston, Massachusetts Jerry Manuel, Major League Baseball manager Mark and Dean Mathis, singers in the pop trio, The Newbeats, known for the song "Bread and Butter" Gabe Nabers, Los Angeles Chargers football player Lizz Wright, jazz singer and composer Hahira Honey Bee Festival Begun in 1981, the Honey Bee Festival is an annual event held during the first week of October. It has become one of the largest festivals in south Georgia, attracting thousands each year, and featuring arts, crafts, a beauty pageant and a parade. It is said that the Honey Bee Festival attracts close to 15,000 visitors. Great Hahira Pick-In From the early 1980s to the mid-1990s, Wilby and Gloria Coleman of Valdosta, together with family and friends, sponsored an annual bluegrass festival in Hahira. The Pick-In featured a weekend of bluegrass bands on the mountain stage as well as pickers and grinners in camp sites throughout the city. Citing falling revenues, organizers ended the Pick-Ins in the mid-1990s. In the Fall of 2009, Harvey's Supermarket sponsored a "Great Hahira Pick-In," before building a store on the traditional site of the festival. References External links City of Hahira official website Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in Lowndes County, Georgia Cities in the Valdosta metropolitan area