(UPDATED) Severe Weather Cuts Short the Friday Edition of the 52nd Annual Fiddlers’ Jamboree (View Video Here)

June 30, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

FRIDAY WINNERS OF THE FIDDLERS JAMBOREE WILL BE AWARDED FROM THE STAGE TODAY (SATURDAY) AT 11 A.M.

The first day of the 52nd Annual Smithville Fiddlers Jamboree and Crafts Festival was cut short Friday evening after severe thunderstorms moved through.

Zeb Ross and the J. Creek Cloggers, a non-competitive star attraction, was in the midst of its crowd-pleasing performance during the 7 p.m. hour when word came that a severe thunderstorm was approaching from the north and the show had to be halted.

Like prior years, Jamboree organizers tried to wait out the storm, but it wasn’t to be this time with the threat of more severe weather on the way. After a couple of hours, the decision was made by members of the Jamboree Board of Directors to call it a night.

Since preliminaries in all sixteen categories of music and dance competitions had been completed earlier, the Jamboree Board decided that without being able to start and complete the finals, scores from the preliminaries would determine the top three places in each category.

The Friday winners will be announced after the Saturday show starts at 9 a.m.

June 30, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

A tradition renewed!

The Smithville Fiddlers Jamboree and Crafts Festival begins today marking the 52nd year for one of Tennessee’s most favorite summer events. Thousands are expected to brave the heat to take in all the sights and sounds of the music and dancing featured on stage as well as the shade tree picking around the courthouse lawn. For craft lovers, there will also be plenty to experience as streets surrounding the public square will be lined with booths displaying lots of handmade crafts. Of course, you won’t go hungry either as several food booths are set up on both the north and south sides of the square.

The Community Chorus headlined a pre-jamboree patriotic program Thursday evening at Evins Park downtown joined by four-square dance teams, Smithville Select, DeKalb Dancin’ Delights, Center Hill Hoedown, and Caney Fork Circle Eights led by Mary Ann Puckett.

Today’s program kicks off at 9 a.m. and will continue non-stop, except for any rain delays, until the winners in today’s categories are decided. The community chorus will be featured on stage during the festival’s welcoming ceremonies around 6 p.m. following remarks by local and state dignitaries.

WJLE AM 1480/FM 101.7 will have LIVE radio coverage from the stage all day today and Saturday starting at 9 a.m. and TV viewers can watch on several DTC platforms

For more about the Fiddlers’ Jamboree including the weekend events from the festival click the links below

http://smithvillejamboree.com/

http://smithvillejamboree.com/scheduleEvents.html

June 29, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

The new Miss Jamboree in the 4 to 6 year old category is Haddeigh Grace Harvey.

Six years old, Haddeigh is the daughter of Chad and Kayla Harvey of Alexandria. She was crowned during last weekend’s annual pageant hosted by the Smithville Business & Professional Women’s Club. Harvey also won the optional award for Prettiest Attire

First runner-up in the event was Brinleigh Bain, the 5-year-old daughter of Amber Bain of Smithville. Rozlyn Marie Prichard was named 2nd runner-up. She is the 5 year old daughter of Mark and Amanda Prichard of Smithville. She was also judged Most Photogenic.

Other optional award winners were Briar Kilgore, 4-year-old daughter of Clay and Mariah Kilgore of Smithville for Prettiest Hair and 5-year-old Carrigan Elise Cox, daughter of Brandon and Whitney Cox of Smithville for Prettiest Eyes

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