Smokin’ On The River, Chattooga’s barbecue event will be held Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6 at the parking lot at Chattooga  High School. Friday’s times are 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.

The event will benefit The Well.

Forty-six teams will be competing for prize money of $9,950 and a trophy. Thirty-four professional teams are entered and 12 backyard teams. The awards ceremony is planned for 5 p.m. Saturday, April 6.

Nineteen vendors will be onsite for the event. They are Ronnie Beard, Rome; Cindy Beeman, Rome; April Moore, Trion; Jim Hornabee, Chattanooga, Tenn.; In-Dea Gibson, Collinsville, Ala.; James Hall, Rome; Patrick Snead, Menlo; Matt and Laura Dixon, LaFayette; Bobby Wright, Byron; National Title Pawn, Summerville; Samantha Brown, Summerville; Char-Broil; Great American BBQ Tour; Modern Woodmen, Summerville; Becky Cooke, Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.; David Schackett, Atlanta; Rebecca Dodd, Sylvania, Ala.; Travis Howell, Summerville and Todd Suggs, Trion.

The Summerville News