RALEIGH – The North Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association has announced the winners of the 2025 Chef Showdown, the sate’s premier culinary and mixology competition presented by the Got to Be NC program. The annual event brings together top chefs, pastry chefs, mixologists and distilleries from across North Carolina to compete for top honors.
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The following are winners in the N.C. Mountain State Fair livestock shows:Llama Performance Champions Sub-Junior Performance Champion – Levi Stepp, Henderson CountyJunior Performance Champion – Daxton Grier, Henderson CountyIntermediate Performance Champion – Baylor Gordon, Henderson CountySenior Performance Champion – Adalyn Grier, Henderson County Youth Poultry Shows
Ten North Carolina Veterinary practices were recently awarded grants to help support their large animal practices.
Gorgeous weather provided a perfect backdrop for the 2025 N.C. Mountain State Fair, which saw 161,059 people come through the gates. The final attendance was up 11,709 over 2024.
RALEIGH – If you have ever dreamed of winning a ribbon at the N.C. State Fair, now is the time to enter before registration closes on Monday, Sept. 15.“Our competitions highlight the talents of the people of North Carolina, “said Kent Yelverton, director, N.C. State Fair. “For most of the competitions, entry drop off is the weekend before the Fair starts on Oct. 16. If you are planning to enter something into one of the hundreds of categories of competitions we have at the Fair, this is the last weekend to do it before entries close at midnight on Monday, Sept. 15.”
FLETCHER – Dana Peterson of Benson, took home Grand Champion honors in the recent Got to Be NC Whole Hog Barbecue Cook-off held at the N.C. Mountain State Fair in Fletcher. David Murray of Snow Hill placed second and Ralph LeGrand of Goldsboro finished in third place.
WHO/WHAT: The North Carolina Sentinel Landscape Committee will hold a meeting to hear committee member reports and conduct other Sentinel Landscape business. WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 1:30 p.m.WHERE: Hall of Fame Room, Agriculture Building -- 2 W. Edenton St., Raleigh.The public may also join in on the meeting via conference number 984-204-1487. The conference ID is 271 445 287, followed by the # key.
FLETCHER – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler inducted longtime dairy goat exhibitor Marjorie Burton and longtime Western N.C. dairy farmer Mike Corn into the N.C. Mountain State Fair Livestock Hall of Fame during the fair’s opening weekend. These individuals were inducted for their decades of support to the fair and the livestock industry in Western North Carolina.
FLETCHER – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler and USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden signed a $221 million federal block grant agreement today that targets aid to North Carolina farmers who sustained losses and damages from Hurricane Helene in 2024. The signing took place at the N.C. Mountain State Fair in Fletcher.