July 2026

[00:00:00] Speaker A: Hey folks, I dress for the occasion. It's the July edition of the Smith County Chamber Corner and we're doing it here at the Smith County Fair. Of course, it'll be over by the time you see this, but you can always set up for next year. So welcome to the Chamber Corner. Okay, we're here at the fair and this is a wonderful place to be. And if you didn't get a chance to come, because by the time you see this airing, the fair will be over and we'll be looking at next year. But if you didn't get to come, you. You have missed something that was really great and we hope you'll next year. But with that said, there's a lot of things that go on here at the fair and we have a guest here with us and she is part of a tradition that's went on for years here in Smith county. And you can go all the way back into the 1900s and you have people that are winning these titles. So this is a long tradition that we have here. Kenny, would you introduce yourself and tell them, I guess where you go to school and maybe your community that you live in. [00:01:34] Speaker B: So I go to Gornsville High school and I'm Ms. Teen Ferris of the fair and I live in Gornsville actually. So I've been going to Gornsville my whole life. [00:01:43] Speaker A: Okay. And you are of the Duncan clan, right? [00:01:45] Speaker B: Yes, sir. [00:01:46] Speaker A: Okay. And I don't know if you ever thought about this, but you have been in pageants for a long time, right? [00:01:56] Speaker B: Yes, sir. [00:01:57] Speaker A: In fact, you won one, I was told just minutes ago. What else did you win besides this one? [00:02:04] Speaker B: So I won Miss Petit, I think three years ago. [00:02:07] Speaker A: Okay. All right. And what is your title this year? [00:02:10] Speaker B: I'm Miss Teen Farris. The fair. [00:02:12] Speaker A: Okay. And Ms. Teen Farris, what are you going to be? 13 through 18, is that the way it goes? [00:02:17] Speaker B: 13 to 15. [00:02:19] Speaker A: 13 to 15. Okay. [00:02:20] Speaker C: Yes, sir. [00:02:20] Speaker A: And then there's another category that you can go to. [00:02:22] Speaker B: Yes, sir. [00:02:23] Speaker A: Alright. Now I'm going to ask you a lot of questions about the pageant because a lot of people out there don't know it. Who do you know? The lady that's in charge of it is Ms. Jona, right? [00:02:32] Speaker B: Yes, sir. [00:02:33] Speaker A: Ms. Jonah Craghead. And how do you get involved? Do you have to see her or how does. If there's a young lady out there or a parent and they would like to encourage their daughter to become a part of this. How do they do that? [00:02:48] Speaker B: You can reach out to her, email her and she'll send you an application for a pageant, and you just fill it out, you get a dress, you practice your walk, and you just go from there. And it's really fun. [00:02:59] Speaker A: Yeah, well. And that's. Some people would be terrified. But you seem pretty comfortable with it. [00:03:04] Speaker B: Yes, sir. [00:03:05] Speaker A: You know, we're all built different, and it's funny to me that some of us are real nervous when we grab a mic and some are not. So you're one of those folks that it's fairly comfortable for you, and that's a good thing. That'll do you well. You planning on going further? [00:03:19] Speaker B: Yes, sir. I hope to become Miss Tennessee one day, but we'll see what the future holds. [00:03:24] Speaker A: Oh, man, that would be great. You know, we have had a lot of famous people come out of Smith county, and I certainly hope you're one of them because you got a bright future ahead of you and you're starting early enough to where you can learn the ropes. You know, a lot of people don't realize that, but you've got to take these steps to where you know what to do. [00:03:43] Speaker B: Yes, sir. [00:03:44] Speaker A: And how much do you practice? A lot, or is it pretty well come natural to you? [00:03:49] Speaker B: I do love to prepare before pageants. Sometimes. It doesn't happen always because I'm involved in a lot of sports. But it is really fun and it kind of does come natural, but I like to prepare. [00:04:00] Speaker A: Yeah, well. And you had mentioned earlier, I don't know if you mentioned it to the camera, but you're a cheerleader as well, right? [00:04:07] Speaker B: Yes, sir. [00:04:08] Speaker A: Okay. And which group? They have two sets of cheerleaders at Gordonsville, don't they? [00:04:12] Speaker B: Yes, I'm in the high school group, the GHS group. [00:04:15] Speaker A: Okay, well, but do they have basketball and football or all the cheerleaders? [00:04:21] Speaker B: For both sports, we have a competition team, and then our varsity team is just basketball and football. [00:04:27] Speaker A: Oh, okay. So they have them both doing that. Well, that's a good thing. My wife, back in another lifetime, I was a football player. My wife was a cheerleader. And that's one of the ways that we kind of got together. And we've been married 53 years, so it must work. [00:04:42] Speaker B: Yes, sir. [00:04:43] Speaker A: But anyway, Gordonsville High School is a good place to learn a lot of good things. And I hear good things about the school. [00:04:49] Speaker B: Yes, sir. [00:04:50] Speaker A: So we're glad that you're with us here today. Is there anything else you want to tell us about the pageant in general? [00:04:57] Speaker B: I think it's great working with Johnna. I love being on stage and Seeing those judges faces light up when every single girl walks across the stage and it's really fun. [00:05:07] Speaker A: Yeah. Well. And that's what it should be. You should enjoy that. Well, I'm so glad you came to be with us. And I believe that I'll see you wearing a Miss Tennessee Satch someday. [00:05:18] Speaker B: Yes, sir. I hope so. [00:05:19] Speaker A: All right. Okay. We're here at the fair and I don't know if you intended this, but I thought fair dress, you know, we need to kind of look the. So that's why I wore this shirt that I have on. And yours kind of fits in there. [00:05:33] Speaker D: I was thinking the same thing. [00:05:34] Speaker A: Yeah, there you go. Yeah, this. Jenny, introduce yourself, please. [00:05:38] Speaker D: My name is Jenny Peniel. I'm an art teacher at three of the county schools and I help organize events for the Carthage Junction Depot. [00:05:47] Speaker A: Okay. And you may want to hold that mic a little closer. [00:05:49] Speaker C: Yeah, sorry. [00:05:51] Speaker A: Anyway, Jenny has been working with this. How long have we been working with the depot now? [00:05:55] Speaker D: It's years, three, four. [00:05:59] Speaker A: Yeah, at least. At least. And you do a lot of good art shows over there. We've got some talented people here in the local area. [00:06:05] Speaker D: We do. We have a lot of talented artists. The trick is just getting them to come out of the woodwork to show with us. [00:06:10] Speaker A: Yeah, there you go. And you usually do what, a one day show with a single artist, is that correct? [00:06:17] Speaker D: Not necessarily all of them with single artists. Some of them are calls for work, like around a theme. Some of them are one person shows. And then we also have things like. What's happening this month on the 11th is our art co op sale where artists and craftsmen and just people who make things by hand can come and set up a small display and folks can come and shop with them. So we have a couple events like that involving the community and things like that. Trying to get people together and see a good variety of people who are talented in our community. [00:06:57] Speaker A: Yeah. And sometimes I forget, you know, maybe not everybody out there knows exactly what we're talking about. So we're talking about at the Carthage Junction Depot. And if you get off I40 and you