Cindy Farmer

Greensboro

News Anchor at WGHP-TV (High Point, NC)

Emmy Winning FOX8 News Anchor, Hokie-loving mom of two beautiful daughters who's constantly playing catch-up when I really want to be playing tennis!!!

Articles

Career day gets Randolph County elementary schoolers interested in local community

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Cindy Farmer

FRANKLINVILLE, NC (WGHP) — If you have ever wanted to create interest in your community, Franklinville Elementary can show you how. The school recently held a career day where the students got to see many careers in action, all around their own town. Charles Wright is a first grader who couldn’t say enough about the day. “I really liked going to see this building. I forgot what it was called, but when I drove past it, it was just a building. Pretty boring.
Rebuilding Hollers supports Helene victims in western North Carolina

1 month ago | myfox8.com | Cindy Farmer

BURNSVILLE, NC (WGHP) — In a two-story building, saved from the flood waters of Hurricane Helene, is a refuge for some and a place of hope for others. According to volunteer Karen Sayre, “I have seen such goodness through this I mean it’s just it’s phenomenal the people here and the volunteers the neighbors.”She has been with Rebuilding Hollers Foundation since it started in a parking lot in the days after Hurricane Helene devastated parts of Yancey and Mitchell Counties.
Rebuilding Hollers supports Helene victims in western North Carolina

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Cindy Farmer

BURNSVILLE, NC (WGHP) — In a two-story building, saved from the flood waters of Hurricane Helene, is a refuge for some and a place of hope for others.
North Carolina students building tiny home for Helene victim

1 month ago | myfox8.com | Cindy Farmer

BURNSVILLE, NC (WGHP) — At Mountain Heritage High School in Yancey County, the sounds of saws and hammers fill the air. To those in that part of Yancey County, it’s the sound of hope. Students in Jeremy Dotts’ Advanced Carpentry class are building a tiny house that will go to help a victim of Hurricane Helene. Says Dotts, “We literally started in January on the very first house and that’s what you see right over there.”This house is special for a number of reasons.
North Carolina students building tiny home for Helene victim

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Cindy Farmer

BURNSVILLE, NC (WGHP) — At Mountain Heritage High School in Yancey County, the sounds of saws and hammers fill the air. To those in that part of Yancey County, it’s the sound of hope. Students in Jeremy Dotts’ Advanced Carpentry class are building a tiny house that will go to help a victim of Hurricane Helene.
Avery County tree farm trying to rise from Helene wreckage

1 month ago | myfox8.com | Cindy Farmer

AVERY COUNTY, NC (WGHP) — In the six months since Hurricane Helene hit their Avery County tree farm, Dawn and Waightstill Avery have walked these grounds many times. At first, they were looking for anything they could salvage from the flooding. But now, its more of a way to try and get a vision of their future. According to Waightstill, “Prior to Helene we were running about, our goals was always about 15,000 trees a year.
Mountain River Family Campground rebuilding from Helene devastation in North Carolina

1 month ago | myfox8.com | Cindy Farmer

PLUMTREE, N.C. (WGHP) — Six months after Hurricane Helene changed her life, Suzanne Garland spends a lot of her time surveying the land, remembering what once was and looking ahead to what will be. Mountain River Family Campground in Avery County was a favorite of many. According to Garland, “We were busy. We were very blessed with, you know, lots of business.
Avery County tree farm trying to rise from Helene wreckage

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Cindy Farmer

AVERY COUNTY, NC (WGHP) — In the six months since Hurricane Helene hit their Avery County tree farm, Dawn and Waightstill Avery have walked these grounds many times. At first, they were looking for anything they could salvage from the flooding. But now, its more of a way to try and get a vision of their future. According to Waightstill, “Prior to Helene we were running about, our goals was always about 15,000 trees a year.
SECU program teaches Triad students about finances

1 month ago | myfox8.com | Cindy Farmer

HAW RIVER, NC (WGHP) — At Southeast Alamance High School, senior class students are trying their best to make sense out of dollars. It’s all part of a program presented by the North Carolina State Employees Credit Union designed to help students understand and manage money. It’s appropriately called the Reality of Money. According to Joy Toms the School Counselor, “the whole purpose is to give our students a glimpse of real world experiences with money.”She explains how the program works.
SECU program teaches Triad students about finances

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Cindy Farmer

HAW RIVER, NC (WGHP) — At Southeast Alamance High School, senior class students are trying their best to make sense out of dollars. It’s all part of a program presented by the North Carolina State Employees Credit Union designed to help students understand and manage money. It’s appropriately called the Reality of Money.