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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHorry County, SC, Fair set for July 3 despite coronavirus concerns
The fifth annual Horry County Fair is set to open this weekend, in stark contrast to most other fairs around the country that have been canceled or postponed due to coronavirus. The 10-day fair, held at Myrtle Beach Speedway, was originally scheduled April 24-May 3, but organizers postponed it until July 3-12 after restrictions were put into place by S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Steve Zacharias, general manager of the 45-acre venue, said that organizers never considered canceling the fair. Theyve been fearful, Zacharias told the board, and theyve dragged their feet, didnt want to pull the trigger because of (COVID-19) .... Special precautions will be in place, including intense cleaning of all rides after each use, hand sanitizer stations set up throughout the area and altering the layout to discourage large gatherings and allow for proper social distancing.
The Horry County Fair will be Strates Shows first event since at least mid-March, according to the companys events calendar, which shows all its other fairs either canceled or postponed. Jim Strates, a co-owner and operations manager, said a lot of the fairs that were canceled are in states with more strict guidelines ...
Strates expressed concern about a lack of people wearing face masks in the Horry County area, but said all his employees will wear them, and they have the ability to isolate employees if any begin showing symptoms. Were going to take a crack at this thing, he said. I dont think we have any other choice.
The zoning appeals board voted unanimously to approve the speedways request for the date of the fair. Since that approval on June 8, S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control data shows more than 2,300 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Horry County.
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soothsayer
(38,601 posts)marybourg
(12,631 posts)it, how could the county do without it?
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)I'm sure he and his wife will go to the fair and laugh at mask wearers.
LastDemocratInSC
(3,647 posts)My family has two: One is an Apple Macintosh user and the other is a Trump supporter.
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)there are people hell-bent in this state trying to catch C-19.
I just hunker down at home except for grocery runs.
Initech
(100,079 posts)Now whenever I hear stories out of that city all I can think is this song:
siouxsiecreamcheese
(587 posts)moved from there 2 years ago. That place is infested with Trumpers. Go look at the Sun News, WMBF, or any of the other local news facebook pages comments section and you will see the blatant ignorance on full display. All most of them care about is sticking it to the libs. I worry about my 73 mother who is a cancer survivor, and one of the few liberals there, who's is at risk because of these idiots.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Before moving to Myrtle Beach my brother lived in "The Villages", Florida.
I didn't know anything about the place, but one evening heard it mentioned
on the national news (ABC ?) as the 'most conservative' retirement community in America.
Recently it was in the news again, with Trump supporters having a parade in their golf carts,
and yelling 'White Power'. Trump tweeted a video of them.