No fair! Amusement vendor cancels annual attraction

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  • Paradise Amusements staged some equipment at the Lions Club Fairgrounds in Gray but pulled the plug on the Lions Club’s annual event after a state of emergency was declared by Gov. Brian Kemp ahead of Hurricane Ian’s landfall. DEBBIE LURIE-SMITH/Staff
    Paradise Amusements staged some equipment at the Lions Club Fairgrounds in Gray but pulled the plug on the Lions Club’s annual event after a state of emergency was declared by Gov. Brian Kemp ahead of Hurricane Ian’s landfall. DEBBIE LURIE-SMITH/Staff

    The Jones County Lions Club Fair was a no go this year because of the uncertainty of hurricane Ian, and the disappointment was shared by the community and Lions Club members.

    A Facebook post Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 27, the day the fair was due to open at 6 p.m., was the first inkling to the public that the 2022 fair was in jeopardy. More bad news came Wednesday evening, following the declaration o…