Parade Starts 10:30 a.m. Saturday

Saturday’s Fayette County Fair parade will begin at 10:30 a.m. The parade route starts at the intersection of Jackson and Colorado Streets and will proceed down Colorado (but will not make a turn around the square). The parade disbands on Colorado St. near the city swimming pool park. If interested in hearing the entries announced via loudspeaker as they go by, viewers may want to sit near city hall. That’s also where the trophies will be presented.

As of press time, Parade chairwoman Deb Powell, said there were 90 entries already entered for this year’s parade, matching last year’s total, with more to be added between now and the start of the parade. She also said there are a number of horse/rider entries this year, the first in several years.

“This is going to be the biggest parade in years,” she said.

Late entry for the parade is at 7:30 am Saturday September 3 at the registration table in front of City Hall. Late entries will be placed at the back of the line up as they arrive.

Additionally, Powell wanted to remind property owners in the area south of Travis St. around the school area that fair volunteers would be out and about Friday morning putting out parade line-up markers but those markers would be picked up after the parade.

– Jeff Wick