The gates open on the first full day of the State Fair in exactly one month and this year, one of the rides will serve the very practical purpose of moving people from one side of the fairgrounds to ...
At 1:14 p.m. Saturday, about 60 people stood in line outside the State Fair Flyer waiting for their turn to travel over the midway. “I need a rest,” said Julie Perkins, 37, of Rocky Mount. After ...