Chamber Sponsors Photo Show for 2017 Heritage Festival

The Union County Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the Photography Show for the Heritage Festival.

The contest for amateurs only will provide pictures of Union County to be used in promoting Union County as a tourist destination. Photographers may enter one photo in each category: “Come here,Come home”, Union County People, or Union County Places.

Awards will be ribbons for Best Heritage, Best of Show overall and First, Second, and Third Place in each category. Best Heritage will be decided on reflection of the theme, Come here, Come home. No cash prizes will be given. Decision of the judges are final. Union County Business & Professional Association will sponsor the ribbons.

All photo prints and contest registration forms are due by 4:00 PM, Tuesday, October 3, 2017, in the Chamber of Commerce Office 1001 Main Street, Maynardville. The back of each print must show the photographer’s name and entry category. Prints may be 4x6, 5x7, or 8x10.

An electronic form of each photo must also be submitted by the same deadline by email to: mayna2bk@comcast.net.

More information and the form are available at www.unioncountyheritagefestival.com and at the Maynardville Public Library (865-992-7106) and the Union County Chamber of Commerce (865-992-2811).