FEATURED COVER STORY
Coosa Valley Fair Association by John Paul Cooper, 2021 President
I
Our Community Building
t is summer in Rome, GA.
exciting carnival rides and shows
However, fall is just around
to Rome. Jurassic Kingdom will
will be full of live flowers, canned
the corner and the Board of
be returning with its live Dinosaur
goods, local vegetables, quilts,
Directors of The Coosa Valley
Show, along with their Aquatic
garments, and toys, all of which
Fair Association are hard at
Acrobatic Show that is guaranteed
are made by local folks for local
work preparing for “Fall’s Finest
to please.
competition. The Coosa Valley
Festival”—The Coosa Valley Fair.
Rome City Schools and Floyd
Fair is not just a county fair, it is a
This year will bring thrills and
County Schools students are going
regional fair showcasing Northwest
chills with rides and acts that
to provide art and pottery pieces
Georgia’s talent across every
promise to have something for
that showcase our local hometown
imaginable spectrum.
everyone—young and old.
artistic talent. We will also be
Our Village Building will once
showing local photography of
again be full of local businesses
dozens of rides and carnival games
various age groups and skill levels
that want to show you what they
that will challenge everyone’s
that encourages participation from
gaming skills. Wade Shows is a
everyone in our community. You do
national carnival provider that
not have to be a professional to enter
has worked with the Coosa Valley
any of our exhibits, you need only
Fair for decades, bringing safe and
have a desire to show your stuff.
Wade Shows is returning with
22 // September 2021
