<BillNo> <Sponsor> SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 297 By Bailey SJR0297 005864 - 1 - A RESOLUTION to congratulate the board, staff, and volunteers of the White County Fair upon being named the 2025 Class A Division State Champion Fair by the Tennessee Association of Fairs. WHEREAS, it is fitting that the members of this General Assembly should pay tribute to those events that promote local business, entertain and educate our citizens, and celebrate the history and culture of the State of Tennessee; and WHEREAS, the White County Fair is one such estimable event, which recently received the prestigious honor of being named the 2025 State Champion Fair in the Class A Division at the 103 rd Tennessee Association of Fairs Convention held January 16-18, 2025, in Murfreesboro; and WHEREAS, nearly 1,000 individuals attended the 103 rd Tennessee Association of Fairs Convention, where the Tennessee Department of Agriculture and the Tennessee Association of Fairs presented awards to the top county, regional, and State agricultural fairs for the 2024 season; and WHEREAS, the 2024 White County Fair greatly benefited from the stalwart leadership and vision of the White County Fair Board, including President Mike Wilson, Vice President Paul Flatt, Secretary Sara Farris, and Treasurer Albert R. Dicus; and WHEREAS, the success of the White County Fair and its well-earned recognition bring great pride to the citizens of White County, who every year unite with tireless dedication to celebrate and promote local business, agriculture, competition, and history with this time- honored event; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF - 2 - 005864 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, that we congratul ate the board, staff, and volunteers of the White County Fair upon being named the 2025 State Champion Fair in the Class A Division by the Tennessee Association of Fairs, thank them for their tremendous service to the people of White County, and extend to them our best wishes for every future success. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear without House or Senate designation.