turn left going toward Carthage as you come into South Carthage, when you see the welcome to South Carthage sign, you. You'll see the depot right there on the right. And that's where the art shows take place, at the old Carthage Junction Depot. And that old depot is famous too. You know, people like Cordell Hull and Alvin York and people like that, they boarded the trains out of that depot or come to a rest stop there and so there's been a lot of famous people in there. Of course there's famous people in there now. Right. You and Keith. Right. [00:07:42] Speaker D: Well, I don't know about being famous, but we sure do enjoy the building. And it's a beautiful old historic space. We do have a small train museum in the front room. And then like he said, once a month on a Saturday, we have an event. So you can come and look at the small museum or see a selection of artworks by a variety of people. [00:08:05] Speaker A: Yeah. And it's a great place for that to happen. Now, I don't think you do this every time. Maybe only once a year or something, but you have had food vendors in the past, too, is that right? [00:08:16] Speaker D: We have occasionally, yes. [00:08:18] Speaker A: Yeah. And who knows? Maybe that'll grow and things will get better. Now, your cohort on this. Well, actually, there's several of us involved, but the main cohort for you is Keith Williams, I believe. And you and Keith have personally put some art into the museum as well, for sale, is that correct? [00:08:36] Speaker D: Yes, sir. [00:08:37] Speaker A: Okay. Well, now, if you want to see some of their art, and I believe it's more yours than Keith's, but at the chamber of commerce, I've got several pieces that you guys did that we liked them so well, we purchased them for the chamber. [00:08:51] Speaker D: That was from a travel poster contest. And if you're interested in getting involved, we would love to have more artists from the community come out. Just get in touch with us through the Carthage junction depot Facebook page through messenger and we'll answer and hopefully find a way to get you involved either as a participant artist or as a volunteer. We'd love for the community to grow. [00:09:17] Speaker A: Oh, yeah, that would be great. And we'd love to see more art shows and bigger art shows. And you have a pretty good following because every time I go by on the Saturday, you're there, the parking lot has lots of cars in it. [00:09:30] Speaker D: Like you said, hopefully growing each time. [00:09:32] Speaker A: Yeah, yeah, that's true. And if you are a kayaker, the kayak ramp is right behind the depot if they want to do that. Well, Jenny, is there anything you want to mention about future upcoming events? [00:09:44] Speaker D: Check out the Facebook page. We'll have the full calendar of events under the events tab. Like I said, we have the art co OP sale on 11 July. August 18 is the next show after that. And that one is going to be a surprise show. [00:10:01] Speaker E: We don't. [00:10:02] Speaker D: That's to be announced in September 19th is going to be a show about the great outdoors, about hunting and fishing. And things like that. And as you know, we have a wealth of that here in Smith county. And hopefully the artwork will reflect that. [00:10:18] Speaker A: Yeah, yeah. And you guys, I really appreciate, like I said, and I'm gonna mention it again, the art that we have in the chamber, a lot of the posters that we have, I think they were so well done, and you guys do a wonderful job, and I really appreciate what you do. If you can't remember what Jenny said, call the Chamber. We'll get you in touch with them. If you're an artist and you're making something in this county, we would love to see you do an exhibit there. Or if you don't think I have enough to do it, they can bring a single piece or whatever. [00:10:49] Speaker F: Sure. [00:10:49] Speaker D: Just look out for exhibit with somebody else. [00:10:52] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:10:52] Speaker D: Look out for themed shows like this wildlife show. If you have something that you think would work with that theme, give us a holler and we'll find a space for you. [00:11:02] Speaker A: There you go. All right, Jenny, thank you very much. Appreciate you coming by. Well, the Smith County Fair is turning out to be a great place to be and. Well, I'll tell you what, before I get started, introduce yourself, Tell them who you're with. [00:11:17] Speaker G: My name is Lexi tipton. I'm a 4H agent with the Smith County Extension office. [00:11:21] Speaker A: Okay. And Lexi, you have been working the fair here. And I think what the hog show and judging. Tell us just a little bit about how it was. [00:11:30] Speaker G: Yeah, so we actually have that coming up on Thursday. So we're getting prepared for the swine show, getting everything ready, starting to get some pre registration and entries. So we're really looking forward to it and hoping that we have a good turnout. It's going to be hot, but we're hoping that that won't hurt our attendance. [00:11:46] Speaker A: Okay. Well. And it's in a covered. And they install fans this year. [00:11:50] Speaker G: Yes, we're very excited about the fans. [00:11:53] Speaker A: That is a big deal. If you're coming to the fair and you're out there in that covered area. The fans are really nice. Well, now let's talk about. You're involved in, of course, extension throughout the year. So maybe some upcoming things that you want to talk about. [00:12:07] Speaker G: Yeah. So with 4H, the biggest thing that I personally have going on right now is our dairy judging. So we are practicing each week for the dairy judging evaluation contest that's going to be held at MTSU in July. And so I'm still super excited for our 4 hers to be a part of this. This is a contest that we haven't done the past few years in Smith county, and we've had some really good attendance at our practices, so that's the biggest thing coming up. And then after that, we'll be participating in some different things at the state fair and just getting ready to start off school clubs back in September. [00:12:37] Speaker A: Right. And I don't know if you're involved in the lunch and learns, but that is turning out to be a great thing. You know when they're doing those throughout the year and I know you attended the last one. [00:12:46] Speaker G: Yes. Yeah. With the cut flowers. Lunch and Learn with Katie Martin. Yeah, that turned out great. And it was super fun to go to. [00:12:52] Speaker A: Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Well, is there anything we're missing or anything else you want to talk about? [00:12:57] Speaker G: I don't think so. We're just looking forward to finishing out the fair week. [00:13:00] Speaker A: All right, well, Lexi, thank you for coming by. [00:13:02] Speaker G: Yes, thank you. [00:13:03] Speaker A: All right. Still at the fair. And it's. It's a really nice warm day out there. [00:13:08] Speaker H: It is, it is. [00:13:09] Speaker A: Well, introduce yourself. Tell them who you're with. And I think you got a little special status here. You want to tell them about that? [00:13:16] Speaker H: Yes, sir. So, hi, everyone. My name is Courtney Dickens. I am the UT Extension Altria summer intern this year. I'm really excited to be here, and I'm loving every minute of it. [00:13:26] Speaker A: Well, that's wonderful. And that special status, the intern part, that means you're still in school, still learning, and you're going to pick a career. What year are you in? [00:13:36] Speaker H: I'm currently going into my junior year, but I only have a year and a half left. [00:13:40] Speaker A: Okay, so you got ahead of. [00:13:42] Speaker H: I'm a semester ahead. Yes, sir. [00:13:44] Speaker A: Yeah. That's a wonderful thing. You'll