Around this time of year, first responders have been used to receiving an influx of calls for tobacco barn fires. As the tobacco harvest has gotten into full swing, people may see smoke coming out of ...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) – It’s tobacco curing season in the South, and the sheriff’s office in Montgomery County is making sure the region’s newest neighbors know. Tobacco barns across the ...

Just a few decades ago, tobacco provided a secure income for Southern farmers. But when the tobacco buyout came, many Black farmers were cut out of the deal. Some have turned to farming different ...

A friendly reminder to our newest Southern neighbors. It’s tobacco curing season. Which means tobacco barns across the county will be smoking. Yes, you heard correctly, smoking. The barn is not on ...

On September 6, 1856, Abisha Slade of Caswell County spoke at an agricultural meeting about “the new process of curing yellow tobacco.” The talk reflected an agricultural breakthrough that had been ...