Entries by Bill Harris

Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Pine Thinning

If you have a stand of pine trees on your property and plan to harvest them you may want to consider thinning out the stand to increase growth and profit.  Wayne Rowland, of the Vance County Extension Service, explained the reasons for this on Monday’s Local Skinny. “Cutting and removal of trees is used to […]

Ridgeway Opry House Plans To Re-Open In March

The sounds of tinkling mandolins, plucking banjos, strummed guitars, thumping bass, sawing fiddles and beautiful bluegrass singing has been quiet at the Ridgeway Opry House for several months according to Frieda Harlowe. She also has plans to re-open in March. Harlowe spoke with WIZS News on Monday and said the pandemic has been the cause […]

Home And Garden Show

On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. If you have brushy areas you can clean that brush out now because you can see what you are cutting. Be very cautious about using bulk manure or hay as a mulch or amendment in your garden due to the risk of herbicide carryover. […]

Franklin County Seeks Input regarding EMS

Franklin County is seeking community input in regard to Emergency Medical Services (EMS) within Franklin County via a brief survey. The survey can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CGCZR2W or on the County’s EMS website at https://www.franklincountync.us/services/emergency-services. If you are interested in sharing your input, this brief survey will be available until Wednesday, February 2, 2022. The […]