By Shannon McFarlin News Director
Paris, Tenn.–After a busy day today, the Henry County Helping Hand Radio Auction hit the $200,000 mark–and then some.
With a whopping $23,636 raised today, the overall total is now at $219,449.
There were so many donations today, the auctions were split in two: the regular afternoon auction and a silent, in-house auction. There were a total 24 slates today, with two auctioneers: Andy Collins and Wendy Barnhart, with the Paris Rotary manning the phones.
Donating today was PLUS Endowment, Henry County Cemetery Committee, County Archives, Genealogical Society, Chamber Music Society, Dyersburg State and the rescheduled Cottage Grove community.
Saturday will be another big day: it’s First Baptist Church’s day and there will be day and night auctions. The night auction will be an in-house auction. Lunch also will be served beginning at 11:30 a.m.
The auction is held at the Paris Convention Center from January 12 through March 4 and you can participate and/or watch in several ways: You can listen on one of our radio stations, WHNY 104.7FM or 1000 AM or listen on our website at HenryCountyNow.com or the Henry County Helping Hand website at https://www.hchelpinghand.
Photo: The Helping Hand Radio Auction was bustling with activity today. Shannon McFarlin photo.