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The Western Kentucky State Fair will return this year for eight days at the fairgrounds on Richard Street in Hopkinsville.
Fair President Kent Boyd said the fair will begin Friday, June 25, and end Saturday, July 3. The fair will feature a complete schedule of events, including the traditional beauty pageants, wrestling, corn hole, antique and regular tractor pulls, a demolition derby, and carnival rides from Drew Entertainment.
The fair will feature a new event, Monster Trucks, on Monday, June 28.
Fair officials said social distancing guidelines would be strictly enforced at all events and that more outdoor events could occur this year.
Four local organizations recently received an early Christmas present of $1,000 each from Christian County Farm Bureau Association to help feed people in need during the coronavirus pandemic.
Representatives from the Salvation Army, Aaron McNeil House, Impact Ministry and Micah Mission collected their organizationâs checks recently at Farm Bureauâs Burley Avenue location.
âEspecially this time of the year and with the pandemic, it is very important to help out the local community,â said J.E. Pryor, farm bureau president. âI know there are many people out there who are suffering because of the pandemic. We want to try to help as many as we can.â