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Juneteenth enjoys inaugural year at fairgrounds
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The annual Juneteenth celebration played host to hundreds of festival-goers as it marked the first year in its new location at Warren County Fairgrounds.“When we started this several years ago, we wanted to begin a tradition that would carry on,” said co-founder Wayne Wolford. “Now it’s continued, grown and moved to the fairgrounds.”Juneteenth was the brainchild of Young Men United, a local service organization which seeks to guide youth on a straight path.The story behind Juneteenth goes back to the Lone Star State shortly after the Civil War. It was on June 19, 1865 that Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas and announced all slaves had been freed.