Wilson County Fair Hosts Cupcake Challenge

Claude & Virginia Jordan

Honorees of the 2012 Wilson County Fair

Old Timers Award

Every year the Wilson County Fair recognizes select local senior citizens who have made major contributions to the community and this year’s old timers have long time connections to the community and the Wilson County Fair. This year’s old timers are Claude and Virginia Sullivan Jordan.

The Old Timer Award is sponsored by Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. and will be presented during the Business Before Hours meeting on Tuesday, August 21, at 7:30 a.m. at the Fiddlers Grove Pavilion. It is hosted by Wilson County Promotions and the Lebanon/Wilson County Chamber of Commerce.

Virginia Sullivan Jordan was born on her family’s farm in the Leeville Community where her family lived for generations. She is the daughter of Howard Young and Katy Callis Sullivan. She attended Leeville School and Lebanon High School. She is a life-long member of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church. She is a member of the Leeville fce Club where she serves as treasurer. She is a charter member of the Board of Directors of Wilson County Promotions, Inc. She has seen the reorganization of the Fair by Wilson County Promotions grow from a few tents in the early days at the James E. Ward Agricultural Center to what it is today. For many years she was chairperson of the Fair’s Hospitality Committee, which feeds the 300 plus board members and volunteers during the fair. While no longer chairperson she still assists in organizing snacks for the Fair Board meetings and other special events. She continues her work as chairperson of the Preemie Quilt Exhibit and she assists Claude in the Crop Exhibits, as well as working in the Jordan House, Wilson County Fair Museum, which was given by their son and daughter-in-law James and Judy Jordan.

Claude Martin Jordan spent most of his childhood in the Gladeville community. He was one of nine children. His parents were James Bernice and Gracie Lee Foster Jordan. He is a member of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Leeville, where he married Virginia and serves as a deacon. He is known in the community for his visits each and every week to a number of friends who are sick or shut in. He is a retiree of DuPont and Reemay. He served in the Korean Conflict where he was assigned to the 65^th Combat Engineers, with the 25^th Division. He made the rank of Corporal and was awarded the United Nations National Defense Medal and the Korean War Medal. He is also a member of the American Legion.

Claude’s duties for many years has been serving as chairperson of the Crops and Vegetables exhibits, which includes securing sponsorships and judges.

Pulling Together At The Wilson County Fair!

 The Fair is Coming!  August 17-25, 2012 the Wilson County Fair will waive its flags and banners, and wagons will lead the opening parade, “Pulling Together at the Wilson County Fair!”  The 500 plus fair volunteers are busy getting ready for the big event.  Recently at a “preparing for the big day” meeting, young children marched into the meeting room pulling red wagons full of items that represent some of the events that will be seen at this year’s fair.  You could  imagine the smell of cotton candy, funnel cakes, candied apples, and corn on the cob.   The anticipation of the bright lights, music, entertainment, fireworks, and the carnival rolling into town with all of the rides filled the air with excitement that the fair is coming.

LEBANON, Tn. – LEBANON, Tn. – Officials with the Wilson County Fair, sponsored by the Middle Tennessee Ford Dealers have announced that all fair activities will be cancelled for tonight, Wednesday August 18th.  “This is the first time in our history that we have had to cancel operations completely,” said Hale Moss, president of the fair.