Photo: Overall Race Winner Slayden Hosford with the Fairest of the Fair Emma Grace Dotson and her court: Anne Claire Collins, Remi Gardner and Abby Smith. (Henry Co. Fair photo).
Paris, Tenn.–The Henry County Fair is off and running!
Fairest of the Fair Emma Grace Dotson and her court: First Maid Remi Gardner, Second Maid Abby Smith, and Third Maid Anne Claire Collins have been busy already reigning over all the events that have been ongoing since Friday.
The fairgrounds have been smelling like good BBQ since Friday afternoon when the grilling for today’s contests started. And a good crowd was on hand for the dance and boot strut with the James Greer Band and the horse and mule pull that followed.
Saturday began bright and early, with the 5k Fun Walk/Run and the Fairest of the Fair court handed out medals to the winners, which included Overall Male Slayden Hosford and Overall Female Nicole Hosford.
Saturday evening ends with the USA Pullers Tractor Pull at the grandstand. Sunday activities include the quilt show at 1:30 p.m., the 4-H Youth Grilling Cook-Off at 2 p.m. and the youth and adult entries accepted from 3-5 p.m.
Other Winners of the 5K Run/Walk were:
60+ Male1st – Mike Turner
2nd – Brent Shetly
60+ Female1st – Mary Lynn Summers
40-49 Male1st – Scotty Winston
2nd – Oliver Costello
30-39 Male1st – James Flatt
2nd – Griffin Paschall
30-39 Female1st – Emily Watkins
20-29 Female1st – Paige Costello
<19 Male1st – Grey Armstrong
2nd – Caden Andrews