NEWPORT--Cocke County's Spring in the Smokies Festival pageants, sponsored by the Alpha Eta Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha, will be held Saturday, April 26, on the East Broadway side of the Cocke County Courthouse.

The entry fee is $35, and contestants do not have to be Cocke County residents.

Baby pageants will begin at 11 a.m. with divisions for boys and girls up to 23 months old.

Children pageants will start at 1 p.m. with divisions for girls ages 2 to 3, girls ages 4 to 6, and boys ages 2 to 6.

Queen pageants, with age groups for girls ages 7 to 21, will begin at 1:45 p.m.

Pre-registration is required in order to participate at the cost of $35. Those registering after 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 25, or the day of the pageant will have a $5 late fee assessed and no guarantee of a participation trophy on the day of the event.

If pageant directors run out of participation trophies the day of the pageant, they will be given out the following week.

The registration deadline is 30 minutes before the scheduled time for the pageant to begin. The first to enter will be the last to model.

Contestants should arrive dressed because dressing rooms will not be available.

Registration forms will be accepted Friday, April 25, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on the courthouse lawn.

Pre-registration may also be done by mailing the entry form and payment to Misty Myers, 224 Golf Club Drive, Newport, TN 37821.

For additional information, or for an entry form, call Misty Myers at (423) 623-5455 before 9 p.m.