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Photos: Getting ready for the Sequatchie County Fair

Little Rileigh Keener, 4, lower left, looks at the pumpkins grown by Mary Farley, center. Bill Lowe, right, smiles as they guess at the weight of the produce Monday during registration. The 88th Annual Sequatchie County Fair opens Wednesday and runs through Monday, Sept. 7. — Little Rileigh Keener, 4, lower left, looks at the pumpkins grown by Mary Farley, center. Bill Lowe, right, smiles as they guess at the weight of the produce Monday during registration. The 88th Annual Sequatchie County Fair opens Wednesday and runs through Monday, Sept. 7. Little Rileigh Keener, 4, lower left, looks at the pumpkins grown by Mary Farley, center. Bill Lowe, right, smiles as they guess at the weight of the produce Monday during registration. The 88th Annual Sequatchie County Fair opens Wednesday and runs through Monday, Sept. 7.

By Tim Barber September 1, 2015 1 min read

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Photos: Sequatchie County Fair kicks off Wednesday

Sequatchie County Fair board member Sammye Finley, left, attaches a tag to Robin Burgin's, right, strawberry jam for judging Tuesday at the 88th Annual Sequatchie County Fair in Dunlap. Entries for the preserved food segment closed Monday at 7 p.m. Peggy Uhey, center, helps record the entries in the former gym of the Sequatchie County Middle School.

Aaron Saurbek steps over one of the ferris wheel seats as carnival construction begins Monday afternoon at the 88th Annual Sequatchie County Fair in Dunlap. The fair opens Wednesday and runs through Monday, Sept. 7.

A room is set aside for only Tennessee made products at this weeks edition of the 88th Annual Sequatchie County Fair in Dunlap. The fair opens Wednesday and runs through Monday, Sept. 7.

David Gleason, top left, and T.J. Wolosonowich work to assemble the Avengers 3-story funhouse Monday afternoon at the 88th Annual Sequatchie County Fair in Dunlap. The fair opens Wednesday and runs through Monday, Sept. 7.

Karen Marshall, president of the 88th Annual Sequatchie County Fair, takes close look at one of the many amusement rides.

Little Rileigh Keener, 4, lower left, looks at the pumpkins grown by Mary Farley, center. Bill Lowe, right, smiles as they guess at the weight of the produce Monday during registration. The 88th Annual Sequatchie County Fair opens Wednesday and runs through Monday, Sept. 7.

The Sequatchie County Fair opens Wednesday with carnival rides available through Monday.