Hoene, Hagen Winners at County Fair Talent Search

12-year-old Grace Hoene and 17-year-old Lynzee Hagen were the winners of the 2016 Effingham County Fair Talent Search Friday on the opening day of the fair.

Grace sang the Florida-Georgia Line hit, "H.O.L.Y.", accompanying herself on guitar to win the Junior Division of the competition, while Lynzee won the Senior Division with her vocal rendition of "She Used to be Mine". 

Cecelia and Lucy Annable finished second in the Junior Division with an instrumental performance of "Cripple Creek" on fiddle and banjo, while Holly Hulskotter finsihed second in the Senior Division with her vocal performance of "Don't Rain On My Parade". 

Other Junior Division performers were Madison Fear and Adiana Davidson, Emmerson Hansen, America Patton, Kally Wesselman, and Haley Rosch. Other Senior Division performers were Lydia Taylor, Andrew Moeller, Baylee LeFever and Jake Schumacher. A dance troupe from Exclusively Dance and last year's Senior Division winner Reagan Keck also performed at Friday night's event.

There was also time at the event to honor retiring Talent Search directors Kathy Peters and Diana Nuxoll, who completed 15 years of serving as directors.