Voting starts Thursday, March 24 and ends at midnight on March 29. The names for the fire trucks have been submitted, and awards of $10,000, $7,500 and $2,500 will be donated to the schools that came up with the top three names as voted on by the public. PREVIOUS STORY: The naming contest for three new fire trucks that will serve the Jasper Highlands development is underway. EST), where the checks will be presented. The four winning schools are invited to a picnic at Pat’s Summitt pavilion at Jasper Highlands this Saturday, April 2, from 11:30 a.m. Both Griffith Elementary School and Whitwell Elementary School submitted the name ‘Ole’ Smokey’, which tied at third place, leaving both schools with $2,500 each, generously donated by Jasper Highlands.Ī press release said that over 7,000 votes were submitted by the general public.
Richard Hardy Memorial School’s submission of ‘Big Squirt’ came in second place, which wins them $7,500. The grand prize winner of the contest, Jasper Elementary School is taking home the grand prize of $10,000 for their firetruck name submission of ‘General Neyland’, in honor of the late University of Tennessee Coach Robert Neyland, which will become the name of the largest engine in the fleet. Elementary schools from Grundy, Marion, and Sequatichie Counties were a part of the naming contest that started on March 24th. UPDATE: General Neyland, Big Squirt and Ole’ Smokey are the names of the new firetrucks serving the Jasper Highlands Community. This article was originally published on.
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