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Wiley has lived in Red Boiling Springs her entire life. She is the daughter of the late Ebb and Mary Young and the oldest of 11 siblings and was married to the late Earl Wiley.

"I love my family, cooking and being outdoors," she said.

Wiley works part time at the Macon County Justice Center in the kitchen and has been a part of Relay for Life for many years. She also helps the Red Boiling Springs Fire Department set up for the Duck Days event.

Austin is a 10-year-old in the fifth grade at RBS Elementary. He is the son of Tasha Vickers and the grandson of Pam and Junior Evans.

Austin's dream is to become a professional bull rider, and he started "mutton busting" or sheep riding when he was 5. He rode his first bull when he was 6, and he placed fourth in his age group in the World Champion Miniature Bullriders 2025 World Finals in Tyler, Texas. He is #1 with the Spur of the Moment and #2 with the Bullwhip Rodeo.

The pre-registration deadline is Friday, Nov. 21, and the entry fee is $25, which helps cover the expenses of the parade.

Send your entry to Christmas Parade c/o 37150 Community Center, P.O. Box 174, Red Boiling Springs, TN 37150. Make checks payable to 37150 Community Center Inc.

Categories include antique car/truck, antique tractor/farm tractors, small business, large business, youth/individual car and truck, nonprofits/clubs/churches, ATV/UTV/four-wheelers, dirt bikes and motorcycles and horses/buggy.

All entries are expected to be decorated according to the parade theme and in line by 4 p.m. to be judged. No live Santas are allowed. Santa will be on the Red Boiling Springs Fire Department truck. All floats using a generator must have a working fire extinguisher on board.

All floats distributing candy must have two guards on each side to help with safety of children picking up candy. All floats with children must have an adult on board.

All ATVs, UTVs, golf carts, motorcycles and dirt bikes must be clean and fully decorated. All horses must be clean and fully decorated. No alcoholic beverages are allowed.

The parade route begins at Babynov at 500 Anne-Laure Pauvert Lane, Red Boiling Springs, TN 37150, down Highway 52 East to Highway 56 North, circles around in Palace parking lot, then through town (Market Street) through the historic district on Highway 151 and concludes at Highway 151 and Highway 52. All floats and participants should return to Babynov using Highway 52.

For more information, call Amber Sadler at 615-561-0899 or email 37150CommunityCenter@gmail.com.