appreciate that. Well, now, what was your involvement here at the fair? What did you get involved in? [00:13:51] Speaker H: Okay, so I mainly take care of the sheep show. That's. That's kind of my cup of tea. That's what I've. I showed. So that's kind of what I run here at the fair, or I guess at the fair. [00:14:02] Speaker G: So. [00:14:03] Speaker H: Yes, sir. [00:14:04] Speaker A: Okay. Well, now, sheep show judging. What do they look for in a. When you're doing a sheep, you know, somebody like me. That's uninitiated. I see a sheep and I might say, man, that's pretty. But that's about all I know about it. What are a few of the kind of highlights that they look for? [00:14:21] Speaker H: So especially here, the kind of sheep that way, more show here in Smith county and around, like, the middle region is more Slick sheared sheep. So they're looking for a lot of muscle and capacity. It just depends on if you have breeding sheep or if you have market lambs and commercial using, you know, a market lamb is going to go out to slaughter because that's how we get our, our lamb and our high cuts quality meat there. But more so it's, it's muscling and its capacity and stuff like that. [00:14:49] Speaker A: Okay. And we've got a lot of new restaurants. Like there's one down Highway 70. And for I don't know how many months I was ordering the number one and I was really liking it. And I found out it was lamb. And I thought, well, okay, that's really good. So I've continued to eat that. And I don't know if a lot of people realize that that's something that, well, people eat a lot of in. Well, in the world. I guess they do. Okay. Sheepshow. There was something else as an intern you're doing a little later on in August, is that right? [00:15:24] Speaker B: Yes, sir. [00:15:24] Speaker H: So August 4th I have my presentation. And so Altria is actually a tobacco centered research facility up in Kentucky. And that's who helps with my internship. That's what my, my internship is focused around this year is tobacco. And so that's kind of what I do. I go out in fields here in Smith county and I look at tobacco and I watch the. I see disease, I help identify disease and all kinds of things. And so I'm doing a presentation August 4th about all that I've learned. And actually my favorite thing that I've learned this year has been Ms. Laxi that I think you just heard from. She found a bunch of old film slides in her Office from the 80s and 90s of old tobacco farms. And it's been really cool to see the kind of change here in Smith county, especially from just small family farms that had all kinds of tobacco. As now we just have one farmer who's growing commercial tobacco. And so it's really cool to see this kind of change. And I've. I mean, my family grew tobacco before I was born. And so it's been really neat to kind of see the difference and actually be able to learn more about it and be able to talk to my dad about it. And so I've really enjoyed that. [00:16:33] Speaker A: Yeah. Well, if you drive around Carthage, you'll see a lot of large buildings. And those were tobacco warehouses. [00:16:38] Speaker B: Yes, sir. [00:16:38] Speaker A: And a lot of them are still here. But the industry has changed. There's no doubt about it. It's Went more toward commercial production. And so you've got to really be big, I guess, to be involved in tobacco production. Right now. [00:16:52] Speaker H: They do. And Smith county actually still ranks pretty high in tobacco production, Even though we just have one producer. So that's kind of the change in commercial. [00:17:02] Speaker A: And you see the big long wagons running down the road with the tobacco on it still. [00:17:06] Speaker H: Yeah, sir. [00:17:07] Speaker D: Yes, sir. [00:17:07] Speaker A: Yeah. So that's pretty interesting. I want to segue back to the sheep. Are there a lot of sheep farmers in Smith county? [00:17:15] Speaker H: So coming from somebody who showed and had show sheep in Smith county, there's actually not that many people who show steel. But we've more so moved here in Smith county to hair sheep. And so those are a lot of times crossbred sheep that they usually take to. You know, our stock barn stopped taking sheep a few years ago. And so now there's a market. I think there's one in Columbia, and there's one in Warren county that take those kind of. I guess that's more what you're asking for is like, producers of sheep actually not just show, like, would be out here at the county fair. So, yeah, so we have more hair sheep. I know there's few farms that still do it, and it's more on a big scale because it's so much cheaper to buy sheep right now than it is cattle. [00:17:56] Speaker A: Well, I noticed there's a farm behind me. There's about 300 acres there, and they run sheep. And I was just happened to be back there visiting for some for a reason. And just in a glance, it looked to me like they had a hundred or more sheep grazing back there on that farm. Now, when I was growing up, we sheared the sheep and sold the wool. Is that something that people still do? [00:18:21] Speaker H: So I still have a couple of wool sheep at my farm. I actually sold out of all of mine. And when we were getting towards the end of me show and my show career, we would shear the sheep, and we'd actually pay somebody to come in and shear and that wool, you. You can't really send it off to sell. It'd be more expensive to send it off to sell it Than it would be the money you would get back. There's no really wool market anymore, not here in the United States. It's more. And if it is here in the United States, it's more up. Not really here in the south or the west, Because a lot of people have moved to those big, bigger hair sheep operations and not wool sheep. But I know that there is a market for it in other countries like Scotland and places like that. [00:19:02] Speaker A: Right. Well, when I was out west fishing, they actually was with a group of people and they served mutton in one of the meals. And of course that's sheep, you know, and it actually was pretty good. So I've had some culinary excitement because, you know, I'm not going to like that. And then you find out actually it does taste good. You mentioned hair sheep. What do they do with the hair sheep? Are they for show strictly and to graze or do they sell the hair? Or how do people make money with sheep? [00:19:34] Speaker H: Okay, so people make money with sheep, especially hair sheep. That's what my parents have more gotten into. Especially after we sold all the wool sheep. Because you can show hair sheep. Because I know a lot of people who show like dorpers and they're just really muscular hair sheep. But there's also Katahdins. And I found here that that's usually what our market is, is Katahdin hair sheep. But sometimes crosses, because they're such good, like they have good lambs and they're good mamas because of their genetics and how they are especially that breed. Because, you know, different breeds of all different kinds of animals have different genetics and mothering qualities. So those Katahdin hair sheep are just typically the best, the best at everything. And so that's how come our market has moved more to that breed specifically. But show wise, you can show just about any breed of sheep and then they have divisions for like crossbred. That's what your commercial U and market lambs are. They're crossbred. But then you have breeds and you can show just about any breed of sheep. [00:20:34] Speaker A: And so most of that is lambs for slaughter. Then is the way that they're making their money on the farms that have sheep. [00:20:40] Speaker H: So you're, if you are a sheep producer, you make your money based off of slaughter and how the market is. And right now the sheep market is relatively okay. It