The 2024 Wilson County – Tennessee State Fair recorded by far a new attendance record of 861,425 visitors for the 10-day event, which ended on Saturday. The 2022 fair attracted 776,195 visitors, which was the previous record. Last year’s fair brought 739,315 visitors. The first Wilson County – Tennessee State Fair was held in 2021. […]
MONROE COUNTY – Ten young women from the area are vying for the title of “Miss Monroe County 2024”. The 62nd Annual Miss Monroe County Scholarship Program will be held Aug. 17 at 6 p.m. in the Meyer Theater, La-Z-Boy Center at Monroe County Community College, 1555 S. Raisinville Road. Tickets are $30 each and […]
Iowa has its new Iowa State Fair Queen. Elli Blackford of Weldon, representing Clarke County, was crowned the 2024 Iowa State Fair Queen on stage Saturday night by Anne and Bill Riley. Blackford, 18, is the daughter of Ty and De Blackford and will graduate from Clarke Community High School in 2024. She plans to […]
