Tag Archives: Pageant

Putnam County’s Cassidy Holt placed second runner up in the National Miss Teen United States Pageant in Memphis. Holt said she represented Tennessee through her platform of Alzheimer’s Disease awareness. “I’ve had multiple family members pass away from Alzheimer’s Disease, and I feel like it is something that a lot of people experience but doesn’t get the recognition that it ... Read More »

The Overton County Fair will host a new pageant this year for those with disabilities. Fair Associate Lacey Pennington said the association wanted to introduce the Miss Sunshine Pageant to make sure all feel included. “This pageant is a little special to us, because we really love our special needs day, and we love the children and adults that come ... Read More »

The Miss Standing Stone Beauty Pageant makes its return on Saturday, September 18th. Former Director Katelyn Hicks said that the Miss Standing Stone Beauty Pageant is a place for young ladies to make friends and experience the pageant world without being in a high-stress situation. “We try to make it as stress-free as possible,” Hicks said. “Just so people can ... Read More »

The Van Buren County Fair will open the gates on Saturday with country nights and carnival lights. Fair President Lesa Bouldin said the fair stuck with fan favorites this year like beauty pageants, the chainsaw challenge and greased pig competition. “We stuck with the ones that we knew worked, that people would come out and see,” Bouldin said. “The carnival, ... Read More »

A young woman from Warren County was just named Miss Iris Tennessee Teen Volunteer. Mary Humphrey said that winning the title means a lot to her, because it will allow her to continue work on her platform focusing on children’s literacy. “My biggest initiative is raising funds for the Imagination Library and similar programs that give children that opportunity to ... Read More »