In addition to rides and food, the fair will feature a mountain music festival, agriculture exhibits, and various crafts.

Ride inspectors with the N.C. Department of Labor are inspecting 95 rides at the state fair this year.

Food vendors are already setting up for the 31st Mountain State Fair. It starts on Friday, Sept. 5, at the WNC Agricultural ...

There are 96 rides at this year's fair and state inspectors are working their way through each ride ahead of opening day on Thursday.

It has been a community event since it began in 1885 and has an atmosphere of community reunion for residents but has been ...