The annual “Ready, Set, Go!” Children’s Health and Safety Fair, focusing on ages up to age 5, takes place Saturday, Aug. 22 from  9 a.m. to noon at Edgewater Mall
The free event will feature screenings for vision, hearing, physical growth and speech/language development. Also available will be safety information for homes, on the water, in the water and bicyclists and school buses riders.
Smokey Bear and McGruff the crime-fighting dog also are expected to appear at the fair.
Children will be able to make their own first-aid kits and see the Mr. Germ Glow.
Sponsors of the event are IP Casino Resort Spa, Biloxi Excel By 5, Biloxi Public Schools, AMR and the City of Biloxi.
