First Responder RibFest

By Jaclyn Anthony

Published August 28, 2026 at 8:50 PM EDT

In this week’s Friday Feature of the Week, Jaclyn talks with Darren Clark with the Elk Mill-Poga Volunteer Fire Department ahead of the third annual First Responder RibFest in Mountain City. The event raises money for first responders while bringing departments and the community together for a day of barbecue and friendly competition. Hear more about how RibFest got started, where the money goes, and what’s planned for this year’s event.
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Friday Feature of the Week

Jaclyn Anthony

A former road scholar, Jaclyn made her first donation to WNCW from the cab of her big rig in 2007 and became a volunteer not long after. She hails from just down the road in Lincoln County. When not at the station, Jaclyn can be found foraging in the woods, making jellies and preserves, or tending her bee hives. In addition to bees, she cares for a cat named Poot and many plants.<br/><br/>

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