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Showing posts with label Georgia National Fair. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Georgia National Fair. Show all posts

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Georgia National Fair to host candidates

The Georgia National Fair in Perry has the rides, fair food, and concerts on its menu. For today, it’ll have politics on the schedule. The first face-to-face meeting for Saxby Chambliss and Jim Martin is set as time is ticking down toward next month’s election, when voters decide the Georgia U.S. Senate race. Republican incumbent Chambliss, along with Democratic challenger Martin, will be joined by Libertarian Allen Buckley in the candidates forum.

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Georgia National Fair opens today

The Georgia National Fair gets underway in Perry today, as it enters its 19th year. It’s seen as an economic engine in the state, pulling-in nearly 24-million dollars in 2006. A record 450-thousand people attended fair activities a year ago. Highlights this year include a circus, concerts, and nightly laser shows. The Fair runs through October 14th.

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