The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office responded to 54 calls for service during this year’s Great Frederick Fair, police said, 16 of which were for missing children.
While the nine days of The Great Frederick Fair were full of sun, that lucky streak broke on Sunday, with rain getting dumped on those breaking down the fair on its final day.
As the auction bids climbed and the crowd’s applause grew louder on Saturday, Ella Jacobs began to cry.
About 30 years ago, when Gene Bollinger served as a state FFA officer, he spent a lot of time speaking to schoolchildren.
The grandstand at The Great Frederick Fair seemed to sway back and forth Thursday night as thousands of people busted thousands of moves.
Allie Embrey, 12, perched atop Sammy the horse, riding sidesaddle around the ring.
In a harness race at the Frederick Fairgrounds on Wednesday, Scott Murphy gripped the sulky he was riding in as Weiser’s Deluxe, a standardbred horse, barreled down the stretch. Murphy’s daughter, Shea, 8, yelled at the top of her lungs as she cheered him on.
Mia McGuffin, holding a tiny microphone, was in the middle of her speech at The Great Frederick Fair when the speakers crackled loudly.
It truly goes back even further, but if you want to, you can use 1939 as perhaps the biggest turning point in the evolution of popular music in America. Why is that? Blue Note Records opened up shop. And Blue Note Records, as we know by now, provided — and continues to provide — a wide-reach…
The scene was enough to make an insurance adjuster or driver's ed teacher break out in a cold sweat — twisted metal and burning rubber punctuated by violent crashes and failures to yield.
Knoxville resident Mike Virts has been jousting 56 out of his 69 years.
The first piglet popped out at 1:44 a.m.
Bentley, a 6-year-old Havanese Lhasa apso mix, had an air of nonchalance as he followed his handler’s instructions at The Great Frederick Fair’s Youth Dog Show on Monday morning.
The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office responded to 54 calls for service during this year’s Great Frederick Fair, police said, 16 of which were for missing children.
While the nine days of The Great Frederick Fair were full of sun, that lucky streak broke on Sunday, with rain getting dumped on those breaking down the fair on its final day.
As the auction bids climbed and the crowd’s applause grew louder on Saturday, Ella Jacobs began to cry.
About 30 years ago, when Gene Bollinger served as a state FFA officer, he spent a lot of time speaking to schoolchildren.
The grandstand at The Great Frederick Fair seemed to sway back and forth Thursday night as thousands of people busted thousands of moves.
Allie Embrey, 12, perched atop Sammy the horse, riding sidesaddle around the ring.
In a harness race at the Frederick Fairgrounds on Wednesday, Scott Murphy gripped the sulky he was riding in as Weiser’s Deluxe, a standardbred horse, barreled down the stretch. Murphy’s daughter, Shea, 8, yelled at the top of her lungs as she cheered him on.
Mia McGuffin, holding a tiny microphone, was in the middle of her speech at The Great Frederick Fair when the speakers crackled loudly.
It truly goes back even further, but if you want to, you can use 1939 as perhaps the biggest turning point in the evolution of popular music in America. Why is that? Blue Note Records opened up shop. And Blue Note Records, as we know by now, provided — and continues to provide — a wide-reach…
The scene was enough to make an insurance adjuster or driver's ed teacher break out in a cold sweat — twisted metal and burning rubber punctuated by violent crashes and failures to yield.
Knoxville resident Mike Virts has been jousting 56 out of his 69 years.
The first piglet popped out at 1:44 a.m.
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Bentley, a 6-year-old Havanese Lhasa apso mix, had an air of nonchalance as he followed his handler’s instructions at…
Plumes of smoke, flying gravel and the roar of juiced-up engines could only mean one thing Monday night.
The tractor/truck pull had begun at The Great Frederick Fair.
Two separate fights at the Frederick Fairgrounds on Saturday led to the arrest of two minors, police said.
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The Great Frederick Fair released the hounds Saturday with a display of horses and hounds at the fair’s grandstand.
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The crowd gathered early Tuesday at The Great Frederick Fair to get a good seat for the fair’s 4-H/FFA Market Hog Show.
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As the sun began to set over the Frederick Fairgrounds on Sunday evening, people piled into the South Side Beef Barn …
The Frederick County Sheriff's Office on Saturday determined that a rumor on social media about a threat of violence …
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Bryce and Austin Hausler were dressed as their favorite superheroes as they walked around the South Mountain Creamery…
Event organizers, state employees, vendors and contractors kept a brisk pace at the Frederick Fairgrounds on Thursday…
Danny Farrar acknowledges that his transition out of the U.S. Army went poorly.
The Great Frederick Fair opened Friday evening with the bright lights, roaring amusement rides and the sound of count…
Being named Frederick County’s Farm Family of the Year was bittersweet for Sandy Tucker, whose husband of 41 years, S…
From crafts to cooking to harness racing, The Great Frederick Fair offers a variety of free activities for attendees.
The crowd was cheering Tuesday night as cars were crushed like soda cans at The Great Frederick Fair’s Demolition Derby.
One local resident and her dog are reigning 4-H showmanship champions.
A pair of piglets at the fairgrounds on Friday were significantly bigger and several pounds heavier than they were wh…
A precautionary shutdown of the swine barns at The Great Frederick Fair Saturday due to pigs showing symptoms of illn…
For most vendors and exhibitors, the final day of The Great Frederick Fair means only cleaning, packing and hauling a…
In the grandstand at The Great Frederick Fair, Alasdair Storer raised a hunting horn to his lips and gave a few short…
“The Knotts are a good family we’ve known for years,” Lori Fields said. “It’s nice to be able to help them.”
An outbreak of swine flu at the Charles County Fair has officials at The Great Frederick Fair on alert, though there’…
Bradley Enfield brushed and saddled his horse, Chex, as he prepared for the jousting demonstration Tuesday at The Gre…
When Barb Sharlow started at Coy’s Concessions, a longtime food vendor at The Great Frederick Fair, she felt a bit an…
No major security changes were in place ahead of this year’s Great Frederick Fair, according to fair organizers and t…
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Hunter Yusko was introduced to the British-American rock band Foreigner as a child.
Police are pursuing felony charges against two men accused of selling THC-laced gummy treats and other doped candy at…
Frederick County’s longstanding tradition of releasing students for a day at The Great Frederick Fair could be elimin…
Morgan Moreland raised the 2016 Grand Champion Steer, which sold for over $10,000 at The Great Frederick Fair on Thur…
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Only a head taller than her Romney sheep Sprinkles, 9-year-old Tess de Guzman swept the wool sheep competition at The…
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If You Go The 154th annual Great Frederick Fair Where: 797 East Patrick Street, Frederick MD 21705 When: Friday, Sept…
In the early days of the 4-H Queen, determining the winner of the event often came down to the spin of a wheel, but o…
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The Great Frederick Fair will be featured on Maryland Public Television's agriculture series Tuesday evening, accordi…
The Great Frederick Fair will be featured on Maryland Public Television's agriculture series Tuesday evening, accordi…
Delicious or disgusting, the food at The Great Frederick Fair is a force to be reckoned with. Just ask News-Post staf…
My heart pounded. The lights flashed around me. The crowd roared. I took aim and fired.
Three veteran country artists traded harmonies as well as comical barbs Thursday evening at The Great Frederick Fair.
A fire at a Great Frederick Fair food stand caused roughly $10,000 in damage late Thursday afternoon, according to a …
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