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• Torchlight parade and tree lighting kick off holiday...
  The First Coldbrook Sparks, including Azlyn Hart (left) and Kenzie Andrews, were among those taking part with their green and red glow sticks as ...
• Community complex officially opened
  There was a great turnout to the grand opening of the Louis Millett Community Complex, the Village of New Minas’ new recreation and ...
• Watch your speed
  If you’ve driven down Belcher Street toward downtown Kentville as of late, you’ve probably noticed the digital display reminding motorists of ...
• Disqualified Kings County candidates making Supreme...
  Update: According to a Nov. 7 press release from Rick Ackland, Jim Winsor and Kings County resident Nancy Saul-Demers, an application to have ...
• MacDonell: Municipal Election Act review could happen
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca Change could come the Municipal Election Act, the Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal ...
• Official Kings County voter turnout numbers
  Following an official count Oct. 23, County of Kings returning officer Heather Archibald has released revised figures and percentages for voter ...
• Challenge of Kings County elections possible
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca Jim Winsor was sidelined on election day, but he may not be out of the game. The former District 11 ...
• New Minas' Louis Millett leaves legacy
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca The last farmer in New Minas has left the community a great legacy in the form of a brand new ...
• Kings County residents ask province to intervene in...
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca Several concerned citizens are not happy with the decision to disqualify three county council ...
• Kings County alone with disqualification issue
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca It doesn’t look like any council candidates in neighbouring municipalities will be disqualified for ...
• VIDEO: Making wishes come true in Berwick
  It was all about having a good time and raising money to help grant wishes for children in the Valley with life threatening illnesses. The Valley ...
• Updated: Kings CAO says review of Municipal...
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca In the wake of the disqualification of three Kings County council candidates, the municipality’s ...
• UPDATED: Kings County council candidates disqualified
  Updated Oct. 6, 2012, 12:40 p.m.: Peter Jackson says he's thrilled the county has agreed to reprint the ballots for the districts in which ...
• Save Wolfville taxpayers’ money through...
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca One of the most important initiatives moving forward is finding ways to partner with other ...
• Partnership essential to Wolfville: Cantwell
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca Partnership is essential with the burdens placed on all levels of government, including ...
• New Minas man sentenced to prison on drug charges
  A New Minas man has been sentenced to three years in custody on drug trafficking and possession charges, as well as a prohibited weapon offence. ...
• Vintage 2012: Kings County wineries predict...
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca Grapes clustered on the vine now could become a dream drink for wine connoisseurs later, according ...
• VIDEO: Season saved at Kingston arena
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca It looks like everyone who relies on the Western Kings Arena for ice time won’t be losing the ...
• VIDEO: Construction underway at new Black River Hall
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca The concrete foundation has been poured and the wall frames are going up as a new Black River ...
• Quilts of Annapolis Valley's past
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca They were hand-stitched with love and have stood the test of time. Quilting is as much a passion ...
• Second person sentenced in North Kentville pharmacy...
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca An Upper Dyke man will spend time in custody for his role in an armed robbery at North Kentville’s ...
• Farmers market on: don’t forget your umbrella
  Harbourville Schnitzelhaus and Cottages owner Elke Huber and many other vendors were busy setting up for the farmers market in Kentville’s Centre ...
• Kings Transit looking for input
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca Kings Transit wants input from area residents as they work on a strategic plan to make the transit ...
• Growing giant vegetables: challenging, addictive
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca It can be both frustrating and rewarding, but local giant vegetable growers love their challenging, ...
• New wellfield protection zone for New Minas
  A new protection zone has been put in place to protect a well field in New Minas. The well was put in about four years ago on Jones Road. The new ...
• New Minas man sentenced for cottage thefts
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca Another person involved in a break, enter and theft from an Aylesford Lake cottage earlier this ...
• Police recover stolen Kings County plaques
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca The local RCMP has recovered
• Sir Frederick Borden plaque missing, feared stolen
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca Burgess Hillaton Cemetery Society president fears a historic plaque has been stolen and sold for ...
• Valley tourism numbers up slightly
  Tourism seems to be rebounding. The provincial department of Economic and Rural Development and Tourism has released second quarter tourism ...
• Avonport memorial picnic table stolen
  A memorial picnic table for the late John W. Jack Hughes placed beside the monument to former Kings County councillor R. John Fuller has been ...