The Habitat for Humanity Chili Cookoff and Bake Sale will be this Friday, with chili served from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the town square in front of City Hall. Tickets are just $10 to eat all the chili you want from the teams and vote for your favorite. Commemorative ceramic mugs will also be available for just $25 with both options including one drink. Delicious baked goods prepared by members of local churches will be for sale. Take out is also available.

Habitat for Humanity of DeKalb County is a locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization. Habitat for Humanity builds and renovates houses in partnership with volunteers and families in need, regardless of their ethnic or religious background. The houses then are sold to those in need at no profit and with no interest charged.  

 There will be 14 teams competing in the Chili Cook-off this year: “Loan Rangers” from Liberty State Bank; “The Courthouse Gang” from DeKalb County Officials; “Secret’s in the Vault Chili” from FirstBank; Galaxy Ford; State Farm Mallory Pfingstler; “Bowled and Beautiful” from Hywater Title, LLC; Smithville Electric; “Chili Chili Bang Bang” from Wilson Bank & Trust; “MTNG Bedrock Chili” from Middle Tennessee Natural Gas; “DeKalb Dems” from DeKalb County Democratic Party; “Legal Limit Spice” from Center Hill Title, LLC/Tecia Puckett Pryor, Attorney; “Spice Builders” from DCHS FCCLA; “DeKalb County Farm Bureau Arsonist” from DeKalb County Farm Bureau Insurance; and “Close the Deal” from DeKalb Title LLC.

DeKalb Funeral Chapel, Ranger Brake, Smithport Cabinetry, and Glynn’s Auto Sales are this year’s Treat Tent Sponsors while The Male Room Brotique, Smithville Church of Christ and Swallows Insurance are the Chili Check-In Sponsors. DeKalb County Insurance and State Representative Michael Hale are sponsoring the Cook’s Lunch.

For more information on the Chili Cook-Off and Bake Sale, contact Mallory Hill at 931-528-1711 ext. 6.