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Many have climbed but no winners yet

GREENVILLE – Fair goers have heard repeatedly over the loudspeaker… climb the wall and win $100. As of Tuesday afternoon, many have tried but none have succeeded. The Rock Wall is located at the south end of the fairgrounds near such notable rides as the Zipper, and just east of the Ferris Wheel and Merry-Go-Round.

“I’ve seen rock climbers, tree climbers – they come up, flex their muscles – and they don’t make it,” said Robin Newberry, whose late husband used to own it. “He made it once.” She added the ones who do make it are the ones you would least expect. “It’s more the younger people, teens and kids.”

Newberry said her son, 10-year-old Charley, has made it to the top more than once. She also remembered a 24-year-old girl made it...

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