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Driving home one evening this week, I called my wife to ask what was for dinner. There was a long pause and, for a second, I could hear a deep sigh. I could hear the […]

One recent weekend, my wife and I drove to Raleigh to have lunch with friends. We drove up early, wanting to go to the big flea market at the N.C. State Fairgrounds. We figured we […]

If you didn’t attend the Richmond County 4-H Goat Show last week, you missed quite the event. Forty-four youth from Richmond, Alamance, Hoke, Johnston, Montgomery, Randolph, Rockingham, Scotland and Stanly counties showed 80 boer goats […]

We have reached a point in time that children and teenagers pretty much dread and adults are mostly on the fence about. It’s a transitional time, especially here in this neck of the woods, where […]

As summer begins to wind down, several pests can make their appearance and cause consternation. Seemingly appearing out of nowhere, these critters can damage plants in the landscape and garden. Being able to recognize the […]

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve mentioned Cooper in this column, and he has become rather perturbed. He was online the other day and discovered I had written a column about Hobbs, the cat […]

Summer vacation is a wonderful time for our Richmond County kids. Students are excited to be out of school and take on the heat with days at the pool or beach, taking it easy in […]

The 2018 4-H Farm Credit Showmanship Circuit season has begun! Carolina Farm Credit and Cape Fear Farm Credit proudly sponsor the circuit, providing financing to operate it. The county shows are in both Farm Credit […]