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Greene County commissioners approve USDA school financing application after contentious meeting with closed session

SNOW HILL — The Greene County Board of Commissioners approved applying for up to $14 million in USDA Rural Development financing Monday for school construction-related projects, including a new elementary school, relocation of administrative offices and a new bus garage, after one commissioner questioned whether the matter was appropriate for closed-session discussion.

Local area impacted by ground beef recall

Lakeside Refrigerated Services, a Swedesboro, N.J. establishment, is recalling approximately 120,872 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O103, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

Emergency loans available with Farm Service Agency

On March 1, 2021, Agriculture Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack declared a natural disaster in the State of North Carolina based on production losses caused by excessive rain that occurred January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. As a result of this natural disaster, three North Carolina counties were declared eligible for Federal disaster assistance, including Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency (EM) loans for eligible family farmers.