Farmer’s Day Festivities Draw Large Crowd to Union [Video]

WOAY-TV (Oak Hill, WV): This year’s Farmer’s Day in Union put many smiles on folks who flocked to Monroe County.

Race organizer Kim Estep told WOAY, “This is our third year of doing the race for the Fred Walker Memorial Scholarship Fund. My father was Fred Walker. We started a memorial fund for him when he passed in 2017. We continued to give scholarships in the community. We do some other things that help with the state fair and the dairy show there. So we’re a part of that. This year we’re giving some of the funds to the local cemetery here in Union. Lots of cemeteries are struggling to continue to stay afloat these days, so we’re helping to donate to the the cemetery for our community so that we can keep that looking nice.”

Chief Meteorologist Chad Merrill and Abby Dixon were the top male and female winners …