MORNING HEADLINES | The Coastal Carolina Fair will open Thursday with 65 rides across 180 acres off U.S. Highway 78 in Ladson. This year’s fair, which runs through Nov. 9, will include new attractions that are faster and taller than previous offerings and feature several new food items.
The fair includes a rodeo Monday through Wednesday, three stages of live music, a sea lion act, a petting zoo and a bunch of stuff to see in the creative arts building. New rides include the windmill-like Lightning and the biggest-yet Mega-Drop.
Attendees also will be able to find Nashville hot fried pickles, loaded popcorn chicken, blueberry-flavored lemonade and the “Pig Trough” — a banana split with six scoops of ice cream.
Tickets are available online or in-person at Circle K and the fairgrounds.
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