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News from the fields, farms and beyond… Cecil County Agriculture and Hostetter Grains have joined up to present a Grain Marketing meeting on April 6. This is a free, virtual meeting running from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Much like everyone and everything else, the pandemic has had an effect on grain prices and commodity crops. For that reason Bill Hostetter will offer listeners the tools he uses for successful marketing and tips for not just surviving, but thriving. To register and receive the Zo...

ELIZABETHTON — After a year of pandemic, with many of Elizabethton’s most beloved annual events canceled to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in 2020, the Elizabethton City Council is showing faith that 2021 will be a more normal year. The council unanimously approved several events that are likely to draw a large crowd. These include some of the longtime favorites, like the weekly downtown cruise-in. Others are first-time events, like the Music and Miles Half Mar...

Federal law enforcement officials are investigating at least one Key West-based labor supply company and possibly more, and the crackdown already appears to be impacting the supply of workers on the small island. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed the investigation in an email to The Key West Citizen on Thursday. “Unfortunately I am not able to discuss the case since it is part of an ongoing investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI),” said Nestor Yglesias...

CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey recently announced the top consumer complaints received in 2020 from Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Greenbrier, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers and Webster counties.

One year ago, as the novel coronavirus spread across the country, California became the first state to order residents to stay home unless engaged in essential activities. Gov. Gavin Newsom

DURING the past 12 months, we have all witnessed some remarkable events pertaining to electricity security. Last summer, California experienced rolling blackouts, while Texas recently suffered the same fate. While they were arguably not the single cause for either problem, renewables—specifically wind and/or solar—contributed greatly to these failures. This is an inherent problem when intermittent sources of electricity are added to the grid, while highly reliable non-intermittent sou...

CONWAY — Why didn’t any local companies bid on the Kennett High School window replacement project?

High school senior Ben Beattie has turned his hobby into a business selling fishing lures he makes at home.

KINGSPORT — Haggle Shop Antiques is closing June 30, which will wrap up an almost 60-year run for the Grills family’s antique business. Employees and dealers at the business confirmed the closure, which Joyce Grills announced in a letter to dealers in the antique mall in late February. Folks coming into the store Tuesday afternoon were asking about the closure. “It is with a heavy heart that I announce the closing of Haggle Shop Antiques on June 30, 2021,” Grills wrote in a ...

SHREVEPORT, La. -- Crawfish season is underway, and prices are falling as time gets further into the season. It usually starts mid-January until early July. But what trends can we expect this year?  Also have you thought of the process farms go through before selling crawfish to you? Meet the only local crawfish farm in Shreveport In our own backyard, in Caddo Parish, you will find Caddo Crawfish. The only farm in the area. Owner Smokey James said growing crawfish is more of a science than a...