The $1.7 trillion spending measure recently approved by federal lawmakers includes language addressing the agricultural and nutritional needs of rural communities, including financial resources for farmers and improvements to summer food programs.
No Kid Hungry North Carolina recently announced more than $127,000 in grants for six school districts to help provide healthy meals to children, including Union Elementary in Brunswick County.
Jeff Bridges to be honored with Lifetime Achievement Award from Critics' Choice Association. The actor is receiving award two years after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.