has been flooded a lot because the cattle market also influences the sheep and goat market way more than you would realize because people were wanting to get into that. And because cattle are so expensive to buy, right now people are buying more sheep and goats. And so that's flooded our local markets because like I said, there's not very many local sheep and goat markets. [00:21:09] Speaker A: Yeah. Okay, well, that all makes sense. Okay, well, thank you for coming by. I hope you enjoy your internship here and we hope we see you again maybe in another year or two. [00:21:19] Speaker H: Yes, sir. Yes, sir. [00:21:20] Speaker G: Thank you. [00:21:21] Speaker A: That'd be great. Thanks for coming by. [00:21:23] Speaker C: All right. [00:21:24] Speaker A: We're still at the fair. And the fair is really hot this week, isn't it? [00:21:29] Speaker I: It is, but a good week. It's always so exciting to see everything come together. We spend a lot of time planning for the fair, going to fair board meetings, and there is something really exciting about watching it all come up. And then people came for the first time last night. So always a good. Always a busy week, and especially in [00:21:45] Speaker A: a hot week this year. Oh, yeah. Well. And it's worth it. It really is. Introduce yourself. Tell them who you're with. [00:21:51] Speaker I: I'm Rachel Petty. I'm one of the four H agents at the UTSU extension office here in Smith County. [00:21:56] Speaker A: Okay. Now, Rachel, you generally talk about 4H. In fact, you wore your shirt. [00:22:00] Speaker C: I did. [00:22:01] Speaker B: I'm a little. [00:22:02] Speaker I: A little casual today. We were setting up chicken pins earlier, so. [00:22:06] Speaker A: So. So go ahead and tell them what's going on with 4H in this summer. [00:22:09] Speaker I: Absolutely. So we just got back a couple weeks ago from 4H camp. That's one of the big things do every summer. We took 25 kids this year, so a little fewer in number, but high in quality. We had a really great group go to camp, a good group of volunteers. Courtney, that you were just talking to jumped in and actually convinced her fiance to come to camp as a volunteer with us for a couple days this camp week. So it was a great time. The kids always have such good experiences. A lot of life skills, a lot of social, emotional skills happen at camp, as well as just a lot of fun. So they get to zipline, they get to kayak, they get get to swim, they get to hike, they get to do leather crafts and lots of different things that kids have never tried before. And it's a really fun week. So that's our big kind of highlight of the summer. And then we have another really exciting thing that is happening in just a few weeks from now. So our senior high wildlife judging team from Smith county, they won their regional contest back in May. They went on to advance to the state contest that was held earlier this month at the Latimer Scout Reservation just down the road in Sparta. They competed at that state contest. They won the Tennessee State Wildlife contest. And so we are headed to the South Carolina FFA Leadership Camp in Myrtle beach in just a few weeks at the end of July for those kids to compete in the National Wildlife judging contest. So we were really proud of those kids and really excited about that trip. They are all older senior high students who have Worked for this for a long time. So it was really rewarding to see all of the pieces finally come together for them and get this chance to represent both Smith county and Tennessee at the national stage. [00:23:51] Speaker A: Boy, that is wonderful. And you've had a lot of kids in the past that have went to national stages from Smith county, and it looks like the tradition is continuing. [00:24:01] Speaker I: Yes. A few years ago, actually, some of these same kids, I think three. Three of the four of these same kids in 2023 that summer competed in the National Forestry Judging Invitational in Weston, West Virginia. So we had a really good time. That was kind of right after I started as an agent, not too long into my career. So that was a really fun trip. And I know our trip to South Carolina will be the same. So seeing these kids work at kind of related areas, so programs in the natural resources. I know one is a senior that just graduated. He's planning to attend Tennessee Tech in the fall and pursue a career in natural resources, in part because of his 4H work. So these kids really find things that they enjoy that they're good at and sometimes become careers for them. So that's rewarding to see as well. It's life skills that they're using in other places. Even if they're not pursuing careers in the natural resources, even the skills that they're learning, being able to defend themselves out loud to a judge, being able to think critically, work as a team, all of those skills transfer into anything else that they might do for their future. [00:25:03] Speaker A: Well, that is wonderful. And you guys do a wonderful job. Well, do we have any upcoming events? I know we're right in the middle of the fair, but when this airs, the fair will have been passed. So have you got any upcoming events that we want to talk about? [00:25:16] Speaker I: So really just finishing out the summer with some other camps. So I am assigned this year to our Central region culinary camp. We've got a few kids that are going to that from Smith County. I think there's four students from Smith county, one teen leader, and then myself, and then students from all across the central region as well. It's held on the campus of mtsu. The theme this year is Cajun Craze. So we're going to talk about how to make some traditional Cajun food and a little bit about Cajun culture. So that's what's next on my radar. And then we go on that national trip, and then it'll be August and school will be starting back. So it all just kind of rolls in a cycle and things roll around really quick. So once August starts, we'll be thinking about our in school club programming again. So starting emailing teachers, making those connections in our school system. And then we go back in the classroom in September and kids start working on their four 4H speeches after we elect officers and we do it all again. So summer busy. And then we'll get started with our school clubs. [00:26:16] Speaker A: Okay. And mentioning school clubs, how do they join? It's certain grades and people get involved through their school, right? [00:26:25] Speaker D: Yes. [00:26:26] Speaker I: So we meet with all of the fourth through sixth grade students in public school in Smith County. So if your child is enrolled in a Smith county public school, then we meet with them in the classroom. In 4H, we meet with most of the seventh and eighth graders as well. But we do meet with all of those fourth through sixth graders. So we come into the classroom during school time and conduct our 4H meetings. And then all of this after school activities are optional for kids to participate in. So our forestry judging, our wildlife judging, poultry judging, things like that happen after school. But we do, we elect officers in our school clubs. Students give 4H speeches. They can do posters, demonstrations. So those traditional 4H conc contest that we think about or what happens in our club meetings. And then we also have a thriving 4H homeschool group. We've got a lot of families that participate in that. It is open to all 4th through 12th grade homeschool students. We meet once a month right here at the Smith County Ag Center. Typically it is the last Tuesday of the month here in the big room at 10am and I have a calendar. We actually just set those dates last week, so I have a calendar. If you're interested in joining that homeschool club, you can email me rpettytk Edu to