(WKSF Facebook photo)
The Western Kentucky State Fair has been canceled because of concerns about the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
The fair board announced the cancellation in a Facebook post.
The annual fair, which has been billed as a regional draw since the early 1950s, was originally scheduled for this week.
In early May, organizers said the fair would be delayed until later in the year. But a Facebook post on Friday stated, “Due to the health and safety of fair-goers, 2020 Western Kentucky State Fair is canceled.”
(Jennifer P. Brown is the editor and founder of Hoptown Chronicle. Reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org.)
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
