North Carolina Farmers Appreciation Day

During the Inaugural North Carolina Farmers Appreciation Day, the Farmer of the Year and Young Farmer of the Year were recognized, and all the state’s farmers were honored at a celebration dinner at the N.C. State Fairgrounds. Special guest and keynote speaker was former United States Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue.

Legislation to restart Maysville's Housing Project

Wednesday afternoon, the NC Senate approved Senate Bill 382. The bill provides the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) with an additional $50M along with directing NCORR to sign the subrecipient agreements to proceed with the projects it obligated in Round 3 of the Affordable Housing Development Fund by December 31, 2024.   

Cooking with Tammy Kelly: Friendsgiving!!

Yep, Friendsgiving, the word is a mix up of “friends” and “Thanksgiving” and the idea is to spend an evening near the Thanksgiving Holiday with your best buds.  Apparently the “younger” generation has been celebrating this for several years, but my more “tenured” generation has finally caught up.