get more information about our homeschool club meeting. [00:27:39] Speaker A: Okay. And of course, give them the contact for the office in case they forget that. [00:27:43] Speaker D: Yes. [00:27:43] Speaker I: So our office number is 615-735-2900. You can talk to me or you can talk to Lexi about all of the 4H things going on. And of course, when you call, you'll probably get Miss Nancy up front and she knows everything that is going on in our office. She kind of has her hand in all of it and helps keep us straight for all of the things that we're doing. Because there's a lot. I feel like every time we come on here, there's just new things to talk about. Our kids are involved in a lot of things and obviously finding a lot of success. And that's so rewarding to see. I love working with the kids. I love seeing the program grow, and I think we're in a really good spot. [00:28:17] Speaker A: Well, thank you. You guys are exciting over there, the things you're doing with the kids. So. So please. Yes. Keep it up. [00:28:24] Speaker I: Thanks, Bill. [00:28:25] Speaker A: All right. Thank you for being here. [00:28:27] Speaker C: My name is Will Herbert. I am the UT Extension agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources here in Smith county as part of utsu. Smith County Extension. [00:28:37] Speaker A: Okay. And define natural resources for me, Will. [00:28:40] Speaker C: Well, when you think of natural resources, you think of resources that happen, and I don't mean to say this in a. In a negative kind of way, but they happen naturally. They reoccur naturally. They replenish themselves naturally. But when we think of natural resources, I think of the forest. You think about woods, you think about timber, think about grass crops. Then you start thinking about water resources. So there's a lot of things that kind of COVID natural resources in that sense. [00:29:16] Speaker A: So your umbrella is pretty big then, when you talk about natural resource, as far as from UT Extension's perspective, I believe so. [00:29:26] Speaker C: And I believe too, that natural resources bleeds into agriculture and agriculture bleeds into natural resources. So you have to kind of have that balance of both to have successful and conventional way of doing things. [00:29:40] Speaker A: Well. Right. Well, to replenish the earth, which is the good phrase that we should be using and thinking about it means that we've got to take care of so that it's there for the future generations. And that's what farmers have always been about, in my opinion. [00:29:57] Speaker C: I believe so. And there's a lot of people out there, you know, that advocate for farming, but may have the wrong viewpoint from a farmer who's farming land and grows row crops and thinks, oh, they're not replenishing the land the way that they're supposed to, but those farmers care a whole lot more about their land and than anybody else because it's theirs and it's theirs to take care of. So they take. They take pride in that. [00:30:23] Speaker A: Okay. Well, we kind of segued off into discussion there. But anyway, I'm sure you had something specific on your mind you wanted to talk about. [00:30:31] Speaker C: Why, sure. So through. We've got the fair going on right now, but I'll get into the fair in just a second. But as far as UT Extension programming, last. Last was. It was. It was last week we had our cut flower lunch and learn. We had Katie Martin come out to speak. She talked about cut flower production, what it takes to grow cut flowers On a. On a commercial level, because she has and owns her own business and she does a great job at that. And so she told us what it takes and what it might look like if you were just getting started in cut flowers. Because I am not a cut flower guide, Bill. I've never claimed to be, but she gave us a good slide that I like, that I want to reference back to. And it says if you're a beginner, right at the top. And then it says, yes, these are ones that you want for a beginner, a no and then a maybe. And that that kind of broke it down better than anything that, that I could have done. And I think that kind of summed up the Lunch and learn there. And I believe that that's why people came is to know what they could grow and what they couldn't. [00:31:34] Speaker A: Yeah, well, you had almost 50 people there there for that Lunch and learn. [00:31:38] Speaker C: I believe we had. We had, I believe 48 signed up and then we had, I'd say about 40 there. Yes, sir. [00:31:47] Speaker A: So that, that was a good one. And you do these on a. Do you do them on a monthly basis or quarterly? [00:31:53] Speaker C: So since I've started, I've tried to hold one every month and I'm trying to continue in that. The first part of this year. I kind of let that slide a little bit, but I'm picking it back up. So before the cut flower Lunch, Lunch and Learn, we had our cottage food laws where we talked about food selling food at the farmer's market, whether that be baked goods, anything that's your made at how at home, salsa or anything like that. And what laws go into what Tennessee puts out to make sure that everything's regulated the way it's supposed to be. And then we had our cut flour and then we've got some more coming up as well. [00:32:31] Speaker A: Well, okay. And of course you're going to be having them on through the year and you'll announce each time you and I may ask you something you don't know the answer to. But do you know what your next one's going to be? [00:32:41] Speaker C: I do. And that was kind of what I was expecting you to ask me, Bill. [00:32:44] Speaker A: Oh, good deal. [00:32:45] Speaker C: That was just a little slow pitch to you. [00:32:47] Speaker A: Yeah, yeah, there you go. [00:32:49] Speaker C: But our next Lunch and learn is something that we had a couple years ago, and I don't know if you remember, Bill, but we took a tour of Caney Fork Farm a couple of years ago. So the plan is, and this will be July 23rd on a Thursday, we'll Have. We usually have our lunch and learns from 12 to 1, but since we're having to travel some to a place to tour, we're gonna do it from 11 to 1. So we want people who are attending to show up at 11. We'll feed you just like normal. And then from that 12 to 1 hour we'll tour Canney Fork Farms. So we're pretty excited about that. I've been in contact with them for a while and I'm glad that we were able to set this up. [00:33:29] Speaker A: And they are a. What do you call that? People buy shares or something in their food and they deliver it to them. How does that work? Explain that to me. [00:33:42] Speaker C: Well, of course they know it better than I would, but I know that they do subscription boxes where you can get cuts of lamb, cuts of pork, beef, whatever you would like. And then every month you just sign up for that subscription and then whatever they send out to everybody else, you'll get. And usually it's a cut of meat like I said. And then probably some greens of some sort is usually. It's just usually meat and greens is what they put in there. And I could be wrong on that bill, but I believe that that's the way it is. [00:34:13] Speaker A: Okay. Well in general that's the way it works. And I know they've of course grown since they started. They started this a few years back and I know they run all the way into Nashville and places like that selling their items. Well, that's going to be a good Lunch and learn. Okay, what else is in the UT expansion that you're doing? Anything? [00:34:36] Speaker C: Well, let's see, I've got the Lunch and learn scheduled for next month. Right now with the fair going on, I'm focusing in on that as. As far far as the beef show got got a hand in that. And then with the shows coming up, our whole office has a hand in. But so as far as