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For 85 years, Vance Furniture Co. has been an anchor for downtown Henderson. And on Friday morning, the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce had a ribbon-cutting to recognize the local business for its long-standing commitment to the community. With well-wishers and Chamber board members looking on, Craig and Maria Bailey, along with company employees, welcomed the group […]
The Five County Stepping Up initiative has been working in Vance County since 2015 to help people suffering from mental illness or substance abuse disorders who find themselves in jail or detained because of their health challenges. Stepping Up is a national movement, with almost half of North Carolina’s 100 counties participating, including the counties […]
With Pink Out Vance County 2026 just around the corner, Sisters Speak Life, Inc. Founder and CEO Freddie Ann Harris invites the community to help spread the word – and spread the light – about breast cancer awareness. Harris shared details with the Henderson City Council Monday about the Oct. 1 luminary event that will […]
A data center developer has sent a letter to county leaders stating that it has “reluctantly” made a decision to file a plan for development of a site along U.S. Hwy. 158. The letter, dated Sept. 9, was sent via email to the Vance County Board of Commissioners and the Vance County Planning Board in […]
The Vance County Board of Commissioners has scheduled a legislative hearing for Monday, Sept. 14 at 6 p.m. to receive public comments about two topics surrounding data centers – including the possible adoption of a 60-day moratorium and the proposed zoning ordinance amendment that deals with data center development. The hearing is on the agenda […]
In a special called meeting on Thursday, Sept. 3, the Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees decided against hosting an educational forum to discuss the issue of data centers. At its regularly scheduled meeting on July 20, the board heard two requests from residents during the Public Comment period requesting the board consider hosting a […]
The Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees will convene Thursday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. at a special called meeting to consider the possibility of hosting an educational forum about data centers. With lots of uncertainty across the community surrounding this polarizing issue, VGCC leaders have been approached about having an information session that could present […]
50 South Granville 48 Vance County Final – OT ************** For the second time in as many weeks, the Vance County Vipers will be playing on Thursday night, thanks to the forecast of stormy weather on Friday. Head Coach Aaron Elliott said the team practices this week have focused on tackling, timing and limiting turnovers […]
Local historians Mark Pace and WIZS’s Bill Harris are “of an age” now that things they remember when they were youngsters are now being considered as parts of local history that, with the benefit of hindsight, are proving to be noteworthy and important to the area. The two history buffs usually discuss people, places and […]
Vance is one of only seven counties in the state that doesn’t have a voluntary agricultural district, or VAD, a program that provides landowners a way to support rural communities and protect working farmland from nuisance complaints and encroaching development. At their Aug. 17 work session, the Vance County Board of Commissioners heard from Evan […]
