Fuquay-Varina

Rickey Privette Jr. wins first-ever blue ribbon at the 2023 N.C. State Fair

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The 2024 N.C. State Fair is quickly approaching Oct. 17-27 and North Carolinians everywhere are feeling the excitement. Fuquay-Varina’s Rickey Privette Jr. is particularly looking forward to defending his “Best Large Watermelon” title from 2023. Best Large Watermelon- True to Type is one of the several classes in the State Fair’s pumpkins and watermelons competition … Read more

Wake County farm is older than the Declaration of Independence

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Not too many families can claim that their farm has been maintained in their family for more than 100 years. As a matter of fact, in North Carolina, less than 1,900 families are listed in the Century Farm Family Program, which has been around since the 1970s. Of those Century Farms, fewer than 300 of them … Read more