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2011 N.C. State Fair

Get ready for the 2011 N.C. State Fair! We just couldn't wait until the fair starts on Oct. 13 to begin reporting on its annual 11 days of statewide competitions, thrilling rides and everything fried on a stick.

In this blog, we'll touch base with some of you who are already baking up that blue ribbon cake or polishing the hooves on your champion steer. We'll also keep you up-to-date on what's going to be new and different about the fair this year.

 

Like grandma used to make

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The biscuit wars are on in earnest.

The amplified voice at the Apex Lions Club booth proclaims their biscuits to be "like the ones Grandma made before she found out about that can."

With so many offerings, diners can shop for bargains. While other stands charged between $2 and $2.50, Westover United Methodist Church offers country ham biscuits for $1.50.

"From North Carolina's finest pigs!" proclaimed the Rev. Johnnie Wright, Westover's pastor, who's out front with a spiel designed to lure patrons inside. "We serve you with a smile."

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