Action 8’s Shane Butler helps open Central Alabama Fair in Selma
It’s a tradition each year. Action 8 Chief Meteorologist Shane Butler helped open the Central Alabama Fair in Selma!
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64th Annual Central Alabama Fair Opens in Selma
The 64th Annual Central Alabama Fair is underway through Saturday in Selma.
Annual Central Alabama Fair Set to Kick Off in Selma
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The 64th Annual Central Alabama Fair kicks off Tuesday in Selma. And final preparations are underway today to make sure everything’s ready. Major changes mark the start of a new era for the Central Alabama Fair. The five-day event is now held farther back during the calendar year — on the first week in November….
Dallas Co. Mourns Loss of Central Alabama Fair Manager
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The Selma-Dallas County community is mourning the sudden loss of one the area’s most prominent civic leaders. John T. Haskell managed the Central Alabama Fair for more than a decade — and used it to help countless people in need. Haskell was the driving force behind the Central Alabama Fair. And he worked tirelessly behind…
Central Alabama Fall Festival in Selma Called a “Mild Success”
Organizers of the Central Alabama Fall Festival in Selma say this year’s event was a mild success. The festival replaced the annual Central Alabama Fair because of COVID-19 concerns. Manager John Haskell says attendance was better than expected, but still only reached about 60% of the numbers from last year’s fair. CDC guidelines for COVID-19 protection were followed during the…
COVID-19 Crisis Transforms Annual Central Alabama Fair into Fall Festival in Selma
From the West Alabama Newsroom– COVID-19 has caused some major changes to the annual Central Alabama Fair in Selma. And as a result, organizers have even changed the name of this year’s event. Fair Manager John Haskell is working to get the fairgrounds ready for this year’s event. “It’s going to be different,” said Haskell. “We’re going to call it…
Annual Central Alabama Fair Kicks Off in Selma
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The 62nd Annual Central Alabama Fair kicks off in Selma — and fair organizers spent the early part of the day getting everything ready — to host five days of family-friendly fun. The fair comes to town every year during the first week of October in Selma. And that means family-fun — fellowship — and…
