Travis Tritt, others perform at Soybean Festival

MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) — Country artist Travis Tritt, classic rock band Grand Funk Railroad and pop punk band Bowling for Soup are performing at the 19th Annual Tennessee Soybean Festival that starts this weekend in Martin.

The Labor Day tradition is a free event that includes a circus, a street fair, a barbecue cook off, a car show and a parade. The event starts on Friday and runs through Sept. 9.

David Belote, an assistant vice president at University of Tennessee at Martin and festival chair, said in a news release that the festival brings together residents for a celebration of one of northwest Tennessee’s best cash crops.

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