The Pig Scramble Award winners  were sponsored by Hamilton County Farm Bureau.

JASPER — The Hamilton County Fair Events Day was held Thursday, Oct. 4, at the Hamilton County Arena in Jasper. 

Events included the Swine Exhibit, the Horse Show, the 4-H Dog Show, the Pee Wee Pig Scramble and the 4-H/FFA Pig Scramble. 

Dustin Lord II was the 2018 recipient of the Ginger Selph Award. Dustin is the son of Dustin and Hannah Lord.

The Ginger Selph Award honors the memory of Ginger Selph, who was an enthusiastic participant in all events during the early years of Events Day.

This award is given to the Hamilton County youth earning the most points during the Hamilton County Fair Events Day. 

The 2018 Hamilton County Fair Swine Show winners are: Abbie Williams (Grand Champion), Addison Elliott (Reserve Champion), Jordan Chauncey (Junior Record Book), Aubrey Reppert(Junior Record Book Runner-up), Kimberly Lindblade (Junior Record Book Third Place), Timothy Warfel (Senior Record Book), Ragan Chauncey (Senior Record Book Runner-up), Autumn Howell (Senior Record Book Third Place), Aubrey Reppert (Junior Showmanship), Lacey Hermanson (Junior Showmanship Runner-up), Olivia Hermanson (Junior Showmanship Third Place), Christian Rodriduez (Senior Showmanship), Ethan Chancey (Senior Showmanship Runner-up) and Christopher Chancey (Senior Showmanship Third Place).

The Hamilton County Fair Livestock Committee thanks the 2018 Swine Buyers: Nutrien (Grand Champion Buyer, 3), Mid-State Industrial (Reserve Champion Buyer), Jolly Livestock Market (Market Hog Buyer), Suwannee County Merchants (17), Hamilton County Merchants (12), Columbia County Merchants (11), Anderson Columbia (5), Champion Irrigation (3), Townsend Livestock Market (2), Hitchcocks Foodway (2), Beard Equipment (2), Suwannee River Peanut (2), Tiger Creek Hunting Preserve (2), Walt’s Live Oak Ford (2), Five Hands Ranch (2), Tri-County Irrigation & Goulds Pump (2), Morris Morgan (1), Florida Dredge and Dock (1), WW Gay Mechanical (1), Lowndes Timber/Flatwoods Forest Products (1), Stucker Hay Farms (1), Napa of Live Oak (1), Arrmaz Custom Chemicals (1), Johnson & Johnson Busy Bee (1), North Florida Glass (1), Quality Plumbing (1), HDPE Inc. (1) and B&M Logging (1).

The Hamilton County Fair Livestock Committee also thanks the 2018 Swine Contributors: Ace Pole Company, AG-PRO Companies, Auther Galligar/TJ Agency, LLC, Bennett Seed Company, Big Bend Timber, Brown Lantern, Bryants Tree Service, Buster & BaDonna Oxendine, C.A. Boone Construction, Clyde’s Welding, Columbia Grain, Cracker Cattle, David Goolsby, Sr., Dennis Garage, Don & Beth Burnam, Dr. Jerry Smith, Duke Energy, Duncan Tire & Auto, Dwight Stansel Farm & Nursery, Erixton’s Lawn Service, Family Magazine Mantha Young/North Central FL Adv., Farmers Coop of Live Oak & Madison, Fennell, Inc., First Federal Savings Bank, FL Fill & Grade, Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Frank Darabi (Darabi & Associates), Hamilton Co. Elected Officials (David Goolsby, Property Appraiser, Greg Godwin, Clerk of Court, Sheriff Harrell Reid, Laura Hutto, Supervisor of Elections and Mary Sue Adams, Tax Collector), Hardees of Jasper, Harrell Insurance – Doug Whittaker, Helena Chemical of Moultrie, Jasper Hardware & Supply, Jerry L. Bullard, Jim Hinton Oil Co., Inc., K&J Livestock Hauling, L’Hoist North America (Dale James), LC Medical Center, Live Oak Pest Control, Inc., M&M Metals (Mike Myers), Mayo Fertilize, Metal Coat, Milton Hitson, Murphy Bros Farm, North Florida Professional Services, North Florida Timber Dealers, Nutrien, O’Neal Contracting, Inc., Packaging Corporation of America (PCA), Pearsons Redi-Mix Concrete, Philpot Tractor, R.L. Cunningham & Sons, Randy & Martha Ogburn, RCE of Valdosta, Reid Family Partnership, Rick & Mantha Young, Ring Power, Roger Wagoner – Union Home Mortgage, S&S Food Stores (Magnum Consulting LLC), Sammy & Erica McCoy, Skeeter Ranch (Lloyd Ed Rock), Skinners Paint and Body, Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative, Turner County Stockyards, Inc., W.B. Fleming Company, Wes Haney Chevrolet, Windstream and Yates Construction.