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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 12:02 PM Jun 2020

Horry 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. “They’ve been fearful,” Zacharias told the board, “and they’ve dragged their feet, didn’t 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 company’s 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. “We’re going to take a crack at this thing,” he said. “I don’t think we have any other choice.”

The zoning appeals board voted unanimously to approve the speedway’s 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.

https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/article243871137.html

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Horry County, SC, Fair set for July 3 despite coronavirus concerns (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Jun 2020 OP
Can't spell "horryble idea" without Horry! soothsayer Jun 2020 #1
Well, after all with along history of five whole years behind marybourg Jun 2020 #2
My brother, a Trump supporter, lives in Myrtle Beach left-of-center2012 Jun 2020 #3
Don't feel bad. Every family has black sheep. LastDemocratInSC Jun 2020 #5
I swear customerserviceguy Jun 2020 #4
Myrtle Beach. Initech Jun 2020 #6
I lived in Myrtle Beach for 10 years siouxsiecreamcheese Jun 2020 #7
Before moving to Myrtle Beach ... left-of-center2012 Jun 2020 #8

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
3. My brother, a Trump supporter, lives in Myrtle Beach
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 12:12 PM
Jun 2020

I'm sure he and his wife will go to the fair and laugh at mask wearers.

LastDemocratInSC

(3,647 posts)
5. Don't feel bad. Every family has black sheep.
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 12:41 PM
Jun 2020

My family has two: One is an Apple Macintosh user and the other is a Trump supporter.

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)
4. I swear
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 12:16 PM
Jun 2020

there are people hell-bent in this state trying to catch C-19.

I just hunker down at home except for grocery runs.

7. I lived in Myrtle Beach for 10 years
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 01:49 PM
Jun 2020

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)
8. Before moving to Myrtle Beach ...
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 02:19 PM
Jun 2020

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.

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