History of the Preston County Buckwheat Festival
Preston County Buckwheat Festival Alumni
| Year | General Chairman | Queen Ceres | King Buckwheat | King Firemen | Lady Firemen |
| 1938 | Harry Brindle | Louise Shaw | Scott Miller | N/A | |
| 1939 | Harry Brindle | Maxine Teets | Marshall Hoffman | ||
| 1940 | Harry Brindle | Bertha Benson | A. G. Wilhelm | ||
| 1941 | Harry Brindle | Dorothy Brown | A. G. Wilhelm | ||
| 1942-1945 | NO BUCKWHEAT FESTIVAL - WORLD WAR II | ||||
| 1946 | Harry Brindle | Mary Millslagle | Harland Freeland | ||
| 1947 | Paris Shay | Erma J. McMillen | Harland Freeland | ||
| 1948 | Paris Shay | Patty Jo Auman | Jim Freeland | Frank Zeller | |
| 1949 | A. L. Reed | Betty Hovatter | Jim Freeland | Lester Brown | |
| 1950 | A. L. Reed | Patty Frazier | Willard Reckart | C. M. Jackson | |
| 1951 | Melvin Snyder, Sr. | Verla Breedlove | Willard Reckart | Lawrence Street | |
| 1952 | Cramer Gibson | Shirley Crane | Jim Pifer | Phil Beavers | |
| 1953 | J. D. Everly | Glenna Wiles | H. W. Forman | Alvin Frazee | |
| 1954 | Dr. E. E. Watson | Twyla Benson | H. W. Forman | Michael McGinnis | |
| 1955 | Charles Wehner | Alicia Finn | Brooke Stemple | W. H. Miller | |
| 1956 | Dr. P. E. Kercheval | Judy Kimble | Robert Reckart | Ed Groves | |
| 1957 | Frank B. Everhart | Ann DuPont | George Sisler | Raymond Dunbar | |
| 1958 | J. Wayne Schwab | Carol Metheny | George Sisler | John V. Rehe | |
| 1959 | Alton Anderson | Carol Bolyard | J. H. Forman | Harvey Peterson | |
| 1960 | W. K. Hawkins | Janet Lyons | J. H. Forman | Alvin (Cy) Collins | |
| 1961 | Max Buric | Wanda Beckman | Dale Reckart | Sam Moyers | |
| 1962 | Clifford Martin | Nanette Reckart | Robert Christopher | Wilbert Sanders | |
| 1963 | Dr. John Trenton | Nancy Trickett | Charles Sisler | Robert Dunbar | |
| 1964 | Robert Halbritter | Patricia Lebnick | Charles Sisler | Leonard Sinclair | |
| 1965 | Harry Bowers, Jr. | Diana Parker | Dwight Sisler | Robert L. Brown | |
| 1966 | Charles Harriman | Theresa DuPont | Guy Born | Walter Emery | |
| 1967 | Harry Vanlderstine | Lynn Taylor | Richard Feather | Walter Hauser | |
| 1968 | Lawrence Nuce | Marilyn Colebank | Ronald Feather | Myron Speelman | |
| 1969 | Lawrence Nuce | Sharon Lyons | Roger Forman | Richard Smith | |
| 1970 | James C. Walker | Krista Harsh | Jeff Freeland | Conrad Pride | |
| 1971 | B. D. Decker | Nancy Hart | Gary L. Keim | Dale McVicker | |
| 1972 | Shirley Wilkinson | Karen Adams | Bradley Freeland | Blair R. Carrico | |
| 1973 | Gerald W. Ash | Becky Smith | William Bolinger II | George A. DeLauder | |
| 1974 | Gerald W. Ash | Janet Wolford | Larry Freeland | Carol "Butch" Bolyard | |
| 1975 | J. Wayne Schwab | Cheryl Crew | Larry Casteel | Earl N. Sines | |
| 1976 | Shirley Wilkinson | Julie Kelley | Larry Casteel | Wade Hauser | |
