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Wilson County Fair wins Premier Fair Award




Wilson County Fair - ONLINE ONLY

Wilson County Fair – ONLINE ONLY

The Wilson County Fair won the Premier Fair Award in the AAA Division for the 2018 Fair at the Tennessee Association of Fairs (TAF) Convention.

Wilson County also received six first-place awards and the Golden Needle Award in the Showcase of Fairs Competitive Exhibits, as well as several second- and third-place awards.

2018 Fairest of the Fair Addison Grace Oakley competed with other young ladies representing fairs across the state of Tennessee, placing in the Top 10.

“We were very pleased this year,” Wilson County Fair Executive Director Helen McPeak said. “Addison did a wonderful job and represented Wilson County with grace and was a true ambassador for Wilson County.

“The Fair is all about agriculture, fun and putting smiles on people’s faces. We have over 1,000 volunteers who contribute to making that happen at the Wilson County Fair, and it truly is a showcase of our community. It’s the one time that everybody in our county comes together.”

Wilson County’s fair is also ranked No. 30 on the Top 50 Fairs in the Nation listing compiled by carnivalwarehouse.com, and Reithoffer Shows, which provides the midway rides, is ranked No. 5 in the nation by the same organization.

First place awards in the Showcase included the digital scrapbook; pieced quilt – machine pieced/machine quilted; pieced quilt – hand pieced/machine quilted; free standing fair display; table top fair display; and Power Point. The hand pieced/machined quilted quilt, entered by Joyce Robinson, won the top quilting award – the Golden Needle.

Wilson County will also be represented on the TAF Board of Directors with McPeak being elected to serve as a Middle Tennessee director for a three-year term.

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