Randolph County Fair rolling along
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BEVERLY -- The Randolph County Fair is rolling along through the week, offering fun activities, competitions and exhibitions at 4-H Camp Pioneer.
Two young ladies have been crowned as the Queen and the Miss Teen of the Fair.
Alexandra Hall of Beverly has been crowned the 2023 Miss Randolph County Fair.
Hall is the 20-year-old daughter of Jackie and the late Dwight Hall. She is a junior at the University of Richmond, where she is double-majoring in Economics and Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Law.
Camrie Goshert of Phillipi has been crowned the 2023 Miss Teen Randolph County Fair.
Goshert is the 15-year-old daughter of Shannon Goshert. She is a home-schooled sophomore.
The fair schedule today will kick off with Educational Day for fourth-grade county students from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
A 4-H/FFA animal show will begin at 5:30 p.m., and Michael Bonnett & River's Edge will begin performing at the same time.
A Mutton Bustin' competition will start at 7 p.m., and a Rodeo and Calf scramble will begin at 8 p.m.
A full-blown schedule is slated for Saturday, as activities get underway at 9 a.m. with a Color Run/Walk at 9 a.m. A 4-H/FFA Youth Quiz Bowl will be held at 9:30 a.m.
Beginning at 10 a.m., there will be an EnduroCross Dirt Bike Race, West Virginia Cutting Horse Association Exhibition, Homemade Craft Show and Heritage Demonstrations.
"The dirt bike race is something else we have that is brand new this year," RCF Board President Kathie Staten said of the event. "It's basically motocross with obstacles in it like trees, mudholes and things like that. Right now we are just doing the dirt bikes, but if it goes well we may add the quads next year. It will be exciting, the riders will go up through the woods and through a complete course."
On Saturday afternoon, a Livestock Sale will begin at 1:15 p.m., and the band Cross Town Traffic will begin performing at 3 p.m.
The Greased Pig contest is slated for 4 p.m., followed by a Kid Pedal Tractor contest and Cow Patty Bingo at 5 p.m. The day will be capped off by the Tractor Pull at 6 p.m. and a fireworks display at 9 p.m.
The carnival will run daily from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.