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• 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 ...
• Kings County sending out voter cards
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca Watch the mail for your County of Kings municipal voter information card. Each eligible voter in ...
• Pineo declares for PCs
  A current New Minas village commissioner is throwing his hat in the ring for the provincial Kings South Progressive Conservative nomination. Dale ...
• New Minas hopes erosion won't derail trail
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca Plans to develop a section of trail along the former rail bed in New Minas have been put on hold ...
• 'A-mazing' agritourism
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca Greenwich might be the unofficial farm tourism capital of Nova Scotia. Whether it’s picking fruit ...
• Kingston shoplifting accused faces long list of charges
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca A woman arrested in Kingston following a shoplifting complaint at the Superstore Aug. 24 has two ...
• Dramatic Kingston-Greenwood arrest leads to charges
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca A man arrested after a quick thinking RCMP officer spotted him riding a bicycle and took him down ...
• Corkum medals at national seniors' games
  He can now say he played in a Canadian championship, but it didn’t unfold quite the way he had envisioned. Dave Corkum represented Nova Scotia in ...
• VIDEO: Incredible picnic indeed!
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca An Incredible Picnic indeed it was! Meadowbrook Farm and Meat Market in Berwick hosted the ...
• UPDATE: Greenwood woman sentenced for harbouring...
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca A sobbing Angelina Carrie Vernon said she had learned an important lesson the hard way prior to her ...
• VIDEO: Mayor’s Ping-Pong challenge
  It was all about having fun, getting some practice in and supporting Special Olympics. Kentville Mayor Dave Corkum took on all challengers in his ...
• A beautiful day at the market
  The Kentville Farmers Market is taking place in Centre Square until 2 p.m. today, Aug. 15, with an abundance of vendors with all sorts of edible ...
• Kings County council looks at suicide prevention
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca Kings County councillors are committing to a suicide-safer community. Council voted recently to ...
• Storm water driving North Kentville residents out
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca A plan is in the works for a new storm drainage system for Owen Road in North Kentville. However, ...
• Dates for Nickerson's dangerous offender hearing set
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca A report on a court-ordered dangerous offender assessment for a Yarmouth man has been received and ...
• A beautiful day for painting in Kentville
  Ken Hird of Kentville is taking advantage of the pleasant weather today, July 19, giving his windowsill a fresh coat of paint. It was 21 C in ...
• Audiologist: no need for more wind turbine study
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca A Kings County resident with expertise in audiology says there is no need for study into health ...
• Boy riding ATV injured in collision with tractor
  BY KIRK STARRATT Kings County Advertiser/Register A 15-year-old Kings County boy riding an all-terrain vehicle has been seriously injured in a ...
• Quick thinking RCMP officer takes down suspect on...
  BY KIRK STARRATT Kings County Advertiser/Register A quick-thinking RCMP officer is to thank for taking a Greenwood man wanted on several ...
• Chairman predicts Waterville Airport will move
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca Walter Isenor thinks the Waterville Airport will have to move. The airport co-operative’s chairman ...