Ten days of food, fun and family entertainment are expected to draw tens of thousands of fans and participants as the 83rd Arkansas State Fair opens Friday and runs through Oct. 22 at the State Fairgrounds in Little Rock.
Ransom Parsons may be only seven, but he’s been roping his whole life. His parents, Montana and Shelby Parsons, of Earlsboro, both competed in the International Finals Youth Rodeo when they were in high school.