1+ week, 2+ day ago   (355+ words) Community Conversations are back this fall in Annapolis County. The County of Annapolis is inviting residents to come together with council and staff to share ideas, ask questions, and talk about the things that matter most in their communities. The…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (118+ words) The 99th edition of the Annapolis Valley Exhibition is in the books. The Ex drew crowds to Lawrencetown from Aug. 17 to 22 with agricultural displays, 4-H activities, music, carnival rides, and treats. There was also the grand street parade, horse and oxen…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1283+ words) Phillip Bailey loves sharing his art with the young and young at heart. He was creating a map of Nova Scotia on a circular grid Aug. 15 and 16 in Annapolis Royal. “They come up to you and say, ‘Wow.’ They have…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (949+ words) At heart, Alyssa Biggers is a homesteader and permaculture enthusiast. She likes to share her creations with her surrounding community. In fact, it’s something that she dreamed about doing since childhood – working from home, developing self-care products from nature. Her…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (909+ words) Andy Tolson remembers his first school visit. It was after he released his first fantasy novel for middle-grade students. He was nervous and didn’t sleep the night before. Fast-forward two years and the nervousness is gone and Tolson is filled…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (669+ words) Created by a Halifax firm for a Winnipeg event, the Breeze Machine is making a statement across Nova Scotia A stationary bike attached to a giant fan? Well, these kids just had to stop and try it out. “With kids…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (372+ words) Harvest Gallery has mounted Otherwise, a thought-provoking group exhibition featuring Nova Scotia artists Bonnie Baker, Sheri Hancock, Sydney Lancaster, and Julie Rosvall. On view through Sept. 13, the exhibition explores transformation, not only of materials, but of perspective, memory, place, and…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (189+ words) The largest grand street parade in Berwick & District Gala Days’ 81-year history took place Sept. 7. A record number of 41 entries were in the parade. Despite a wet and windy few days for the annual festival, people lined Commercial Street to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (549+ words) Mystery sign posters bring attention to rough roads in Kings County Some people appear to be so fed up by the state of the roads in Kings County that they have put up signs saying “No road maintenance. Proceed at…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (217+ words) Annapolis District RCMP is seeking information from the public in relation to a shooting that allegedly occurred in Middleton. At around 7:50 a.m. on Aug. 27, Kings District RCMP responded to a report that a 36-year-old man was the victim of a non-life-threatening…...