From staff reports
BEAUMONT — This year’s South Texas State Fair is another casualty of Hurricane Ike. On Friday, the Young Men’s Business League announced the annual festivities normally held at Ford Park are canceled.
YMBL organizers said Ford Park will continue for some time to be a staging area for Hurricane-related disaster recovery equipment. Additionally, hotel rooms are scarce for vendors coming into the area to set up midway rides and fair food booths.
Local volunteers are working to get their lives and businesses back in order. Without their efforts, fair officials said, it is not possible put on a successful fair.
