The Rhea County Fair Association the annual 2024 and 102nd Tennessee Association of Fairs Merit Awards Banquet in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The local fair brought home the following awards: 2nd Runner-Up Division AA Fair in the State of Tennessee; Tennessee Department of Agriculture Award of Merit; 1st Place Hand Pieced, Machine Quilted Quilt (made by Freida Shipley); 1st Place Division AA Scrapbook (cover painted by Erik Woody); 2nd Place Fair Theme Display; 2nd Place Tabletop Display; 2nd Place Creative Fair Idea – Agricultural; and 3rd Place Fair T-Shirt – Screen Print.