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Fancy Farm Picnic 2017 in Photos and Sound

WKMS | By Taylor Inman,

Ebony Clark, Matt Markgraf

Published August 5, 2017 at 8:31 PM EDT

A non-election year didn’t stop an enthusiastic crowd from showing up to this year’s 137th Fancy Farm Picnic in Graves County.

The annual political event is a fundraiser for Saint Jerome Catholic Church that can serve up anything from mudslinging politicians to barbecue and ice cream.

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Emcee former Democratic House Speaker Bobby Richardson

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks with Democratic House Minority Floor Leader Rocky Adkins

Support for Congressman James Comer in the crowd

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell leaves before Democrats speak.

House Minority Floor Leader Rocky Adkins

Libertarian National Committee Chair Nicholas Sarwark

Rocky Adkins and Jeff Hoover chat at Fancy Farm

Libertarian Nat. Comm. Chair Nicholas Sarwark backstage

"Gatewood's Legacy" a fedora-clad fixture of Fancy Farm, Gatewood Galbraith died in 2012.

As quickly as it was filled, the stage is again empty. Until next year!

Taylor Inman

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Ebony Clark

Ebony Clark is a student at Murray State University majoring in computer science. She was born in Brownsville, Tennessee. Ebony has served as a reporter for 4-H congress in Nashville, TN where she spoke with several state leaders and congressmen. Ebony enjoys writing poetry and spoken work and competed in Tennessee's Poetry Out Loud competition hosted by the arts council in Nashville,TN.

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