"2026 Rice Festival Royalty crowned" by: Jessica Shepard

Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard Above, Bay City Lions Club 2026 Rice Festival Queen is Karoline Murray (far right) was crowned Saturday, Oct. 10. From left, her court features 4th runner-up Lily Walker, 3rd runner-up Breanne Hahn, 2nd runner-up Avery Smith, and 1st runner-up Nyla Brewer.
Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard Above, Bay City Lions Club 2026 Rice Festival Queen is Karoline Murray (far right) was crowned Saturday, Oct. 10. From left, her court features 4th runner-up Lily Walker, 3rd runner-up Breanne Hahn, 2nd runner-up Avery Smith, and 1st runner-up Nyla Brewer.

   Eighteen local high school seniors took to Keye Ingram auditorium stage last Saturday to learn who would be crowned as the 2026-2027 Bay …