Sebastian County’s Elizabeth Merritt named Grand Champion
LITTLE ROCK (Oct. 24, 2021) — Junior Talent winners were awarded during Saturday afternoon’s competition at the Arkansas State Fair.
Elizabeth Merritt of Greenwood, AR, won Grand Champion honors. Merritt won with an instrumental solo, playing “The Orange Blossom Special” on fiddle before a capacity crowd at Arkansas Hall on the State Fairgrounds in Little Rock.
Winners include:
GRAND CHAMPION: Elizabeth Merritt, Greenwood, AR (Sebastian County)
VOCAL SOLO
Rebekah Ward, Conway, AR (Faulkner County)
DANCE SOLO
Hadley Emerson, Magnolia, AR (Columbia County)
INSTRUMENTAL
Caleb Humphrey, Delight, AR (Southwest District)
VARIETY
Jadyn Askins, Conway, AR (Faulkner County)
VOCAL GROUP
Kayla Gunter & Kyla Gunter, Ozark, AR (Franklin County)
DANCE GROUP
Southern Belles, North Little Rock, AR (Pulaski County)
The 2021 Arkansas State Fair concludes Oct. 24 at the State Fairgrounds in Little Rock.