programming outside of that, we finished up our pesticide recertification. For anybody who's a private applicator in the county, they needed to get recertified to get their three points to continue and then get their new recertification. So that was something that we just finished up up that actually expires today. So for that. [00:35:16] Speaker A: Well, and a lot of people don't realize that for you to spray large scale pesticides or even herbicides, you have to be qualified to do it. Right? [00:35:24] Speaker C: You do. And some pesticides and herbicides require that private applicator license and some don't. So usually you can go to the co op, and they have the pesticides and herbicides they have there. More than likely, you won't need one of those. I've had several producers who have had the certification, had the. The card with them, and realize what they buy they don't need it for, so they've decided not to renew that. But there are some herbicides out there, especially the ones that you. The newer ones coming out and the ones that you have to order usually require that certification. [00:36:05] Speaker A: And I know this really wasn't the direction we're going to go, but you can get selective herbicides to help you. Like, for instance, in your yard. If you don't like a certain species or something that's going on, like you got planting coming up or some kind of a weed, you can actually selectively kill that and make your lawn better, right? [00:36:26] Speaker C: That's exactly right. So there's, there's, like Bill said, there's selective herbicides. There's a 2,4D, and that is what will kill more of your broadleaf weeds. Like a plantain duracor would fit under that as well. But it doesn't kill your grass, but it kills those weeds, those broadleaf weeds, so. Yes, sir. Yep. And those are very common in this area. [00:36:51] Speaker A: I've always wondered, though, is there one that doesn't kill the broadleaf but kills the grass? Is there a herbicide that's selective to that point? [00:37:04] Speaker C: There is out there, as far as conventional agriculture goes. [00:37:08] Speaker A: Well, I know glyphate, and I think is sometimes Crossbow, I think is a brand name. One of the brand names. It kills everything, right? [00:37:18] Speaker C: Yes. That glyphosate will. It's just like that roundup. It'll be burn. You'll hear in agriculture sometimes the term burn down. We burn down a field, they're applying that glyphosate to that field to kill everything in that field and start over. Usually they'll plant, they'll spray it, and then they'll reseed with the seed that they plant. [00:37:36] Speaker A: And that doesn't affect the seeds that they put down because it just goes into the plant itself. [00:37:41] Speaker C: Correct. Yep. It just affects that foliage. [00:37:44] Speaker A: Okay. All right. Well, that's interesting. No, I'm sorry, I got off topic there a little bit. [00:37:48] Speaker F: That's all right. [00:37:48] Speaker G: Right. [00:37:49] Speaker A: But. Okay, well, anything else coming up that you want to talk about? [00:37:52] Speaker C: Well, of course, this is all about the fair. Right. We're here at the. At the fairgrounds. We've got livestock shows coming up tomorrow evening. We have our beef show where we. We're expecting quite A few come. Of course, we've talked about. And everybody's talking about how hot it is outside. [00:38:09] Speaker G: Right. [00:38:09] Speaker C: We got to care for our livestock. So if you have any livestock out there, make sure to. That they have a good water source, make sure that it stays supplied with fresh water, not just stagnant water. Especially during these times. Our cattle have ways to cool down. But if you have other livestock, like, like swine pigs, if you have sheep, those have a more difficult time in the heat. So just make sure that they're. They have what they need to. To cool themselves down. So during this time, it's when it. When it's hot like today. And heck, I want to stay here in the A.C. if I can, Bill. And so I know our livestock are suffering from that same thing. So. But we have our livestock shows coming up and we're excited for those that. Who that are coming to attend and it'll just be a good time all around. [00:38:58] Speaker A: Okay. Well, it's a good time to be at the fair in Smith county, no doubt about that. And of course, by the time you see this, that fair will have been. But they. They can anticipate the next year and get prepared for that. And so if you're a livestock producer and you want to show an animal in here, is there an application or do they just kind of watch what's going on and do they need to contact you guys to get involved in that? [00:39:25] Speaker C: Usually, yes. Most of the livestock shows we handle comes through our office or one of the people in our office. So call. And the Smith county extension office is a. Is a safe bet to do. Our goat show is a little bit different that is hand handled by another family. So you probably just get that contact through the fare book when it comes out next year. [00:39:48] Speaker A: Okay. All right, well, we'll have. If we've covered it, I guess we'll move on. But thank you very much for coming by. [00:39:55] Speaker C: Well, thank you for having me, Bill. [00:39:56] Speaker A: Always. And just remember, stay cool. [00:39:59] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:39:59] Speaker A: Use well. [00:40:00] Speaker F: All right. [00:40:02] Speaker A: Okay. We're here at the fair and we've asked one of our special guests to come over. This is a young lady that we've known for several years now. And you have a new business. [00:40:13] Speaker E: I do. [00:40:14] Speaker A: That you were actually working at and you've taken over. So introduce yourself to them and tell them your new name. Congratulations, by the way. [00:40:22] Speaker E: Thank you very much. Christina Williams, now, just married on Sunday, actually. And. [00:40:29] Speaker A: And yeah, well, it's Christina's Restaurant, right? [00:40:33] Speaker E: Yep, it's Christina's Diner in Gordonsville. [00:40:36] Speaker A: Okay. And here's the thing I love about it. I asked you to bring a menu with you, and your menu has changed just a little bit, but it's pretty much the same. It used to be called BB's Bistro. And the menu has changed just a little bit, and you've changed the interior just a little bit. Is that right? [00:40:54] Speaker E: I have. I've created kind of more of an old diner feel. I really wanted a place where people could come just sit down and just feel comfortable. [00:41:06] Speaker A: Well, what I like about it is the first time I went in. I've been in a couple of times since then, but the first time I went in, I looked over to the right, and you had that bar sitting to the left. [00:41:18] Speaker E: Yes. [00:41:19] Speaker A: And you had a bunch of people. It was sitting full there, and they were all talking. [00:41:23] Speaker E: It was fantastic. [00:41:24] Speaker A: Going back and forth. And then you look in the restaurant and there was a lot of people sitting in there. And I think you've achieved your goal of getting sort of a relaxed feel and people being able to converse with each other. [00:41:37] Speaker E: Well, thank you very much. And my husband actually built that bar for me. [00:41:40] Speaker A: Oh, did he? [00:41:41] Speaker E: He sure did a wonderful job. [00:41:44] Speaker A: He may not want to tell people that he might be getting some requests. [00:41:48] Speaker E: Yeah, probably. I probably should have kept that to myself. [00:41:52] Speaker A: But the restaurant itself. You got your new sign up. So it's officially Christina's now, and it's dinner and shakes. And I don't know if you had shakes before. I didn't know that. [00:42:05] Speaker E: We did