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The 55th annual Lamar County Junior Livestock Show kicks off Wednesday morning and continues through Friday night at a buyers appreciation meal and the sale of market animals, all at

Ninety three animals brought top dollar at the 53rd annual Lamar County Junior Livestock Show as buyers paid roughly $275,000 at this year’s Show of Champions on April 16 in the Coliseum at the Lamar County Fairgrounds. Magnolia Brush of Clarksville paid $8,000 dollars for the grand champion steer and $6,400 for the reserve champion steer. Evan Adams showed the grand champion while his sister, Emma Adams, exhibited the reserve champion. They are the children of Scott and Britney Adams and ...

Jillian Sherrill carefully blow dried and combed the legs of her lamb Wednesday evening at the Lamar County Livestock Show. “I’ve had him for almost a year,” she said about Jumper, the white lamb with black legs. “It’s a lot of work.” The lamb had been shorn late Tuesday night, and she’s spent most of her time grooming the animal and making sure everything is ready for the annual Lamar County Livestock Show. When Jumper is up before the judges, they’ll be...