It was 1954. My brothers and I were sitting on the front porch of our home with our Dad, Jesse Perry, when a 1950 Dodge pickup came into the yard. It was Lath Wyrick.
He got out and walked up to the porch. Daddy said, “Get a chair and set a spell, Lath.”
“I believe I will, Jess,” Lath said.

On Monday, December 9, District Attorney General Jared Effler joined Union County High School instructor John Fugate in recognizing students Clay Foust and Jonathan Blanton for their contribution to the annual Clays for Children Sporting Clays Tournament.
This year marked the third year in a row that Union County High School FFA members have prepared barbecued chicken for the hundreds of participants at the annual fundraiser which benefits the Children's Centers of Campbell, Claiborne, Fentress, Scott and Union counties.

Sometimes in your life, fate puts someone into your path for a reason, and that is exactly how Polly Dyer of Maynardville became a member of the travel group The Miserettes.
Polly’s sister, Betty Brooks, (that’s me) worked at Bell South Telecommunications in Knoxville, and in 1996 she was asked to go to Atlanta to help get their equipment ready for the Olympics that summer.

UT Extension Union County hosted its annual 4-H Hog Show on December 13. A total of nine 4-H and FFA members, who have been working hard to raise and train their hogs, participated in the show.
These are not your average backyard pigs. These are lean, mean muscle machines.

Members of the Paulette Elementary School Beta Club recently went to the Tennessee state convention. The event took place in Nashville at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. The club competed in the following categories: Academics, Living Literature, Engineering, Quiz Bowl, Robotics and Art.

Marlie Brock's entry for the Junior Beta Club state convention creative writing submission:
It was a rainy Monday afternoon when I heard someone knocking on my door. When I looked outside to see who was there I was surprised to see only a box on my doorstep. I knew it couldn’t have been something I had ordered because I always go and pick my stuff up from the store. I put my brave face on and decided to open it.

Do you like black-eyed peas? I never did. I remember years ago that I bought a can to see what they were like.
I have always liked green English peas and hoped the black-eyed variety were similar.
Boy, was I disappointed. I thought they had no flavor and wondered who would want to do anything with them.
I took that lonely can and tried to season it up like baked beans. That was a disaster.

In what feels like the blink of an eye, another day, another year, another decade has passed. In 2019, Union County has seen many changes, renovations and positive intentions. As 2020 proceeds, be grateful and intentional in the things you do.
At the beginning of the year, often we are swept up into the “New Year, New Me” motif. Many goals and resolutions are set for the upcoming year. The upcoming days being looked upon as a new slate. Days to start fresh with a clean outlook.

Acts 17:22 KJV: Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars Hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
I can’t believe that I have had the privilege to write for Historic Union County for over two years. Our first article was published on Dec. 12, 2017. I say “our” because were it not for the publishers of HUC, I would not have this platform to share what I have learned about life and the Bible. In truth, the publishers twisted my arm to get me to write for this paper. One of the principal publishers of this paper is the most doggedly determined person I have ever known. The co-publisher of this paper and former editor is one of the most supportive people I have ever met. To both of them, I say thank you!

The English language is said by those who are not native speakers to be one of the hardest languages to learn. I don’t find that hard to believe for a couple of reasons.
I know what a hard time I have with foreign languages. I took a year of Spanish in high school but I couldn’t order an egg in a Spanish restaurant. If I ever had a window of opportunity to learn foreign languages, it closed very early in life.