Going Hog Wild in Martin County
August 21, 2021
FAIRMONT — Residents of Martin County can soon expect to see dozens of hog statues at businesses and other establishments. Going Hog Wild hopes to serve as a way to draw attraction and tourism by promoting businesses, organizations and cities throughout the county. Jeff Rouse, downtown ...
Artists needed for area project
November 5, 2021
FAIRMONT— Calling all area artists. You’re needed for a community project. Going Hog Wild hopes to serve as a way to draw attraction and tourism by promoting businesses, organizations and cities throughout Martin County. Going Hog Wild is a collaboration between Project 1590, Martin ...
Area artists move project forward
February 24, 2022
FAIRMONT—Several months ago, a call was put out looking for area artists to work on a community project— painting hog statues. Going Hog Wild hopes to serve as a way to draw attraction and tourism by promoting businesses, organizations and cities throughout Martin County. Going Hog Wild is ...
Hog statues unveiled
May 27, 2022
FAIRMONT— The anticipation of many ended Thursday evening as 34 hog statues were finally unveiled in downtown Fairmont. The statues, painted by area artists, will go out to a variety of businesses and organizations throughout Martin County. The project was done by Going Hog Wild in Martin ...
Next round of hog statues underway
August 17, 2022
FAIRMONT— Going Hog Wild is in the midst of its second installment of hog statues to be sprinkled across Martin County. Three of them were unveiled Tuesday afternoon at the Martin County Fair. Going Hog Wild started in the summer of 2021 with a goal of drawing attraction and tourism by ...