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It’s been a few years since Warrenton has had a grocery store, but Chris Fisher, owner of Henderson Fruit and Produce, is getting ready to change that – hopefully, by Saturday. Stop by 140 S. Main St. in downtown Warrenton to check out Henderson Fruit and Produce of Warrenton. People familiar with the Henderson location […]
The third concert to benefit ACTS – Area Christians Together in Service – will take place at McGregor Hall on Saturday, Sept. 16. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the program will begin at 7 p.m. ACTS Executive Director Lee Anne Peoples invites the community to come out and enjoy the music – […]
It was just last fall when local government officials and others gathered at the Industrial Park outside Henderson to break ground on construction of a shell building. Today, that building is ready to be upfitted to suit a potential buyer’s needs. County Commissioner Tommy Hester said the building is under contract to a manufacturing firm, […]
It’s always a good day when a police chief receives positive comments about his officers’ professionalism and thorough investigations. And Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow is hearing those kinds of comments from federal district attorneys, including the head of the U.S. Eastern District Court of North Carolina. Barrow said he got a call two Fridays […]
Vance-Granville Community College, in partnership with a Wake Forest company, has opened up a computer hub at its Franklin Campus to improve the community’s access to technology. Not only will DigitalBridge provide classes to help individuals learn how to use technology, but the hub is a place where people can come in a get a […]
McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center is raising the curtain on another event next month – its inaugural golf tournament fundraiser. Victoria Huggins, Miss North Carolina 2017, has trod the boards at McGregor Hall on several occasions. She was Belle in 2018 and Ariel last year in productions of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and The […]
— For our sponsor, Advance Auto Parts, as part of a paid radio sponsorship on WIZS. It’s time to wash your ride – maybe past time – and you’ve found a few minutes in an otherwise busy day to put some soap in a bucket and get to work. But before you pull out an […]
Garry Daeke isn’t up for re-election this year. But the Ward 3 representative on the Henderson City Council said the upcoming municipal election is shaping up to put some new people in leadership roles. And there will be plenty of issues for him and his fellow council members to consider, from housing to downtown revitalization, […]
Colleagues and community members are remembering their beloved friend and pastor, Dr. Marion D. Lark, who died late Saturday, Aug. 19. Lark came to The First Baptist Church in Henderson in 1973 and was minister there for 29 years. “It’s a sad day for First Baptist Church and for our community,” remarked Senior Minister Ron […]
During the Civil War, Clara Barton was a nurse who tended to wounded soldiers in hospitals. But Franklin County lays claim to another “angel of mercy” who, during that same time, tended to soldiers on the battlefield. Abby House, known around Old Granville as Aunt Abby House, was born around 1796, and local historian Mark […]
