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Anderson County Fair named most improved at state convention

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Anderson County Fair Poster

An image from an Anderson County Fair poster from 2009.

The Anderson County Fair was named most improved in its division—Division AAA—during a recent state convention.

The awards were presented by Tennessee Department of Agriculture Commissioner Julius Johnson during the 92nd Annual Convention of the Tennessee Association of Fairs from Jan. 16-18 in Nashville. More than 900 people attended the Fairs Merit Awards recognition dinner.

A press release said awards were presented to 56 of the state’s top county, regional, and state agricultural fairs. They were recognized with the Merit Award for outstanding achievement during the 2013 fair season. [Read more…]

East Tennessee arsons account for half of burned acres

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More than half the acres burned by arson in Tennessee since November were from 40 fires set in Anderson, Campbell, Hawkins and Scott counties, state officials said Tuesday.

The rash of wildfires before and after Thanksgiving are being investigated as arsons. In Anderson County, they included a 225-acre fire on Walden Ridge, a 375-acre fire at Graves Gap, and another 150-acre fire on Redoak Mountain. All three were in northern Anderson County.

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