{"id":23941,"date":"2025-06-12T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/franklin-county\/?p=23941"},"modified":"2025-06-10T15:46:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T15:46:19","slug":"high-on-the-hog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/franklin-county\/high-on-the-hog\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Smokin\u2019 Good Times\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>CORNHOLE TOURNAMENTS, carnival rides, live music, loads of craft vendors and a world-famous barbecue competition \u2014 this was the annual High on the Hog Festival where there\u2019s always \u201csmokin\u2019 good times for the whole family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s theme was \u201cFollow us to the Hog.\u201d Coordinator Brenda Long said, \u201cMother Nature was very kind to us. The weather was beautiful. This event kicked off on the second Saturday in May, and the barbecue competition was held on the third weekend. The Kiwanis Club of Franklin County is celebrating 25 years, and we\u2019ve sponsored this event for the last 22. Over 10,000 attended the carnival, which is a fundraiser for local children\u2019s charities. We are still tallying the amount of funds raised, but in 2024, we raised over $25,000 with 100% of funds staying inside our county.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/franklin-county\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Story-1-photo1-11-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/franklin-county\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Story-1-photo1-11-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/franklin-county\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Story-1-photo1-11-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/franklin-county\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Story-1-photo1-11-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photography by Brooke Snyder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of the excitement surrounding this annual event, the Kiwanis Club plans to host more events throughout the year. They invite visitors to come out next May for the best High on the Hog Festival yet. According to Long, a community 5K is in the works for September, and because the disc golf competition was such a success, they plan to add another level next year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kansas City Barbecue contest is part of the largest barbecue competition in the world, with over 20,000 members worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe had competitors from five to six different states in our Kansas City Barbecue competition. The grand prize champion and winner of $1,000 was Alan Nichols from Belews Creek, North Carolina, who owns DogPatch \u2018Q\u2019 BBQ Team,\u201d said Long. <strong>GN<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CORNHOLE TOURNAMENTS, carnival rides, live music, loads of craft vendors and a world-famous barbecue competition \u2014 this was the annual High on the Hog Festival where there\u2019s always \u201csmokin\u2019 good times for the whole family.\u201d This year\u2019s theme was \u201cFollow us to the Hog.\u201d Coordinator Brenda Long said, \u201cMother Nature was very kind to us. 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