Local country music fans knew they would be in for a big treat on Sunday, June 24, as multi-platinum recording artist Jo Dee Messina was in town for an autograph-signing and personal appearance at the newly opened UFood Grill.
The restaurant and outside areas were standing-room only as Messina arrived in a big, black SUV and was greeted by hundreds of Southwest Florida's country music fans. Eager folks of all ages patiently waited in the heat as they struggled to see the entertainer, get their pictures taken with her and have their CDs autographed.

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