Governor Lee stops in West Tennessee as part of ‘America 250’ celebration

BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. — Since July 1, Governor Bill Lee has been on a statewide 95-county tour. Wednesday he visited several West Tennessee Ag events.

The “Tennessee: Original Frontier” initiative celebrates the 250th anniversary of American independence.

As part of this, Gov. Lee plans to visit all 95 counties in the state with a Farmland Preservation Tour.

Wednesday, the governor visited Benton, Weakley and Carroll counties for events honoring Tennessee agriculture.

“We are making a stop at each place, and that’s what we’re doing here today, to connect with people in the community, to remind us and to remind ourselves that we live in the greatest country in the world,” said Gov. Lee.

Gov. Lee was the special guest at the Soybean Festival Luncheon. There he connected with the community and shared remarks encouraging people to take pride in their country.

He also visited the 1000-acre lake and shared the importance of preserving our natural resources.

“It’s part of the reason for the farmland preservation act that the general assembly worked with our office to pass. It’s part of the reason that we have established more state parks in our administration that any administration to date in Tennessee’s history,” said Gov. Lee.

Gov. Lee joined TWRA as they dropped artificial fish habitats into the lake.

“We, therefore, have an obligation–a responsibility–to manage that in a way that our great grandchildren will live in the same remarkable, beautiful state with the same, if not improved, level of natural resources that we live in,” said Gov. Lee.

This tour highlights the people, places and events that define Tennessee’s contributions to America.

This is a year-long initiative leading up to America’s 250th anniversary that takes place next 4th of July.

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