Farm fresh produce, both spring produce like all those healthy greens, and tasty summer produce like heirloom tomatoes, as well as meats, eggs, baked goods, crafts and more, can all be found at the Union County Farmers Market.
The market is in full swing at the Heritage Park pavilion and is a busy place on Saturday mornings. Once again, UT Extension is offering the Farmers Market Fresh program at our market. The program is designed to encourage everyone to make healthy meal choices with more fresh fruits and vegetables, and provides simple, easy to follow healthy recipes each week.

East Tennessee Lions Club District 12-N held the drawing for their annual Reverse Raffle on June 17th. The winning tickets of this raffle were the last three numbers drawn after of all of the other 1378 entries were drawn out one-by-one. The 3rd place prize was awarded to Glen Morris of Clinton. The very last ticket left (after all of the others had were picked out of the drum one-by-one) was the 1st prize winner of the $2000, Sunbright resident Billy Ward.

The Union County community is filled with generous and compassionate individuals. Over the years, citizens, business folks, community members, leaders, stakeholders, entrepreneurs and many others have taken part in the Leadership Union County program which helps instill these values and demonstrate the importance of giving back to the community when you can.

In the Union County Commission meeting in June, commissioners approved all budgets that did not affect the tax rate. Fund 122, which contains no property tax revenue, passed first.
Next the commission approved Fund 127, which contains funding from federal monies in the American Rescue Plan Act to provide broadband and to improve some water and sewer systems.
The Highway Department Fund 131 had no local increase in funding, so commission passed that budget.

Annually, Union County Farm Bureau distributes scholarships to senior students at Union County schools. This year was a very competitive application pool with funds for three scholarships. Each student received $1,500 to the college of their choice. Any high school senior was invited to apply; however, it is emphasized that a student furthering their education in an agriculture-related field will be given priority. An immediate family member of the student must also be a current member of the Union County Farm Bureau.

They say time flies as you get older. I didn’t believe that when I was a young girl. To me, it took forever for my birthday, Christmas, or the end of school to come around again. As an adult, it seems as if I blinked my eyes and 40 years have suddenly passed by. It seems as if I just graduated yesterday and now it’s time for the 40th Halls High School Reunion.

First, be aware of your posture throughout the day and make an effort to stand and sit up straight. Secondly, avoid sitting for long periods of time and take breaks often to move around. Finally, strengthening your core muscles will also help to improve your posture by providing support for your spine.

Have you ever churned butter? Milked a cow? Made a cane fishing pole? How about planted seed for a garden?
These are some of the fun activities that children have had the opportunity to participate in when they have attended the Nourish Kids programs at the Union County Farmers Market.
We love children at the market. Several of our vendors have activities and items just for children—in fact, some of our vendors are still school age!

The University of Tennessee Extension programs throughout Tennessee are put into place to provide "Real. Life. Solutions." for communities across the state. This concept is widely known and accepted across the county as our Extension agents are often seen working with youth, families, and farmers across the county.
Similarly, Tennessee State University has a Cooperative Extension Program to educate and provide information to limited resource urban and rural communities. Together, UT and TSU work closely to create a diverse number of opportunities for Tennesseans.

After a string of strong storms and heavy rain across Middle Tennessee, the weather couldn't have been better to kick off the week-long 4-H State Horse Show held in June at the National Walking Horse Celebration Grounds in Shelbyville, Tennessee.
Collette Russell traveled with her coaches, Leila and Sam Hilliard of Bull Run Ranch and Jeffery Oaks of Knoxville, and two horses, Darling and Dixie, to represent Union County 4-H at the big event.