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Newport Hometown Christmas is Thursday

The Ninth Annual Newport Hometown Christmas will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8. There will be several stops to visit and sign up for a chance to win a prize. Each stop will have something different to offer for their drawing. Sign up before 7 p.m.

The event is being sponsored by Newport area merchants, Newport Volunteer Fire Department, Newport Methodist Church, Newport Baptist Church, and Newport Church of Christ.

Santa will be at Stop 7 (Newport VFD Community Building) by approximately 5 p.m. The churches in the Newport community will offer free food and beverages at this time.

Participants must be signed up by 7 p.m. and must be present to win.

¯ Stop 1: Riverview Auto Parts & Auto Sales.

¯ Stop 2: The Peoples Savings Bank.

¯ Stop 3. Doggie Do’s (Dog Grooming).

¯ Stop 4: Oopsa Daisy Florist & Gifts.

¯ Stop 5: B&J Carry Out/Fox’s Pizza Den.

¯ Stop 6: Frontier Insurance/That Little Cake Shoppe, LLC.

¯ Stop 7: Newport Volunteer Fire Department; Julie’s Hair Styling/Rod King’s Barber Shop; Dan’s Residential & Commercial Cleaning; Country Cuts Beauty Salon; Brady’s Pest Control; Rutherford Heating & Cooling; Pine Ridge Construction.

¯ Stop 8. Newport Baptist Church.

¯ Stop 9: Newport IGA.

¯ Stop 10. Danny W. Thompson Investments, LLC.

¯ Stop 11. The Jug.

¯ Stop 12. Byers’ Newport Mini Mart.

¯ Stop 13. Newport United Methodist Church.

¯ Stop 14: Ruble Insurance.

¯ Derrick Tacey and Company will perform from 7 to 8 p.m.

¯ There will be a pie baking contest. Bring your favorite pie to the Newport VFD Community Building between 10 a.m. and noon. They will be judged and a grand prize of $100 will be awarded. Sponsored by Rutherford Heating & Cooling.

¯ There will be face painting, magic and fun with Tricky Chaz from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

¯ A children’s coloring contest will be held throughout the evening with prizes awarded.

¯ A house decorating contest will be judged via Facebook. Log onto the Facebook page “Newport Hometown Christmas” and vote. The winner will be awarded a grand prize of $100. Sponsored by Danny W. Thompson Investments, LLC.

The winners of the drawings will be announced at Stop 7 (Newport VFD Community Building) at 8 p.m. Winners must be present to win.

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