Entries by Bill Harris

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 […]

SportsTalk: Rain And Umpire Shortage Are Obstacles For KVA

“Rain rain go away, come again some other day” might be what’s on the mind of Kerr Vance Academy Athletic Director Mike Joyner.  “We’ve had no baseball, no soccer and only one golf match,” Joyner said on Thursday’s SportsTalk.  Rain has caused seven baseball games to be cancelled this year.  “We have nowhere for the […]

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 […]