not. [00:42:06] Speaker A: Okay, so the shakes is new. And what flavors do we go through, from chocolate to vanilla? [00:42:12] Speaker E: Chocolate, vanilla, strawberry Oreo. I have butterscotch, even. I'm going to be running a special on those because it's not something that's everybody's favorite. We're doing banana splits, so hot fudge cakes just. I really focused on desserts. [00:42:26] Speaker A: Well, there's not many places that you can get banana splits in this country anymore. [00:42:31] Speaker E: No, no. [00:42:32] Speaker A: It's pretty special. [00:42:33] Speaker E: It is. And I wanted them as traditional as possible. [00:42:37] Speaker A: Yeah. Well, that is going to be a big seller for you, I think. Of course, when you get my age, you look at a whole one, you'll have to share. I don't need to eat the whole thing. [00:42:46] Speaker E: Have to come and share one. [00:42:47] Speaker A: Yeah. Well, now, Christina, you were in the restaurant there for years beforehand, so it's been a kind of. I'm not going to use the word easy. It was a less tumultuous changeover than it would have been if you were starting from scratch. [00:43:02] Speaker E: Absolutely. I had the benefit of knowing the customers and having relationships with all of them. So the amount of support that I have from all of them is just tremendous. So it easy? No, not easy, but gracious. It's just all been such a blessing. [00:43:21] Speaker A: Oh, yeah. And of course you did. Like most people, you know, in our lives, we always have that thing that happens. And you had that happen right before your grand opening. You had to do some repairs and stuff. [00:43:32] Speaker E: Yes, yes. [00:43:33] Speaker A: Unexpected. [00:43:34] Speaker E: Yep, yep. [00:43:35] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:43:36] Speaker E: But like I said, blessings, because we would have put everything on the back burner, you know, it just. It just would have been how it was. And no big deal. And I'm just. I'm happy I was able to take the time and do everything and just make it perfect. [00:43:49] Speaker A: Well, in the time I was over there, a couple of meals that I've had, by the way, if you got a group and they want to go over for a breakfast or something like that, Christina's is a great place to go because they have the room in the back where you can kind of be separated and meet together. And we do men's a breakfast there ever. So, in fact, we're coming July 18th, I believe. [00:44:09] Speaker E: Okay. I think. I'm pretty sure I have that one on my calendar. [00:44:12] Speaker A: Okay, well, yeah, confirm that. But it's a good place for you to have a group meeting or if you just want to be with friends or something like that, all they got to do is call you and reserve. [00:44:23] Speaker E: Absolutely. And it fits about 30. [00:44:25] Speaker A: Yeah, yeah. We generally don't have that many. About 20 is about out the group for us. But it's very comfortable and it's a good way to do it. And also, I think. Does the Rotary Club. They still meet there on Friday? [00:44:38] Speaker E: Rotary is there at noon every Friday. [00:44:41] Speaker A: Yeah. And of course, you're still making the pizzas, right? [00:44:44] Speaker E: Yep. It's not. We are making the pizzas, but it's. I don't know how to do it like as a traditional. I know a lot of people are disappointed that it's not the La Villa pizzas. I've done it the. As close as I can, but I just. I can't. I can't replicate perfection, you know, I just can't do it. [00:45:03] Speaker A: Well, I would argue with you on that because I know some things that I've had there that they tasted perfect to me. [00:45:09] Speaker E: Well, thank you. [00:45:09] Speaker A: So there's no doubt about that. But they can get pizzas and burgers and fries. And then of course, you have a. Do you have like a meat three type meal? [00:45:20] Speaker E: I do. During the week. During the week for lunch until about 5:30 is when we're gonna pull it. But we have a specific meat. You gotta follow us on Facebook. But we have a specific meat that we do Monday through Friday. And then we do a chef's choice as a second meat. And then we always have, you know, Mac and cheese, pinto beans, green beans, either cabbage or turnip greens. Just a variety of different vegetables that you can just come in and pick it up. [00:45:45] Speaker A: Okay, well, and then next, there's two things that we gotta know. Number one, how do they get in touch with you? If they want to reserve the room or they want to find out if [00:45:53] Speaker E: you're okay, you call 615-683-8211. It's just the same number that it's always been. You can call the restaurant, and anybody that answers the phone can take a reservation for the room. [00:46:04] Speaker A: Okay. All right. And then the next thing is, what are your hours? [00:46:07] Speaker E: Now, our hours for this week during the county fair and the Fourth of July holiday are 7 to 2, but they will be from 7am Monday through Saturday until at least 7pm Monday through Saturday. [00:46:20] Speaker A: Okay. [00:46:21] Speaker E: So we will stay open later if people come, or we'll close if we don't have the business. [00:46:26] Speaker A: Okay. And then I noticed some people were. [00:46:30] Speaker E: Oh, okay. Okay. [00:46:32] Speaker A: Yeah. So go ahead, ask the hours again. [00:46:35] Speaker C: And then that way she can just stay to normal hours. [00:46:37] Speaker E: Okay. [00:46:39] Speaker A: All right. And the next thing I know people want to know is, what are your hours? [00:46:43] Speaker E: Our hours are 7am to 7pm at least on Monday through Saturday. [00:46:49] Speaker A: Okay. All right. So you're going to be there for an evening meal or for breakfast? Either one. [00:46:54] Speaker E: Yes. And we do serve breakfast all day. [00:46:56] Speaker A: Oh, really? That's wonderful. [00:46:58] Speaker E: Yes, we do. [00:46:58] Speaker A: I did not know that. I'm going to have to try that. [00:47:00] Speaker E: Yes, we do. We serve breakfast all day. [00:47:02] Speaker A: Okay. Well, Christina, thank you for coming over. And may I? [00:47:06] Speaker E: Yes, of course. [00:47:08] Speaker A: You see the new logo there? That's the sign over building, and it's Christina's restaurant, and it's 4 East Main street in Gordonsville, Tennessee. And if you want a good meal, this lady knows how to make it. Okay, we're here at the fair, and we've got the Community Wellness alliance represented here. Preston, introduce yourself. [00:47:29] Speaker F: My name is Preston London. I am a youth engagement coordinator for Community Wellness Alliance. [00:47:34] Speaker A: Okay. Now, Summer, in my mind, I would think it's not as busy for you as when school is going on, but is that necessarily true? What's going on with you guys? [00:47:43] Speaker F: Well, that can be the case, especially when summer is first happening. All the kids are out, and we kind of take a little bit of a breather for a minute. But around this time, we start to get everything back into order, and we're starting to go and do a whole lot of planning, a whole lot of stuff coming up and the beginning of the school year for the kids, and we're really excited to do that. We've got something coming up actually on the 7th of July, so it'll be the week this airs. We'll have a Christmas in July, which will have a popcorn, candy and read to some of the kids who are out in the playground. Just have a good time, you know. [00:48:27] Speaker A: Okay. All right. And of course, you do events on into the year as things go on. And I know you usually have a run, I think, over at the track in South Carthage. That's in, what, another couple of months or something? [00:48:43] Speaker F: Yeah, well, we're having ours. Usually we have it in September, and this year