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Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Health
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Merchants Association of Columbia County presents check to Children's Hospital of Georgia
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The Merchants Association of Columbia County presented a check of $150,000 Wednesday to the Children's Hospital of Georgia from proceeds raised in the Columbia County Spring Fair. 'Everyone who has experienced having a sick child, we want to make sure that they can reinvest in the healthcare that takes care of sick children,' said Dr. Ralph Turner, president of Wellstar MCG Health at the check presentation on May 7. 'The Merchants Association has been wonderful with supporting us. They did last year, they're doing it this year. And it is one of those things, that when you want into one of our facilities and you go into our NICU or you go into our PICU and you see some of the sick kids, immediately you want to do all you can to support them.' ALSO ON WJBF: Columbia County to become a Single County Library Region This is the 5th year Columbia County has held its Spring Fair. Photojournalist credit: Gary Hipps Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WJBF.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
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And one adult: Columbia County Spring Fair has new weekend rules for younger visitors
If you're younger than 18, the only way to visit the Columbia County Spring Fair this weekend is with a parent. "Due to the number of unattended youths last Saturday that seemed intent on disrupting the fair, we feel these changes are necessary to continue to provide a family-friendly atmosphere and safe environment for all," the Merchants Association of Columbia County said in an announcement. If you're 18 or older, prepare to show your ID as you enter the fair at 5462 Columbia Rd. Otherwise, starting at 6 p.m. April 26 and 27, all guests 17 and younger must be accompanied by a parent. One parent can bring up to four children. See it: Fun isn't optional at Columbia County Spring Fair Visitors ages 11 to 17 must buy their admission and ride tickets at the gate, according to the civic club. The Merchants Association applied a similar condition to underage fairgoers last November at its annual Fall Fair. The fair's rides, games, performances and attractions continue through 10 p.m. Sunday, April 27. Gates open at 5 p.m. weekdays, noon April 26 and 1 p.m. April 27. This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Columbia County fair requires children bring parents, organizers say
Yahoo
22-04-2025
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Changes coming this weekend to Columbia Co. Spring Fair
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – Due to the disruptions at the Columbia County Spring Fair last weekend, organizers decided to make some changes. In a statement they said, 'Fair families, our goal in producing the Columbia County Fair is to provide a fun, family-friendly, safe experience for everyone. With that being said, we are implementing some changes to ensure we remain committed to achieving that goal. Due to the number of unattended youths last Saturday that seemed intent on disrupting the fair, we feel these changes are necessary to continue to provide a family friendly atmosphere and safe environment for all. On Friday and Saturday at 6:00PM, all guests 17 and under must be accompanied by a parent. One parent will be allowed to bring a maximum of 4 children. Purchase of admission and ride tickets will be required at the gate to allow entry to guests ages 11-17. IDs for youths 18 and above will be required to enter the fair.' Attendees who were there last weekend told NewsChannel 6 that they saw a gun or heard gunshots, but investigators say they have no proof that weapons were shown or fired at the Fair. The Columbia County Sheriff's office said they plan to provide more officers this weekend to ensure the safety of people who want to attend the Fair. The Spring Fair runs through Sunday, April 27th. For more information on Spring Fair go to Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
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Columbia County Sheriff's Office's response to this past weekend's incidents at the Columbia County Spring Fair
EVANS, Ga. (WJBF) – This weekend, the Columbia County Spring Fair saw its fair share of fights involving children. There has been social media chatter about people saying they saw a gun or heard gunshots. I talked with the Columbia County Sheriff's Department about what happened. Although the Fair has a rule that a parent must accompany children 17 and under after 7 PM, there were still many incidents on Friday night, including fights between a 14- and 16-year-old, and Saturday night, the Fair had to close early at 9:30 due to unsupervised kids cutting lines and not following rules. 'Based on the fact of disruptions and the unruliness. The Merchants Association decided to close down the Fair,' said Andy Shedd, Special Operations Division, Columbia County Sheriff's Office. People at the Fair say they saw a gun or heard gunshots, but investigators say they have no proof that weapons were shown or fired at the Fair. 'There is no indication and no proof whatsoever that that occurred. It was a social media myth that ran rampant, but our officers that were there were obviously eyewitnesses to the entire incident and to the unruliness, and they said there were no shots that were fired,' said Shedd. One attendee was there with her family. She says that as they were leaving, they saw an officer rushing to where an incident must have occurred. They could tell from the moment they got to the fair that it was different and more hectic than in previous years. 'Next thing you know, you've got a big crowd of people screaming and running past us,' said Sheena Inglett at Saturday night's fair. 'My husband grabbed me and the baby, and we went beside a vendor, and she had us hide behind one of her curtains because nobody knew what was going on.' Inglett says she hopes attendees get refunds because some had just gotten to the Fair before they were forced to leave. Shedd says they are looking into videos. 'If we can prove that someone was an instigator, then they will definitely be charged,' said Shedd. The sheriff's office plans to provide more officers this weekend to ensure the safety of people who want to attend the Fair. 'Our plans for this this upcoming weekend is to bolster our efforts in security and have even more officers on hand so that nothing like this happens again,' said Shedd. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
