Behind the scenes with…Carol Turner, livestock office manager
What began as a temporary gig helping a friend, has turned into 25 years of service for Carol Turner, the N.C. State Fair livestock office manager. Carol oversees a six-person staff and coordinates with superintendents for each of the animal species during the Fair. For the past several weeks, she has been camped out in the Gate 9 ticket booth preparing for this year’s show. Her staff will join her in the Graham Building after Labor Day, where they’ll remain throughout the Fair. One of the biggest challenges for Carol this year is converting the old entry database to new software. The software, Blue Ribbon, will be used to…