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Everyone who received Food and Nutrition Services for July by Aug. 4 in the 11 approved counties will receive an additional 40 percent of their July 2020 benefits to replace food lost as result of the extended power outages. Approved counties include Bertie, Brunswick, Camden, Gates, Jones, Martin, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender and Washington.
After careful consideration and due to the continued uncertainty of conditions come October, the N.C. State Fair will not be held in 2020. The fair was scheduled to take place Oct. 15 through 25.
The N.C. Pesticide Board recently approved the following settlement agreements. Settlements involved cases in Cleveland, Edgecombe, Lenoir, Martin, Mecklenburg, Rowan and Union counties. Cases included instances of pesticide drift, applying pesticides without a license and improper buying and selling of pesticides.
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler recently named Andrew “Andy” Meier of La Grange as the new director of the Property and Construction Division in the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
The emerald ash borer, a harmful invasive insect, was recently detected in Lenoir County.
