Neshoba County Fair Vacation Day

The Neshoba County Board of Supervisors have replaced the vacation day for Confederate Memorial Day for county employees with a Neshoba County Fair Day instead.

Fair News

Clarion Ledger - Sid Salter - For many, the Fair's what's left of home (This column captures the Fair and is a good read for those who wonder what its all about, or who know and want to see that others share that knowledge.)

Clarion Ledger - Sid Salter - Speeches, but no debate as 2008 elections enter the home stretch
Madison Herald - 'Shobie' Fair brings fond memories

Meridian Star - Different cabins, same fun

Meridian Star - Neshoba County Fair: 'Mardi gras in the dirt'

Meridian Star - Parents: Fair 'kid friendly'

Neshoba County Fair Tales

There is a new fictional book out which takes place mostly at the Neshoba County Fair.

Neshoba County Fair Tales by Don Williams (Self-published, $19.95) - Tongue-in-cheek tall tales from the Jackson author about the event affectionately known as "Mississippi's Giant Houseparty." (Clarion Ledger)

The action takes place in the early 1960s and is a Huck Finn / Tom Sawyer type story of two high school boys from Decatur and their quest for money and girls at the Fair. I read it but don't recommend it.