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• Hospice last piece of Our Community, Our Health puzzle
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca Mary Jennings dreamed of seeing a hospice built in Kings County, but she didn’t live long enough to ...
• Prescription drugs' impact on court system
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca A federal crown prosecutor who often deals with drug cases in Kentville Provincial Court gets the ...
• Hantsport man going to jail for drug trafficking
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca A Hantsport man will serve two years in jail for trafficking drugs. Barrett William Regan, 28, ...
• Kentville Farmers Market happening now
  It’s a beautiful first day of summer in downtown Kentville, so why not take some time to enjoy it with a visit to the farmers market in Centre ...
• Kings County won't endorse cell tower site
  By Kirk Starratt The final decision rests with Industry Canada, but Kings County council won’t endorse a controversial application for a ...
• Mixed emotions as Kingstec students celebrate...
  By Kirk Starratt Graduations can be bittersweet. College graduation represents an ending and goodbyes, but it is also about an exciting new ...
• VIDEO: Port Williams Days fireworks!
  This weekend is Port Williams Days in the Village of Port Williams, with all sorts of fun family activities on tap. Celebrations kicked off with ...
• VIDEO: Apple Blossom fireworks!
  A crowd estimated in excess of one thousand people was wowed by a spectacular fireworks display at Kentville Memorial Park June 1 as part of the ...
• UPDATE: Funding cut not necessarily doom and gloom...
  BY KIRK STARRATT Kings County Advertiser/Register In spite of a looming c
• UPDATE: Impact of funding cut to regional...
  BY KIRK STARRATT AND JENNIFER HOEGG Kings County Advertiser/Register It isn’t clear what the impact will be when the Atlantic Canada ...
• VIDEO: Motocross mayhem!
  A former motocross champion wants to give back to the region that supported him. If reaction to the most recent event at organizer Blaine Prest’s ...
• VIDEO: Wildcats set for home opener!
  The Kentville Wildcats are ready for another season of Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League action, taking to the field at Memorial Park May 19 for ...
• Testimony begins in States manslaughter trial
  By Kirk Starratt kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca NovaNewsNow.com He was a happy little boy, who loved playing with toy cars and trucks, was ...
• Valley Stamp Club growing
  BY KIRK STARRATT Kings County Advertiser/Register There are probably as many different reasons why people collect stamps as there are nuances and ...
• NSCC budget means changes at Valley campuses
  BY KIRK STARRATT Kings County Advertiser/Register The Nova Scotia Community College’s latest budget will change the scene at its Valley campuses, ...
• Rescinding turbine bylaw could push review to 2013
  By Kirk Starratt Kings County Advertiser/Register It could be sometime next year before Kings County council’s review of large-scale wind turbine ...
• ‘We’re totally in the dark’:Waterville airport...
  By Kirk Starratt A feasibility study announced May 1 to explo
• Day of Mourning marked in Kentville
  By Kirk Starratt Kings County Advertiser/Register Stopping to remember those who lost their lives working to provide for their families is ...
• Many questions for Kings SPCA board
  By Kirk Starratt Kings County Advertiser/Register “People issues” cited by the provincial SPCA’s executive director last week were still ...
• Power reliability captures interest of Kings'...
  By Kirk Starratt Kings County Advertiser/Register Nova Scotia Power is establishing regional reliability committees across the province in ...
• Province to fund airport study
  BY KIRK STARRATT Kings County Advertiser/Register The County of Kings wants to be ready if Michelin should set its sights on expanding its ...
• Valley RugbyFest on at Acadia
  Despite chilly conditions, Acadia University’s Raymond Field in Wolfville is playing host to Valley RugbyFest April 28, with several local boys ...
• Rogers big deal for Valley Community Fibre
  By Kirk Starratt Kings County Advertiser/Register A major deal with Rogers could be the business breakthrough the Valley Community Fibre Network ...
• Rocky the rooster recovering from alleged attack
  By Kirk Starratt Kings County Advertiser/Register An incident in Kingston involving controversial pet chickens has led to vet bills for owner ...
• Kings County committee wants more time on cell tower...
  By Kirk Starratt Kings County Advertiser/Register The county’s planning advisory committee wanted to delay recommendations for cell tower sites ...
• New site proposed for West Brooklyn cell tower
  By Kirk Starratt Kings County Advertiser/Register Consultation between Eastlink and an ad hoc community committee has been successful with ...
• West Kings residents worried about proposed cell towers
  By Kirk Starratt and Nancy Kelly Kings County Advertiser/Register Residents near Aylesford and Coldbrook are making their concerns about proposed ...
• Jail time for Aylesford Lake cottage crimes
  A New Minas man will be serving time for a break, enter and theft at a cottage and possessing stolen property. Ryan Eric Fowlie, 26, pleaded ...
• Eastlink: cell phone towers are safe
  By Kirk Starratt Kings County Advertiser/Register All of Eastlink’s wireless sites operate well within Health Canada’s safety standards and ...
• Changes for Kingstec with NSCC budget
  Annapolis Valley and Kingstec Nova Scotia Community College campuses will soon be sharing a principal. The change is one of several announced ...