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Committee Recommends 'Carolina Classic' To Replace Dixie Classic Fair Name

Winston-Salem City Council members and city officials listen to information about the timeline and cost for changing the name of the Dixie Classic Fair during a committee meeting on October 15, 2019. KERI BROWN/WFDD

A new name is in the works for the Dixie Classic Fair. A Winston-Salem City Council committee moved forward a motion to rename the event Carolina Classic.

The recommendation will now head to the full council for a vote on Monday. But another moniker is under serious consideration. City Councilman John Larson is among those who prefer Piedmont Classic. He says he hopes whatever name is selected will represent the region.

“But we've got three people on the committee that favored Carolina Classic and you have three people sitting in that seemed to favor Piedmont. You know either term is sort of generic enough that we can work around it,” says Larson.

City officials say the deadline for providing the new name of the fair to various national and state associations comes up in November, so there's urgency in the matter.

They say nearly $100,000 is needed in the fair's budget to pay for new signage, painting, and other rebranding expenses at the fairgrounds.

Assistant City Manager Ben Rowe says that money will be a one-time expense and will come from fairgrounds reserves.

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Keri Brown is a multi-award winning reporter and host at 88.5 WFDD. She has been honored with two regional Edward R. Murrow awards for her stories about coal ash, and was named the 2015 radio reporter of the year by the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas (RTDNAC).Although she covers a variety of topics, her beats are environmental and education reporting.Keri comes to the Triad from West Virginia Public Broadcasting, where she served as the Chief Bureau Reporter for the Northern Panhandle. She produced stories for the state's Public Television and Radio programs and was honored by the West Virginia Associated Press Broadcasters Association for her feature and enterprise reporting.She also served as an adjunct instructor at Wheeling Jesuit University and Bethany College in West Virginia. She worked with the Center for Educational Technologies in Wheeling, WV, and other NASA centers across the country to develop several stories about the use of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) concepts in the classroom.Keri's journalism career began at WTRF-TV 7 in Wheeling. She worked in several roles at the station, including the head assignment editor. She also was a field producer and assignment manager at WPGH-TV Fox 53 in Pittsburgh.Keri is a graduate of Ohio University. When she's not in the studio or working on a story, she enjoys watching college football with her family, cooking, and traveling.Keri is always looking for another great story idea, so please share them with her. You can follow her on Twitter @kerib_news.

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