FLETCHER – The highly anticipated Got to Be NC Whole Hog Barbecue Cook-off series is returning to the Mountain State Fair on Saturday, Sept. 6, featuring some of the best barbecue teams for a beloved North Carolina tradition.
WHAT: Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, Labor Commissioner Luke Farley, N.C. Mountain State Fair officials and others will discuss fairgrounds safety, traffic control, midway operations and animal exhibits.
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has teamed up with N.C. State University running back Hollywood Smothers to showcase the nutritional benefits of dairy milk in the department’s latest student-athlete campaign.