we're moving it to October. We usually get rained out, and so we figure that it'll be a little bit cooler for everybody and it won't be as likely to rain in October. So we're excited to have that for the first time in that month. But I think we're going on four years of doing the Walk for Recovery in Rails to Trails in South Carthage, and I think this one's going to be our best one yet. I'm really excited about it. [00:49:14] Speaker A: Well, there may be some folks out there that don't know what the Community Wellness alliance is. Now, you years ago were called the Drug Prevention Corps, but the name changed to Community Wellness alliance, which I think is very fitting, but tell people kind of what you do in an overarching manner. [00:49:32] Speaker D: Yeah. [00:49:33] Speaker F: So overall, what we do is we go and we do drug prevention work. So. And particularly we go out in the community and we give out resources for people who have like a maybe don't know about topics such as like vaping, drugs, alcohol. We give them resources in order for them to educate themselves so that if they were to go and make that decision to use or to drink, that they have as much knowledge as they can. And of course, you know, our job is to prevent. And so we're going to be advocating for you not to, but we want you all to have as much knowledge on these topics as you can. And so that's pretty much what we do for both the youth aspect and for the adult aspect of things. [00:50:21] Speaker A: Okay. And, you know, as time went on, you're seeing less people smoking cigarettes or at least in public, and you do see vaping coming up, and that's still a danger to a person's health. And then there's other things. So you kind of get out there and try to educate people, I guess, about what might be healthier for them. [00:50:44] Speaker F: Them going and providing better alternatives for them to maybe they have some past trauma that they're dealing with, or they're dealing with anxiety and depression, Showing them, hey, there's a better way to go and to try to deal with what you're feeling than to use substances. [00:51:02] Speaker A: Okay, and what are you particular age group? Do you go through the whole community? How does that work? [00:51:10] Speaker F: We go through the whole community. We have specific people more targeted towards certain age groups. Like, for instance, I'm more targeted towards the middle school, high school aspect of it, and my other co workers at the office are more towards the adult aspect in the community. But we all work together for both age groups to reach our goal. [00:51:35] Speaker A: Okay, so if you have an addiction problem of any kind of you guys, they give you a call, and you guys can get some help for them. How do they call you? [00:51:44] Speaker F: Yep, they can call our office, which the number for that is 615588, 1622. And we have amazing staff that will answer the phone and can get you either resources, get you in contact with someone who can get you into a facility to help with addiction, Pretty much anything related to that matter. We can do a whole lot to help, but it never hurts to ask. [00:52:11] Speaker A: Well, that's true. And of course, they could come by your office. Now, you guys are out in the community working a lot, so I don't know if anybody's there all the time, but you might want to tell them that address that's on Main street there in Carthage. [00:52:23] Speaker F: Yeah, we're over right in front of the Methodist church in Carthage where the old shoulders TV building is. I think it's like. I think it's like 611 Main Street North. I believe is what it is. And we've been there for a little, I think almost two years now. It's hard to believe. [00:52:41] Speaker A: Hard to believe. [00:52:42] Speaker F: Hard to believe. Time goes by fast when you're having fun. [00:52:44] Speaker A: Oh, it does. There's no doubt about it. It flies. And as you get older, it gets faster. [00:52:48] Speaker F: It sure does. [00:52:49] Speaker A: But. Okay, so if they want to come by, they can come get information, and you have brochures and things like that that you give out on these different addiction problems that people have also. And you may not Know the answer to this. Don't you have a. You have a meeting over at the Chamber every month? [00:53:11] Speaker F: Yeah, we have a prevention meeting every. I believe it's every quarter. So I believe that's like every three months we have a meeting. I believe it's in April, and then we have one, I know, in November, and there's one in, I believe, May, somewhere in that. Somewhere in that time frame. But we announce all those on our Facebook page, and we go. And it's open to everyone in the community to come down and to see, kind of see what we're all about and get a little training and kind of pour into. Get poured into about what we're doing, you know. [00:53:49] Speaker A: Okay. All right. Well, Preston, thank you very much for coming by. Is there anything we missed that you'd like to. To meet you? [00:53:55] Speaker F: We have a few things coming up that I'd like to share. We've got A. On July 17 from 11 to 2, we have a resource resource there for all the community. It's going to have, you know, state and local resources. It's going to have cotton candy and popcorn, which. [00:54:13] Speaker A: That. [00:54:13] Speaker F: That's enough reason to come. If resources ain't coming, ain't worth, you know, you have the motivation to come come. [00:54:20] Speaker A: Right. [00:54:21] Speaker F: Cotton candy motivates me. I love cotton candy. [00:54:23] Speaker A: That's good stuff. [00:54:25] Speaker F: Overdose reversal training, we'll have that. And then information on the youth coalition and medication safety information and state recovery information. So if you kind of. What I was saying. So, like, if you have any questions or curious about anything related to, you know, substance abuse and. Or even, like, anxiety, depression and stuff in that nature, you know, come down to the resource fair because there's almost. Almost guaranteed somebody's there that can help you out, that we can point you in the right direction. [00:54:55] Speaker A: Okay. All right. Give that phone number out one last time and. And we'll segue out. [00:55:02] Speaker F: Yeah. Phone number is 615-588-1622. And don't forget to stop by our office. Oh. And follow us on our socials. [00:55:12] Speaker A: Okay. And thank you for coming by. [00:55:13] Speaker F: Yes, sir. Thank you for having me, Bill. [00:55:15] Speaker A: All right, folks, we hope you enjoyed the show. We did it here at the Smith County Fair. It's all set up. The exhibits will be taken down here just any minute, and they'll fold the tent up until next year. If you didn't get a chance to come, you should have. It was a great fair. It was a little hot, but then the rain on Thursday kind of cooled things down. So we hope you get a chance to come next year. A lot of exciting things happen at the Smith County Fair and so we we hope you have have a good July. A lot of good things are going on. You know school is going to start up here before long and we got all these back to school bashes that are going to be giving away supplies for school so if you've got a child that's in school you need to keep your ears open and your eyes open for that because they're going to be giving away a lot of good stuff. So don't forget about the back to school bashes. There's a couple of independent groups that are going to do that. I know a couple of churches that are going to do that and I know the the Smith County Events Committee I believe they've got that in their plan so keep that on your radar and folks we will see you next month. May God bless you. It is a wonderful place to be in called Smith. [00:56:30] Speaker H: Sa.