Motorcross, pageant open Lawrence County Fair
The Lawrence County Fair kicked off on Saturday, July 23, at the Lawrence County Fairgrounds with a Skyview MX Motorcross event. According to fair board chairman Rick Blackburn, 97 bikes entered the event. BSN photo/Brenda Hardwick
By TONY FYFFE
Winners posed for a picture following last Saturday’s Yee-Haw Cowboy and Cowgirl Pageant, part of the Lawrence County Fair. BSN photo/Brenda Hardwick
BSN Editor
LOUISA — Skyview MX Motorcross and the annual beauty pageant opened the 2022 edition of the Lawrence County Fair last Saturday.
The fair officially opens Thursday and runs through Saturday at the new fairgrounds at 545 Pine Hill Road in Louisa.
Ella Grace Fitzpatrick, 18, was crowned Miss Lawrence County at Saturday’s Yee-Haw Cowboy and Cowgirl Pageant, with Emily Brooke Neal, 17, taking runner-up and Miss Photogenic honors.
Ten-year-old Kierra Caudill was named Little Miss Lawrence County, with Savannah Crockett, 9, named first runner-up, and Violet Schuler, 9, second runner-up. Madison Ash won Most Photogenic.
The new Tiny Miss Lawrence County is 7-year-old Adalyn Caseman, who also won Most Photogenic.
The Cutest Toddler girl winner was 3-year-old Winslet Muncy, with Ariel McCormick, 4, being first runner-up and Karoline Smith, 2, taking Most Photogenic.
The Prettiest Baby boy was 8-month-old Kainon Borders.
Twelve-month-old Callie Johnson was crowned Prettiest Baby Girl, while Samara Hope Elliott, 22 months, was named first runner-up and Sadie Johnson, 3 months, took second runner-up and Most Photogenic.
The Lawrence County Fair begins Thursday at 5 p.m. with Judge-Executive Phil Carter conducting the opening ceremonies, with a flag salute by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Maelyn Huff singing the National Anthem.
Check-ins for a livestock show, which will include cattle, sheep, pigs and goats, will be from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., with the show beginning at 6 p.m.
Cowboy Church will be conducted at 7 p.m. with Chuck Price and Shane Fyffe preaching and the Branham Family and Michelle Skaggs singing.
The fair opens at 4 p.m. Friday, and the schedule includes livestock show check-ins for rabbits and chickens from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., with the show starting at 6 p.m. Record books and posters will also be judged.
Mutton busting preliminary signups, with the first 30 children eligible, also begin at 6 p.m.
The Lawrence County Horse Show starts at 7 p.m., with a $3,000 payout. The event includes 25 classes, with a $5 and $10 entry fee.
Saturday’s schedule includes the opening of cultural arts exhibits at 10 a.m., with judging at noon; the 6th annual Car/Truck/Cycle Show/Tractor Show and Swap Meet from 10 a.m. to noon, with 9 a.m. registration at Louisa Methodist Church; corn hole at 10 a.m., with $500 in prize money; a tractor pull at 11 a.m., with $500 in prize money; a livestock premium sale at 11 a.m.; a buyer’s banquet at noon; another tractor pull at noon, with $500 in prize money; a greased pig contest at noon; outhouse races at 2 p.m., with signups from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and $750 in prize money.
The fairgrounds will be cleared from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., except for those who have pre-purchased rodeo wristbands, and will reopen at 5 p.m.
The annual King Bros. Rodeo will begin at 6 p.m., with the top 10 mutton busting finals held during intermission.
The rodeo will include a Bulls and Barrels event, with check-in beginning at 4:30 p.m.
Alex Miller and Sam L. Smith will perform in a free concert that will close the fair following the rodeo.