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Drew Herridge provides an update on the upcoming 2026 Marshall-Putnam County Fair.

Drew Herridge with the Marshall-Putnam County Fair Board joined Ken Peel on Wake Up Tri-Counties to give an update for the 2026 Marshall-Putnam Fair. The Marshall-Putnam County Fair is celebrating 105 years with a packed schedule in Henry, running July 15th through 19th, with pageant activities beginning July 12th. Drew Herridge, Director and Chairman of Events, says the fair remains free to enter with free parking every day. Highlights include Wednesday’s kickoff dinner and wine tasting, Kids Fun Day on Thursday, the demolition derby on Friday, and America’s PPL pull on Saturday. The biggest draw is Thursday night’s concert featuring Scotty McCreery, with Taylor Bruninga and Cody Calkins opening. Fair details and tickets are available at marshallputnamfair.org and on Facebook. Scotty McCreery has been a household name for nearly half of his life, making history in 2011 as the first country artist and the youngest male artist of any genre to debut his first studio album, the Platinum-certified *Clear as Day*, at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. The 31-year-old has sold over 4 million albums and achieved 6 No. 1 hits: the recent “Cab in a Solo,” the RIAA…

People in this episode

Host: Ken Peel

Guest: Drew Herridge

Topics covered

• Marshall-Putnam County Fair
• event updates
• concerts
• community news
• local events

Keywords

• Marshall-Putnam Fair
• Drew Herridge
• Scotty McCreery
• concert
• community event

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Marshall-Putnam County Fair Board, marshallputnamfair.org

Books & works: Clear as Day, Rise & Fall, Scooter & Friends

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