Press Releases

Chelsie Troxel of Angier snagged a blue ribbon and bragging rights for her Sweet & Spicy Loaded Nachos recipe in the N.C. State Fair’s Home Chef Loaded Nachos Challenge Oct. 13 presented by N.C. State Wolfpack Basketball. Her winning recipe earned her $500.

An Autumn Harvest Breakfast Bake recipe by Lisa Jolley of Raleigh took home first-place honors and $500 Monday, Oct. 17, in the Morning Mayhem Buster: Make-ahead Breakfast Challenge presented by Superior Sleep Experience. 

Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler inducted four new members into the N.C. State Fair Livestock Hall of Fame Sunday at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh.

The Maple Hill Loopers returned to the Winner’s Circle to win their eighth N.C. State Fair Tobacco Looping Contest Friday, Oct. 14. The team is made up of husband and wife Sandy and Ken Jones of
Maple Hill and Michael Sunday of Hendersonville.

Giant pumpkins and watermelons had their day at the Fair earlier this week to ensure they are in place in time for fairgoers arrival. Fairgoers can see and photograph these giant beauties in the Agri
Supply Expo Center at the N.C. State Fair, Oct. 13-23.

The North Carolina Forestry Association (NCFA) and the N.C Forest Service will recognize the economic contributions of the state’s forest products industry during National Forest Products Week Oct. 16-22.

The N.C. Structural Pest Control Committee recently approved settlement agreements for cases in Brunswick, Buncombe, Cabarrus, Robeson, Wake and Yadkin counties at its recent meeting in Raleigh. Following are the agreements:

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The Robert G. Shaw Piedmont Triad Farmers Market will host a Touch-a-Truck event Saturday, Oct. 8, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost is $5 per person or $20 per family.

The 2022 N.C. State Fair will continue to offer several special days that fairgoers have come to love each year. Unique access and discounts on gate admission tickets are part of the fun for the fair that runs Oct. 13-23 at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh.