THURSDAY AT THE SOUTH CAOLINA STATE FAIR (THE STATE)

The front gate traffic was heavy at the South Carolina State Fair Thursday. – Tim Dominick/tdominick@thestate.com/

Carolina Culbreath, 6, of Columbia, paused between games for an ice cream at the South Carolina State Fair Thursday

Dennis Lee, aka Denny the Clown, gets his photo take with Margaret Dillon, of Camden at the South Carolina State Fair Thursday.

Fairgoers enjoy the food at the South Carolina State Fair Thursday.