By Shannon McFarlin News Director
Paris, Tenn.–At a meeting this week, the Paris-Henry County Bicentennial Committee continued plans for more activities that will be held to observe the bicentennials for both the city of Paris and Henry County.
Booths and tables with Bicentennial information, photos and merchandise will be set up at both the upcoming World’s Biggest Fish Fry and the Henry County Fair.
The restored Paris Fire Department’s original 1927 American LaFrance fire truck will be unveiled at the Fish Fry. It will be on display at the opening of the Fish Tent April 27 and David Webb will also be driving it in the Grand Parade Friday April 29.
Deneicia Gregson reported on the Bicentennial-themed activities that will be held during the Fair this year, including old-fashioned games, a time capsule buried, clogging, whittling, frontier cabin, old-fashioned music, butter-churning, mule callers, washing clothes on washboards and more. Booths will be set up in the pavilion that spotlight the county’s communities, including Puryear, Henry, Whitlock, Mansfield, Cottage Grove, Como, Buchanan.
New programs have been added to the Lunch & Learn series at the Paris-Henry County Heritage Center, including Paris Attorneys Bill Neese and Bill Looney speaking about the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and former County Mayor Brent Greer speaking on the County Home history.
The next program will be a history of Cottage Grove presented by June Kemp April 22.
Photo: Committee members Jackie Jones, Kathy Ray, Suzy Herron, David Webb, Deneicia Gregson and Kathy Collins discuss upcoming events. (Shannon McFarlin photo).