| 1977 | Marvin Ware | Angela Chappell | Luke Seese | G. Herbert Gibson | |
| 1978 | Melvin Snyder, Jr. | Sheila Wolfe | Kirby Slagle | James Messenger, Jr. | |
| 1979 | Carl E Marsh | Candy Zuchowski | Jim Eisentrout | E.D. "Leege" Grande | |
| 1980 | Mike Jenkins | Victoria Burns | Junior Wolfe | Conrad Pride | |
| 1981 | William Lindley | Paula Kay Sisler | Cord Hayes | William Larew, Jr. | |
| 1982 | Dr. DelRoy R. Davis | Lynn Ellen Friend | Brian Thomas | Dave Broadwater | |
| 1983 | Thomas L.Harriman | Janet Forman | Jeff Cuppett | Bill Simmons | |
| 1984 | Janice Crane | Susan Merriam | Terry Hauser | James Gregg | |
| 1985 | Roger Hardesty | Beverly Forman | Randy Childs | Larry Bolyard | |
| 1986 | Neil A. Reed | Kelly Anderson | Ronald Kelly | Eric N. Sines | |
| 1987 | Jim Crane | Jill Dawn Ross | Robbie Cuppett | John H. Shaffer | |
| 1988 | Frank "Ted" Slagle | Shannon Smith | Steve Christopher | Marshall Shaffer | |
| 1989 | Richard Wolfe | Diana Maxwell | Steven E. Bolyard | George J. Wolfe | |
| 1990 | John C. Wills | Stephanie Witt | T. J. Phillips | Donald L. Witt | |
| 1991 | Ronald L. Crites | Jennifer Brown | Mark Utterback | Clifford E. Thomas | Dorothy Alexander |
| 1992 | Waneila Halbritter | Diane Childs | Kevin Corbin | Larry R. Shaffer | Wilma Collins |
| 1993 | Stanley Stalnaker | Krista Kerns | Ashley Jenkins | Scott Spiker | Phyllis Knotts |
| 1994 | Stephen F. Decker | Amber King | Scott A Wolford | Alan V. Dunaway | Iona T. Morris |
| 1995 | Brian Thomas | Monica Gail Wiley | Ronald Feather | Mitchell Weaver | Italia Sylvester |
| 1996 | Buck Thomas | Janna Kerns | Adam Hayes | Daniel E. Layton, Jr | Letha Helmick |
| 1997 | Berlin Graham | Jennifer Martin | Nicholas Riggins | Ronald R. Rhodes | Lucy Larew |
| 1998 | Ray Thompson | Samantha Dixon | Grant Harsh | Owen Evans | Catherine Burke |
| 1999 | Lucille H. Crogan | Brandis Trickett | Clinton Kelly | Clark "Nick" Nicklow II | Vonda Wagner |
| 2000 | Ken Frankhouser | Jessica Miller | Nathan Cogar | William "Bill" Spindler | Belinda Kirk |
| 2001 | Charles "Bud" Whetsell | Ashley Hayes | Cross Kisner | William M. Clarkson | Marlene F. Rhodes |
| 2002 | Russell Bolyard | Megan Master | James Forman | Stanley Stalnaker | Maxine Thomas |
| 2003 | Thomas Robinson | Kara Larew | Patrick Eisentrout | Dan Luzier | Sherry Beldina |
| 2004 | Darwin Titchenell | Vanessa Sypolt | Gregory L. Moran II | Donald "Butch" Wilson | Helen Roth |
| 2005 | Timothy Calvert | Kathryn Ramsey | Christopher Forman | Kevin Michael Curry | Christy Burns |
| 2006 | Matt Borror | Jolinda McNeill | Brandon Whetsell | William Wotring | Vickie Cogar |
| 2007 | Chuck Miller | Candace Cuppett | Jonathan Mauldin | Craig A. Felton | Kim Felton |
| 2008 | Eugene Jenkins | ||||