Entries by Bill Harris

The Local Skinny! Vance Eats: Blackened Catfish From Restaurant 39

A lot of folks love a good plate of fish or seafood. Whether it’s fried flounder or shrimp fettuccine or some other dish, seafood can be some of the most delicious food you’ll ever eat. And that includes catfish, even though it’s not from the sea. Catfish can certainly be battered and fried, but if […]

VGCC to offer Sustainable Agri-Tech Class

Vance-Granville Community College will soon offer a sustainable agri-tech program at the school’s south campus in Creedmoor. This is a 96 hour program with 30 hours in class and 66 hours on line. The instructor for this class is Kelly Dixon. Classes begin on February 22nd and continue through May 2nd and will be held […]

Hicks named Public Information Officer/Grants Admin for Franklin Co.

According to a press release from Franklin County: James Franklin Hicks, III will begin serving Franklin County Government as Public Information Officer/Grants Administrator on January 24. Among his duties he will conduct professional public relations work including maintaining relationships with media entities, preparing press releases, facilitating website updates and supporting the administration of grants. “I’m […]

Home And Garden Show

On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.: Clean your greenhouse check for mice Use annual ryegrass as a temporary cover on bare spots in turf. Plan out your garden now, Be prepared to apply crabgrass preventer earlier. Plan on growing one vegetable that you haven’t grown before. Start checking the planting […]

The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance

The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for January 11, 2022. The Chamber compiles the information, and it is presented here and on the radio. Contact the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce at 438-8414 or email christa@hendersonvance.org to be included. JOB OPENINGS IN VANCE COUNTY – Week of January […]