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Cumming Country Fair & Festival starts Thursday

Big turnout expected for annual event

Marc Whitehead of Augusta works to set up the baby elephant ride at the Cumming Country Fair & Festival. Below, Michael “Cornbread” Morgan cranks down the landing gear as he levels one of the rides. The annual event begins Thursday and runs until Oct. 15. - photo by Jim Dean

Fair setup — Marc Whitehead of Augusta works to set up the baby elephant ride at the Cumming Country Fair & Festival. Below, Michael “Cornbread” Morgan cranks down the landing gear as he levels one of the rides. The annual event begins Thursday and runs until Oct. 15. - photo by Jim Dean

The fair opens this Thursday and will bring live music, delicious foods and fun rides through Oct. 15. More than 222,000 visitors came to the annual event in 2016, breaking the 2015 record of 167,827.