Left to right, father Caleb Sheets, daughter Hadlynn Sheets and wife and mother Kelsey Sheets prepare Hadlynn and her orange dress for the 2025 Appalachian Fair’s Baby Show late Saturday morning in Gray. The family is from the Kingsport area, and Hadlynn won the Little Miss Personality in the ages 13-24 months bracket.
Jeanie Gammons of Blountville, right, holds her 22-month-old granddaughter Charlotte Ketron of Kingsport during a break in the 2025 Appalachian Baby Show Saturday at the Gray Fairgrounds. They wore color-coordinated blue outfits.
A monther helps her daughter present to the three judges at the 2025 Appalachian Fair Baby Show in the ages 13-24 months categories. This was Saturday at the Fairgrounds in Gray.Â
Another mother helps her daughter present to the three judges at the 2025 Appalachian Fair Baby Show in the ages 13-24 months categories. This was Saturday at the Gray Fairgrounds.
Appalachian Fair 2025 Baby Show, Best Developed Girls, Ages 6-12 Months
Appalachian Fair 2025 Baby Show Girls ages 6-12 months, Prettiest and Best Personality.
This is from Saturday, Aug. 23, as contestants with their parent walked the "cat walk" in front of the Museum Stage.
Appalachian Fair 2025 Baby Show, Best Developed Girls, Ages 13-24 Months
Here is another angle on the group of five girls in the 12-24-month age range who placed 1st-5th in the 2025 Appalachian Fair Baby Show at the Gray Fairgrounds Saturday on the Museum Stage. They won in the Best Developed Girls Category.
Appalachian Fair 2025 Baby Contest, Girls Ages 13-24 months, Prettiests and Little Miss Personality, 24-month-old Hadlynn Sheets of the Kingsport area on the far right.
Appalachian Fair 2025 Baby Show Best Developed Boys, 6-12 months
Appalachian Fair 2025 Baby Show Boys, ages 6-12 months, Most Handsome, five awards, and Mr. Personality, one award.
Appalachian Fair 2025 Baby Contest Boys Ages 13-24 Mondays, Best Developed
Appalachian Fair Boys aged 13-24 Months, Most Handsome and Mr. Personality.
Appalachian Fair 2025 Baby Contest Twins, Ages 6-12 months
Taken Saturday morning, Aug. 23, 2025
Handmade items accompanied by ribbons the makers won Saturday, the last day of the 2025 Appalachian Fair in Gray
The Ferris wheel was turning Saturday, Aug. 23, the last day of the 2025 Appalachian Fair in Gray. Skies much of the day were overcast or partly cloudy.
Riders of a rotating swing ride at the 2025 Appalachian Fair i Gray Saturday morning look almost like darkended silhouettes on a canvas of an Aug. 23 mostly overcast sky. The fair wound up its 99th run Saturday.
Left to right, father Caleb Sheets, daughter Hadlynn Sheets and wife and mother Kelsey Sheets prepare Hadlynn and her orange dress for the 2025 Appalachian Fair’s Baby Show late Saturday morning in Gray. The family is from the Kingsport area, and Hadlynn won the Little Miss Personality in the ages 13-24 months bracket.
Left to right, father Caleb Sheets, daughter Hadlynn Sheets and wife and mother Kelsey Sheets prepare Hadlynn and her orange dress for the 2025 Appalachian Fair’s Baby Show late Saturday morning in Gray. The family is from the Kingsport area, and Hadlynn won the Little Miss Personality in the ages 13-24 months bracket.
Jeanie Gammons of Blountville, right, holds her 22-month-old granddaughter Charlotte Ketron of Kingsport during a break in the 2025 Appalachian Baby Show Saturday at the Gray Fairgrounds. They wore color-coordinated blue outfits.
A monther helps her daughter present to the three judges at the 2025 Appalachian Fair Baby Show in the ages 13-24 months categories. This was Saturday at the Fairgrounds in Gray.Â
Another mother helps her daughter present to the three judges at the 2025 Appalachian Fair Baby Show in the ages 13-24 months categories. This was Saturday at the Gray Fairgrounds.
Appalachian Fair 2025 Baby Show, Best Developed Girls, Ages 6-12 Months
Appalachian Fair 2025 Baby Show Girls ages 6-12 months, Prettiest and Best Personality.
This is from Aug. 23, 2025.
This is from Saturday, Aug. 23, as contestants with their parent walked the "cat walk" in front of the Museum Stage.
Appalachian Fair 2025 Baby Show, Best Developed Girls, Ages 13-24 Months
Here is another angle on the group of five girls in the 12-24-month age range who placed 1st-5th in the 2025 Appalachian Fair Baby Show at the Gray Fairgrounds Saturday on the Museum Stage. They won in the Best Developed Girls Category.
Appalachian Fair 2025 Baby Contest, Girls Ages 13-24 months, Prettiests and Little Miss Personality, 24-month-old Hadlynn Sheets of the Kingsport area on the far right.
Appalachian Fair 2025 Baby Show Best Developed Boys, 6-12 months
Appalachian Fair 2025 Baby Show Boys, ages 6-12 months, Most Handsome, five awards, and Mr. Personality, one award.
Appalachian Fair 2025 Baby Contest Boys Ages 13-24 Mondays, Best Developed
Appalachian Fair Boys aged 13-24 Months, Most Handsome and Mr. Personality.
Appalachian Fair 2025 Baby Contest Twins, Ages 6-12 months
Taken Saturday morning, Aug. 23, 2025
Handmade items accompanied by ribbons the makers won Saturday, the last day of the 2025 Appalachian Fair in Gray
Riders of a rotating swing ride at the 2025 Appalachian Fair i Gray Saturday morning look almost like darkended silhouettes on a canvas of an Aug. 23 mostly overcast sky. The fair wound up its 99th run Saturday.
GRAY — The annual Baby Show at the Appalachian Fair saw Tri-Cities contestants from ages 6-12 and 13-24 months compete Saturday, the last day of the 2025 fair.The show was on the Museum Stage at the Gray Fairgrounds off Interstate 26.
In the ages 6-12 months bracket for Best Developed, Charlotte Jones won top honors for the girls and Parker Ford for the boys, while Prettiest Girl went to Layla Hazhkostopoious and Beckham Tipton won Most Handsome Boy. Miss Personality was Lainey Wallan, and Mr. Personality was Hayes Doan.
For ages 13-24 months, Best Developed Girl was Kimber Jones and Best Developed Boy Arthur Sweeney. Prettiest Girl was won by Lilliana Hernandez-Nguyens, while Cohne Roberts was named Most Handsome Boy. Hadlynn Sheets won Miss Personality, and Traven Campbell Mr. Personality.
And in the twins category, ages 6-24 months, among two entries, Hudson and Hadley Balch won first and Madlelyn and Authea Kakos won second. However, the girls ages 13-24 months category was more crowded, drawing 34 entrants.
Three judges chose the winners in various categories, picking winners from locations including Erwin, Kingsport, Jonesborough, Blountville and other parts of the Tri-Cities.
The Ferris wheel was turning Saturday, Aug. 23, the last day of the 2025 Appalachian Fair in Gray. Skies much of the day were overcast or partly cloudy.
By RICK WAGNER rwagner@sixriversmedia.comOvercast to partly cloudy skies marked the late morning and mid-afternoon of the 99th annual fair, with parents, grandparents and other family member gathered in front of the Museum Stage to see if their their young ones won or placed.
Some of the 35 contestants in the 13-24 months bracket eventually got a bit fidgety in the humidity, despite clouds keeping temperatures at bay.
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