Effingham County Recreation and Parks held its 39th annual Jacan Brown Spring Run in downtown Springfield on Feb. 27. The weather was perfect and more than 85 runners competed in a one-mile run or walk and a 5K run.
South Effingham Elementary School won the school challenge by having the most student participation.
Mary Taylor won the female division of the 1-mile run with a time of 6:45, and Owen Mattox was the male division winner at 6:40. Catherine Hall won the female division of the 5K at 20:41, and Jason Hinely won the male division at 19:47.