The Fulton County Fair Foundation has awarded $6,000 to graduating seniors active in the county, district and state fairs. The foundation awarded six $1,000 scholarships to graduates who have met the guidelines for the fair scholarship program.The recipients of the $1,000 scholarship are Tessa Barnett, Kyle Knight, Anna Neal, Rory Walling, Laken Bailey and Kathrine Newman.
Barnett, Knight, Neal and Walling are graduates of Salem High School.
Barnett has been involved in the Fulton County Fair and the North Central Arkansas District Fair livestock shows for nine years. She has also shown livestock at the Arkansas State Fair for four years. Barnett is a member of the Salem FFA Chapter and has served as chapter secretary for two years. She is also a member of the Salem Livestock Show Team. She has donated hours to projects for her school and community. Barnett is always willing to help the younger livestock exhibitors in the barn, whether it is helping them get their animal back to the stall or guiding a pig back into the pen. Barnett will attend Arkansas Tech University to pursue an accounting degree.
Knight is Student Council president and is a member of the Outdoor Adventure 4-H Club. Knight has been involved in the Fulton County Fair for the past five years and the North Central Arkansas District Fair for one year. He is a Fulton County Fair ambassador and serves as assistant superintendent in the field crops and horticulture department. Knight is always willing to volunteer for the Fulton County Fair off-season events and donates many hours to the fair and to other community service projects through the Student Council and his 4-H club. He plans to attend Arkansas State University and become a physical therapy assistant.
Neal is president of the Salem FFA Chapter and a member of the Salem Livestock Show Team and the 4-H Livestock Club. Neal started showing in the livestock department at the county fair at the young age of 4. The 2020 fair will be her 14th year to be a Fulton County Fair exhibitor. She has shown in the district fair for 10 years and the state fair for seven years. She has exhibited all species of livestock, as well as handicrafts, quilting and baked goods. Neal is a Fulton County Fair ambassador and serves as assistant superintendent of the handicraft department. She is always helping others at the county and district fairs. The “Best of The Best” is a highly-competitive competition at the district fair, and Neal set a goal to win that award. She reached that goal at the 2018 district fair. Neal will attend Arkansas Tech University and will major in agricultural education.
Walling has exhibited in the Fulton County Fair for 10 years, showing beef cattle, market swine and poultry in the livestock department and photography, handicrafts, horticulture and artwork in the creative arts department. Walling has shown beef cattle in the district fair and photography in the Arkansas State Fair. Walling serves as assistant superintendent of the handicraft and woodworking departments at the Fulton County Fair and is a Fulton County Fair ambassador. She is always available to assist with special days at the county fair honoring the veterans and seniors and helps with Kids’ Day each year. She is a Fulton County 4-H Club member. Walling is always willing to help the younger exhibitors with their exhibits in the barn and doing whatever needs to be done to make the livestock shows run smoothly. You can always find Walling helping with off-season events at the Fulton County Fairgrounds. Walling plans to attend Arkansas State University and earn a degree in education, with a major and minor in history and English.
Bailey is a Mammoth Spring High School graduate. Bailey became involved in the Fulton County Fair at an early age as a 4-H member and showed poultry and creative arts exhibits. She represented Fulton County as the Junior Fair queen at the Arkansas State Fair and competed in the North Central Arkansas District Fair Queen Pageant. She is a Junior Fair ambassador and is always willing to help with fair events and other projects in the community. She served as assistant superintendent in the food preparation department at the 2019 Fulton County Fair. She plans to attend the honors college at Arkansas State University and pursue a degree in occupational therapy.
Newman is a Mountain Home Christian Academy graduate. Newman was also enrolled in part-time classes at Salem High School. She is a Fulton County Fair ambassador and a member of the Fulton County 4-H Horse Club. Newman started exhibiting in the county fair in the creative arts and livestock departments at the age of 6 and has exhibited in the North Central Arkansas District Fair for five years. She also exhibited in the Arkansas State Fair, where she received a Best of Show Award. In 2018, she won Senior Dairy Showmanship at the district fair and competed in the Best of the Best Competition. She is assistant superintendent of the food preparation department at the Fulton County Fair and has won many awards in the creative arts, horse show, dairy and sheep departments. Newman plans to attend Arkansas State University-Mountain Home and obtain an associate degree before transferring to John Brown University to pursue a career in the medical field.
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