White County Fair Grounds — Attraction in Searcy

It seems every year the fair is made more and more for the financially elite. Fairs were created so small scale and novice farmers and gardeners would get a chance to show and interact with their community learn new agricultural and breeding skills as well as see the new technology. Just to give an example: Arkansas median family income is 1054 a week and about 740 after tax is held out. This hasn't held out any money for health insurance, life insurance, dental, vision, food, rent, etc... I think you get the picture. So if a trip to the fair is online you can expect a family to be financially burdened exceptionally! When I was a kid we had 2 free days now days they do away with those and add more armband days with full cost admission to rack up on...

My son, Matthew, and I attended an Open House @ the White County Extension Services new building, arriving, unfortunately after the official ribbon-cutting ceremony. However, there was still a great crowd and plentiful delicious refreshments. We had hotdogs, grilled by First Security Bank, and fruit, and cookies, and cake, and water infused with fresh fruit. We visited with my friends from the Extension Get Fit class taught by Katie Cullum who just so happened to be one of the VIP's @ this event. We had a lovely time, and I even had the honor of exchanging hugs with Shelley Lincoln, Judge Michael Lincoln's wife! Yes, there were many VIP'S there that day, and the new building is impressive, clean...

Very very expensive...not an oppotunity for lower income families. There should be a lower price option for children of lower socio economic families and the disabled. This loss of profit should not be absorbed by the people who work carnival (they make little enough already), but subsidized by local/county overflow funds, fundraisers by the junior leaguers, churches and other groups who "wish to bring joy to childrens' lives". As a service to our community. Which is what these organisations are actually meant to do. Also how many of them raise money in the...