Greenfield to Host 1st Annual ‘Front Street Festival’ Oct. 22 – 26

The City of Greenfield will host their first annual Front Street Festival slated for October 22 – 26. For 35 years, Greenfield’s Fire Chief Bob Dudley coordinated their annual Fire Prevention Festival, but this year the city decided to switch gears.

The festival will host numerous activities and events which can be viewed here in our newspaper on our community calendar page and also on the City of Greenfield’s Facebook page. The city has a number of sponsors dedicated to helping make the Front Street Festival possible.

“We appreciate our sponsors so much. If it wasn’t for them coming together in our small town, none of this would be possible,” City Recorder Jerica Spikes stated.

The event will also host a parade and the city invites any participation in the parade. Please call city hall for more information on participating in their parade.  

The festival’s star citizens include Nona Caudle and the Greenfield Lady Jackets along with their head coach Tori Liggett.

Caudle was born in Bradford in 1926, growing up in Bradford and other places along the way with her family that traveled with the railroad. Caudle graduated from Bradford High in 1944 and worked at Milan Arsenal and Chicago Sears before moving back to Greenfield and marrying in 1945. Caudle moved to California and lived there for 16 years. She has 3 children: Wanda, Gary and Debbie and 9 grandchildren and several great and great-great grandchildren. After returning to Greenfield, Caudle worked at Western Auto in Greenfield for 10 years. She also worked at the Style Shop on Front Street for 38 years and finished her career at Greenfield McDonald’s at the age of 93. Caudle attends Greenfield United Methodist Church and is involved with the Greenfield Senior Center. She enjoys working in her yard, traveling and playing bridge. The city of Greenfield is proud to select Caudle as a start citizen for their festival.

The Greenfield Lady Jackets and head coach Tori Liggett were selected as Star Citizens for their 2023-24 basketball season. The season was a success and they were crowned District 14A champions after winning the district tournament. The Lady Jackets went on to finish runner-up in the Region 13A tournament.  They then traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, to compete in the State Sectional Basketball game, where the team beat Memphis Middle College to secure their first trip to the Class A state tournament since 2020.  The Greenfield Lady Jackets won their first-round game at the TSSAA State tournament, defeating North Greene.  The Lady Jackets were defeated in the next round but finished as one of the top four Class A teams in the state.  They finished the season with a record of 23-11. Team Members include Anastyn Vujicic, Emma Grace Alford, AnnaGrace Abernathy, Jayleigh Bowers, Brenley Little, Jolie Lunsford, Emma Capps, Bella Turnbow, Jerica Montgomery, Rayanna Fisher, Campbell McCallister, Callie Harrington, Caroline Warren, Managers Ella Porter, Madelyn Coble, Maddie Paschall, Lilly Boyd, Addyson Clements, Head Coach Tori Liggett and Assistant Coaches: John Liggett, Alyse Darby, Tara Tansil-Gentry, Don Durden.

Some of the festival events include a 5K Walk/Run, a health fair, inflatables, mechanical bull, bungee run, petting zoo, fall festival games, pumpkin painting station, kids bingo with Mayor McAdams and Mayor Dale Hutcherson, and the Greenfield Fire Department will be giving fire truck rides.  Greenfield High School Junior Class will have a dunking booth and princesses. Other events include a card trade day, Corn Hole Tournament, food trucks and arts and crafts vendors lining Front Street on the North block. Many of Greenfield’s local businesses will be having in-store specials and sidewalk sales that week also.

The city will end their event with a fireworks display and close out with their annual Trunk or Treat on Halloween day.  

For more detailed information, follow their Facebook City of Greenfield, TN. The city will be putting out details about each event.  Any questions, can contact City Hall 731-235-2330 or recorder@greenfieldtn.org