The Johnson County Fair & Rodeo concluded over the weekend with many events both Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday was the Fair and Rodeo Parade, which was a little less attended due to the rainy weather.
The theme for this year's Fair and rodeo was “Let's Go, Let's Show, Let's Rodeo.”
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WoodmenLife awards Pink Hill Elementary in patriotic contest
WoodmenLife recently named Pink Hill Elementary the third place winner of $1,000 of it America Is… video contest. The contest is geared toward elementary students to get them interested in history, their community, and patriotism. Students across the country created original 60-second videos showing why they think America Is Beautiful. The winners were decided by voting on the WoodmenLife Facebook page, and more than 2,500 votes were cast.
Phi Kappa Phi inducts new members
The following area students were recently initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation s oldest collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines: East Carolina University: Natalie Kennedy of Atlantic Beach; Tim Davis, Peyton Shepard, both of Jacksonville; Jeffrey Foley of Maysville; Auston Melville of Morehead City; Megan Brown of Richlands; Nicholas Gillmore of Sneads Ferry. University of North Carolina at Charlotte: Madison Snyde