Entries by Bill Harris

SportsTalk: Former KVA Baseball Standout R.J. Johnson Returns To NC

Rutgers University in New Jersey may seem like a long ways away from North Carolina but former Kerr Vance Academy and current Rutgers standout baseball player R. J. Johnson gets back to the area more than one might think.  “We are here almost every weekend,” Johnson said on SportsTalk.  Johnson and Rutgers were in the […]

SportsTalk: KVA Baseball Finally Gets On The Field

Like so many other schools in the area, Kerr Vance Academy has had trouble getting in games due to the recent wet weather.  “Our first five games were rained out,” head coach Mike Rigsbee said on Thursday’s SportsTalk.  The school has only just this week gotten on the field.  They lost their opener 3-0 against […]

Home And Garden Show

On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. Purchase a good soil thermometer Continue pruning. Increase pollination of your garden by purchasing Honey bees or contacting a beekeeper to place a hive on your property Cool season broadleaf weeds are already blooming and setting seed. Try growing a vegetable that you haven’t […]

SportsTalk: Hammett Rebuilds JF Webb Softball

It was only a couple of years ago that JF Webb had no softball team.  Covid and a lack players meant the program had become dormant.  That has all changed with Corey Hammett.  Last year she brought the program back and took the Warriors into the state playoffs.  Hammett sees more success this year for […]