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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
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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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Entering Fancy Farm
Matt Markgraf, WKMS / Fancy Farm
Fancy Farm Crowd
Taylor Inman, WKMS / Fancy Farm
Fancy Farm
Matt Markgraf, WKMS / Fancy Farm
Fancy Farm Crowd
Taylor Inman, WKMS / Fancy Farm
Bingo, a Fancy Farm Tradition
Matt Markgraf, WKMS / Fancy Farm
Matt Markgraf, WKMS / Fancy Farm
Mark Wilson
Matt Markgraf, WKMS / Fancy Farm
Emcee former Democratic House Speaker Bobby Richardson
Matt Markgraf, WKMS / Fancy Farm
State Senator Stan Humphries
Matt Markgraf, WKMS / Fancy Farm
State Rep. Richard Heath
Matt Markgraf, WKMS / Fancy Farm
Kentucky House Speaker Jeff Hoover
Matt Markgraf, WKMS / Fancy Farm
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
Matt Markgraf, WKMS / Fancy Farm
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks with Democratic House Minority Floor Leader Rocky Adkins
Matt Markgraf, WKMS / Fancy Farm
Congressman James Comer
Matt Markgraf, WKMS / Fancy Farm
Support for Congressman James Comer in the crowd
Matt Markgraf, WKMS / Fancy Farm
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell leaves before Democrats speak.
Matt Markgraf, WKMS / Fancy Farm
Fancy Farm crowd
Matt Markgraf, WKMS / Fancy Farm
House Minority Floor Leader Rocky Adkins
Matt Markgraf, WKMS / Fancy Farm
Attorney General Andy Beshear
Matt Markgraf, WKMS / Fancy Farm
Ag Commissioner Ryan Quarles
Matt Markgraf, WKMS / Fancy Farm
Auditor Mike Harmon
Matt Markgraf, WKMS / Fancy Farm
Libertarian National Committee Chair Nicholas Sarwark
Matt Markgraf, WKMS / Fancy Farm
Barbecue, a Fancy Farm tradition
Matt Markgraf, WKMS / Fancy Farm
Rocky Adkins and Jeff Hoover chat at Fancy Farm
Matt Markgraf, WKMS / Fancy Farm
Congressman James Comer backstage
Matt Markgraf, WKMS / Fancy Farm
Auditor Mike Harmon
Matt Markgraf, WKMS / Fancy Farm
Sen. Stan Humphries backstage
Matt Markgraf, WKMS / Fancy Farm
Libertarian Nat. Comm. Chair Nicholas Sarwark backstage
Matt Markgraf, WKMS / Fancy Farm
"Gatewood's Legacy" a fedora-clad fixture of Fancy Farm, Gatewood Galbraith died in 2012.
Matt Markgraf, WKMS / Fancy Farm
As quickly as it was filled, the stage is again empty. Until next year!
Matt Markgraf, WKMS / Fancy Farm

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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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Matt Markgraf
Matt "McG" Markgraf joined the WKMS News Team in January 2007, while pursuing his bachelorâââ
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