Give Local First

07/02/2024

Local News 8th Annual Give Local First Charity Golf Tournament Coming Up in July By Daniel Williams - July 2, 2024 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp West Plains, MO – In its continued effort to raise funds for local good causes, Give Local First, our non-profit side of Ozark Marketing, will be hold...

06/27/2024

Give Local First has always had loyal sponsorships to help make this event possible. This year we want to thank Royal Oak Charcoal, Justin Shelby - State Farm Insurance Agent , AirMedCare Network , Breckenridge Apartments & Caterpillar for being our top corporate sponsors!

06/26/2024

Thank you to the following businesses for sponsoring our very popular Side Game Challenges at the 8th Annual Give Local First Golf Tournament (formerly ORN Cares)!

Abel Insurance Agency Inc
Amick Outdoor Furnaces
Mr. Dent
Smith Excavating
Butler Heating & Air
SanJuaneros Mexican Restaurant West Plains

06/18/2024

Golfers mark your calendars!

05/30/2024

05/22/2024

West Plains, MO. - The inaugural Kansas City Barbecue Society Barbecue Festival took place this past weekend, and we want to thank everyone who turned out to this event. Everyone who entered donated towards the West Plains Elk's Lodge #2418 Veteran's Program, which helps to assist veterans within ou...

05/17/2024

Tonight is the night and looks like the weather is going to be in our favor!!!

05/10/2024

We are ONE WEEK away!!!

05/06/2024

A glimpse at some of the hot sauces our contestants will attempt to eat at the Give Local First BBQ May 17 at the Heart of the Ozarks Fairgrounds in West Plains. We still have 4 spots available! Call 417-256-3131 to enter if you think you can handle the heat! Our hot wing challenges are sponsored by Pongo’s & KC’s Sports Bistro !

05/06/2024

We are less then 2 weeks away and sitting at 17 teams!

Livin' The Grill Life
Caterpillar
Wood Hook BBQ
Crossfire BBQ
Kermit's Ex BBQ
Tailgate Guys BBQ
Casual Smokers
Parts "R" Smokin
Summersville Smokers
Big Dog Grillers
Rock'm Sock'mmm BBQ
Wicked Pig BBQ
Mulligans
Roscoe T's BBQ
Big D's BBQ
Heavy Smoke BBQ
B.O.S.H.C

We still have room for more teams!

05/02/2024

Announcing our Burnt End Battle of the Bands finalist sponsored by West Plains Music

Native Souls
Big Jim and the North Fork Starfish
Sweating Bullets
The Jumpin Jacks

Performances start at 11:00 on Saturday May 18th at the Give Local First BBQ Festival!

NATIVE SOULS
All American Hard Rock band

Booking info➡️ 417-293-9844
Loudmouth Entertainment

05/01/2024

04/30/2024

Give Local First BBQ Festival

West Plains, MO. - We are now two weeks away from the first-ever West Plains Kansas City Barbecue Festival organized by Give Local First, our non-profit side of Ozark Marketing. With the festival taking place May 17th and 18th, the prizes are now officially being announced. For the official Kansas C...

04/25/2024

We have so many great food vendors that will be set up selling food, drinks and treats throughout the day!

Wolfe’s Wings & Things LLC
Wages Brewing Company
Big O Fish
George and Squeezy's Deluxe Lemon Shake Ups
Johnny Hatchets Axe Throwing & Coffee House
Big POPpas Kettle Corn
South Fork Lunch Box
Mandy's Hot Dogs
Island Scoops

Make sure you also check out these booths after you grab food and drinks:
Tabor Creek Customs MO
Devil's Backbone Knives & Designs, LLC
Hayden Outdoor Real Estate
Ozark Horse Trader
West Plains Elks Lodge #2418
Sew Retired and Writefully Yours
Dry Creek Designs
Good Graces Pharmacy
MiCare Now
Pruett's Pool & Spa Service
Make a Face in West Plains - Face Painting by Kara
Outpost Motorsports
Royal Oak Charcoal
Emerald Honey
Ozark Radio News / Ozark Marketing Company

04/24/2024

We are at 15 teams!

Livin' The Grill Life
Caterpillar
Wood Hook BBQ
Crossfire BBQ
Kermit's Ex BBQ
Tailgate Guys BBQ
Casual Smokers
Parts "R" Smokin
Summersville Smokers
Big Dog Grillers
Rock'm Sock'mmm BBQ
Wicked Pig BBQ
Mulligans
Name TBD
Roscoe T's BBQ

We still have room for more!

Give Local First BBQ Festival

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04/23/2024

We are a little over 3 weeks away from the Give Local First BBQ Festival! There will be multiple events going on throughout the festival. Check out the below events list to see a complete schedule.

04/17/2024

Thank you Tailgate Guys BBQ for shining a spotlight on the Give Local First BBQ Festival!

Brothers Jon Wade and Jason Wade of Optimus Swine BBQ out of Williamsburg, Virginia have one of the hottest competition BBQ teams in all the land. Since moving into the The Kansas City Barbeque Society Master’s division a couple of years ago, the Wades have seven Grand Championships and seven RGCs in 63 competitions. They also own and operate two BBQ restaurants in the Williamsburg area - Two Drummers Smokehouse and 2 Drummers Butchery and BBQ Provisions. On Episode 256 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, we talk it over with Jon Wade about the team’s success in both aspects of BBQ and about the crossover of restaurants and competition cooking.

We’ve seen far too many good BBQ competition disappear in recent years. It’s always great to see new ones come along and we find out more from organizer Vanessa Williams about the inaugural Give Local First BBQ Festival, coming up May 17-18 in West Plains, Missouri. Vanessa gives us the rundown of what teams can expect (aside from a nice prize fund of $10,000) and how the public can attend and get a taste of the fun.

In our weekly Smoke 'n Magic Minute, Breana Via tells about heading to Meatstock Sydney where Smoke N Magic will see how their American style competition BBQ stacks up against the native Aussies.

Thanks to all our sponsors and marketing partners for making the show possible:
Blues Hog
Royal Oak Charcoal
The Butcher Shoppe
Proud Souls BBQ Kansas City Proud Souls Barbecue & Provisions
The Grill Guys of Missouri
Smoke 'n Magic BBQ
Vietti Marketing Group
Marty "Real Sign Man" Prather

Have a great BBQ week!

https://tailgateguysbbq.libsyn.com/tailgate-guys-bbq-podcast-episode-256-jon-wade-of-optimus-swine-bbq

04/10/2024

As we get closer to the Give Local First BBQ Festival we still have a few spots open for contestants at the Hot Wing Eating contest! email [email protected] if you are interested!

04/08/2024

Check out the new opportunities to get involved with the Give Local First BBQ Festival! This event has something for everybody!

04/05/2024

Signs are going up around West Plains!!

03/28/2024

West Plains, MO. - With April almost here, May will soon be following after. While many are looking toward the Eclipse events, deadlines are also quickly approaching for sign-ups on the KCBS Barbecue Festival coming up in May put on by Give Local First. With more information on that, you can listen....

03/08/2024

Congratulations Janet Dent Swope! You win 2 weekend passes to the Give Local First BBQ Festival! You will receive a message next week with more information!

Who wants to win 2 weekend passes to the Give Local First BBQ Festival before they go on sale? Like, share, and comment who you will take with the 2nd pass to be entered. Winner will be chosen Friday at 5:00 PM!