Mark your calendars!  The Greene County Partnership's Annual Meeting will be held Thursday, January 26, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the General Morgan Inn & Conference Center.  Invitations with additional information about the event will be going out within the week. 

Applications have gone out to more than 70 vendors for the Seventh Annual Antique Appraisal Fair and Show that will take place on Saturday, February 18, 2012.  This past February, 42 vendors lined the walls of Greeneville High School's café, and in 2012 even more vendors will be added.  Sponsorships are still available at a cost of $250 each.  Contact Tammy Kinser at tkinser@greenecop.com if you would like to volunteer to help or sponsor the event. 

Komplexions Laser & Skin Care Medical Spa, Greeneville Eyecare Center, Keith Dyer Pest Control, Cutshaw Masonry, D&D Vinyl Siding, Southern Pride Realty, Fastenal, Farm Bureau Insurance/Brandon Sams, The Jewelry Bench, Billable Hours, Inc., Jan's Salon, Massage by Shari, Cuz's Drive-Thru, Shepherd Truck Sales, Tusculum Dental Care, Maria Wyche Bryan, DDS, Merkel Brothers Construction, Snelson Chiropractic, Dr. John K. Clement, O.D., Air Pro Heating & Cooling, Inc., Shaw Insurance Agency, Burriell's Roofing, Sign Shack, Vintage Décor & More, Color Tex Carpet Cleaning & Restoration, Big Al's Gun Shack & Pawn & Tobacco Outlet, Glen Hills Utility District, Mohawk Memories Photography, Express Bail Bonds & Civil Process Serving, Thirty-One Gifts/Maureen Emmett, Main Street Dance Company, Emmanuel's Hair Studio, Terri's Health Massage & Body Work, Advance Home Care, Tommy Bennett Window Tinting & Accessories, Hite Construction, Twisted Scissors, Jones Insurance Service, Miller/Greeneville, Inc., Premier Media, S&D Coffee, Ron Woods, Attorney, Wampler Masonry, Grace's Greeneville Auction, J&J Warehousing, South State Contractors, Tri-Cities Rubber, Total Insurance Planners, Bailey's Heat & Air, TIS Insurance, Malone Brothers Excavating, Airgas, Ma & Pa's Restaurant, Cor-Tenn, Dakota Packaging Solutions, Oak Tree Gallery, East Tennessee Sales, Johnson & Son, The Brothers Real Estate & Auction Co., Everhart Transportation, Inc., and Valley Pipe.

 The Tourism Department is working on the new 2012 Greeneville Visitor Guide that will be used as the fulfillment piece for all visitor, relocation, and retirement inquiries. The guide will be placed in all local hotels and will be distributed by Print Distribution to more than 180 sites throughout the southeast, in all 14 Tennessee Welcome Centers and in numerous Visitor Centers. If you are interested in placing an ad in both the guide and on the locator map, packages are available and are reasonably priced.   The guide will be uploaded onto the website and will be printable and clickable from the site.  It will also include a QR code online and on the printed version to allow smart phone users the ability to download the guide from any location.  Contact Tammy Kinser at tkinser@greenecop.com for more information on this very important promotional piece. 

 The Tourism Department would like to thank the following business/attractions for donating items and coupons for the goody bags that were given to more than 250 players participating in the Landair Ladies' Classic.  Participants were Century Link, Maurices, Applebee's, City Garage Car Museum, Captain D's, Dairy Queen, Pizza Inn, McDonald's, Lenny's Subs, Gilly's Western Store, The Whole Scoop, Wendy's, Hardee's/Red Burrito, Dr. John Hamilton, DC, Red Rocks Pizza and Phoenix Theatres. 

The Partnership welcomes Todd Smith as the

Photo courtesy of   The Greeneville Sun

first Town Administrator for Greeneville. Smith lives in Chuckey and has been employed as the director of entrepreneurship and redevelopment for the City of Johnson City/Washington County Economic Development Council for the past six years. Smith served as a combat crew commander for the U.S. Air Force and now serves as a flight commander for the Tennessee Air National Guard at McGhee-Tyson ANG Base in Knoxville. He and his wife, Rhajon, attend First Christian Church in Greeneville.

 Congratulations to Ron Metcalfe and his committee on a very successful Landair Ladies' Classic December 27-30 at Hal Henard Gymnasium.  As of newsletter press time, the 2011 champion had not been crowned, but play among the remaining teams continues to be very competitive.  Many thanks to all the sponsors, advertisers and volunteer workers who helped to make the tournament a success.

  With the arrival of the new year, it's time to think about sponsorship support for the many and varied programs of the Partnership.  A list of 2012 sponsorship opportunities was emailed to all members last month, and calls will be made later in the month to enable members to make all of their 2012 commitments.