County Fair: The Final Countdown

The Fayette County Fair begins this week, but Sunday, at a volunteer appreciation dinner at the fairgrounds, it was one last chance for new and old fair royalty to get together before taking the stage Thursday for the Queen’s Pageant. Above, left, last year’s Queen Sierra Fitzpatrick and her royalty court address the crowd. Above, right, five of the six Queens Contestants this year make one final pitch to sell tickets. In the bottom photo, the crew of Little Miss and Little Mister contestants introduce themselves to the crowd Sunday. They were joined by last year’s Little Miss Fayette County Lilly Herzog and Little Mister Fayette County Rilan Karisch. Photos by Jeff Wick