July 17, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
Jayson Knowles and Brinley Hale were crowned Little Mister and Miss at the DeKalb County Fair Tuesday night.
Knowles is the 4 year old son of Mark and Donna Pedigo of Smithville and Hale is the 5 year old daughter of Leslie and Austin Maxwell of Alexandria.
They succeed the 2018 Little Mister and Miss Jackson Denton Duke and Clara Ruth Cox. Duke is the 5 year old son of John and Whitney Duke of Smithville and Cox is the 5 year old daughter of Brandon and Whitney Cox of Smithville.
The pageants featured contestants ages 4-6.
First runner-up in the Little Miss contest was MaKenlee Faith Collier, the 4 year old daughter of Brooke Snyder of Smithville and Matthew Collier of Alexandria
Eden Donnell of Alexandria, was second runner-up. She is the 5 year old daughter of Travis and Amber Donnell.
Third runner-up was Alayna Hendrixson, the 4 year old daughter of Amanda and J.J. Hendrixson of Smithville.
Katy Jo Bowen, the 5 year old daughter of Joseph and Kimberly Bowen of Smithville was fourth runner-up.
Arraya Jenae Taylor was Most Photogenic. She is the 6 year old daughter of Angie Taylor of Smithville
The Miss Manners honor went to Anniston Faith Davidson, the 4 year old daughter of Trista Atnip and Robert Davidson of Smithville.
Others in the top ten were Arraya Jenae Taylor, 6 year old daughter of Angie Taylor of Smithville; Anniston Faith Davidson, 4 year old daughter of Trista Atnip and Robert Davidson of Smithville; Lakelyn Taylor Rushing, 5 year old daughter of Allison Taylor of Smithville; Paisley Marie Hale, 4 year old daughter of Andrea Cantrell and Chad Hale of Smithville; and Emma Laray Thomason, the 5 year old daughter of Nathan and Ashlee Thomason of Liberty.
Other participants were Aydalyn Elizabeth Cook, 5 year old daughter of Cora Beth Rhody and Dustin Cook of Smithville; Addison Paige Curtis, 6 year old daughter of Heather Page and John Curtis of Smithville; Adelann Jean Taylor, 4 year old daughter of Pete and Jessica Taylor of Smithville; Shaniya Bates, 5 year old daughter of Tom and Chyna Bates of Liberty; Maddie Moore, 4 year old daughter of Andrew and Ali Moore of Smithville; and Willow Rose Jackson, 5 year old daughter of Jamie Jackson and Nick Byrge of Alexandria.