Open Class entries top 2,000 at PC Fair

Though officials at the Phillips County Fair knew there would be less exhibitors than last year at the 100th fair last year, they weren’t sure how the numbers would rank when compared to the 2014 event.

When all the entries had been judged, ribbons awarded and checks cut and signed, a total of 298 exhibitors entered a total of 2,138 entries. The 2016 Phillips County Fair exceeded the 2014 numbers (231 exhibitors and 1,916 entries in 2014) and came close to the huge numbers at the 100th Phillips County Fair (340 exhibitors and 2,252 entries last year.)

“It felt like we were busier tha...