Freedom Concert Saturday May 18th at 7:00

Submitted by Shirlee Grabko on Sun, 04/14/2024 - 12:28
Southern Gospel, UCHS Band, Oak Ridge Boys tribute, patriotic music, Memorial Day

There will be a very special performance on May 18th, when the Union County High School Band will be sharing the stage with the Poet Voices, a professional Southern Gospel quartet. The Freedom Concert will include patriotic music to commemorate Memorial Day and to honor Americans, as well as Southern Gospel songs, and a tribute to the Oak Ridge Boys. Tickets are $20 at the Kitchen Design Center, at the Union County Opry May 4th performance of Con Hunley, at the Union County Farmer's Market on May 4th, 11th or 18th - or or at the door.

Apple Growing Class

Submitted by Shannon DeWitt on Wed, 04/10/2024 - 14:45

Union County Extension will have an apple class coming up next week! We will talk about varieties, site selection, pruning, and diseases. Registration is free and recommended so we will have enough seats and copies.
Register at: tiny.utk.edu/unionapple

The Browders

Submitted by Shirlee Grabko on Mon, 04/08/2024 - 17:05

Dave, Tommy, Matthew and Sonya Browder

Brothers Matt and David Browder were young when they began traveling with their dad, Tommy Browder, in 1990. Matt recalls that at the age of 10 or 11 he actually began singing with his dad and around the age of 13 he learned three-part harmony. Tommy Browder had started singing gospel music at the age of 5, despite being stricken with polio. “My right hand was completely paralyzed from polio,” he recalls. Then one day, his thumb started working, then his fingers and then he regained enough strength in his right hand to be able to play the guitar.

Successful Hunt!!

Submitted by Shirlee Grabko on Mon, 04/08/2024 - 17:02

Easter Egg Hunt in Wilson Park

Members of the American Legion Post 212 and their volunteers helped the Easter Bunny this year by stuffing plastic eggs for him to hide for Union County children. And hide he did! Over 60 kids descended on Wilson Park on an absolutely gorgeous Easter Sunday afternoon to find these eggs – and, boy, did they!! No matter how well the eggs were hidden, these young people (some with a little help from their parents) found all the eggs. Three of these eggs contained a $50 gift card to Walmart.