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CultureFest returns to downtown Oxford on Saturday, May 9 for its sixth year celebrating cultural diversity through music, dance, food, language and the arts. Hosted by the John Chavis Historical Society, CultureFest also is a nod to the legacy of Dr. Helen Chavis Othow, the society’s founder and the person who spearheaded the very first […]
For James Hutson, it all started with a 1994 green Thunderbird. And a personal desire to keep moving forward. That T-bird was Hutson’s first car, and he bought it with money he earned from having yard sales. Even then, as a teenager, Hutson was a salesman. He said he sold whatever he could get his […]
Joe Sharrow is a familiar name around Vance County. Although Sharrow didn’t grow up here, he claims Henderson as his second hometown because he grew here, with more than 10 years working in Vance County Schools and becoming a high school athletic director – first at Southern Vance and then at Vance County High School. […]
Jackson Taylor is a home-schooled student who spends several hours each morning on his four classes. That frees up his afternoons, evenings – and weekends – for online endeavors, but it has nothing to do with video games, online chats or TikTok videos. Taylor spends a lot of his time away from his studies focused […]
The Henderson City Council voted unanimously Monday to approve a resolution to oppose specific wording in Senate Bill 214 that would allow Franklin County to take property from Vance and two other counties named in the Section 5 portion of the draft legislation. N.C. District 32 Rep. Bryan Cohn updated Council members during a 1 […]
The Vance County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution opposing wording in N.C. Senate Bill 214 that would give Franklin County the authority to take property from Vance County without the commissioners’ approval. The vote was swift and unanimous and the emergency special called meeting lasted less than 10 minutes. The vote was 6-0; Commissioner […]
(Picture of Kerr Lake Regional Water System receiving 9th consecutive gold award) N.C. Department of Labor Commissioner Luke Farley visited Henderson Tuesday to present awards to businesses and industries in Vance and Granville counties for excellence in workplace safety. In remarks before the awards presentation, Farley said he hoped the employers who received the Gold […]
With the recent announcement that the Mars Petcare plant will close its doors in the next few months, Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce President Sandra Wilkerson said she and her staff will be doing all in their power to support the 150 employees who will be without jobs when the facility ceases production. “Let me just […]
In her role as manager of the Warren County Farmers Market, Tamara Small has many tasks and logistics on her to-do list this time of year: with Opening Day less than two weeks away, Small no doubt is arranging details with vendors, scheduling special activities, cooking demonstrations and more. But Small draws comparisons with her […]
The next ‘Faith in Mental Health’ forum is scheduled for Monday, April 20 at 6 p.m. to share information with individuals and church representatives interested in learning more about available mental health resources in Vance and Granville counties. The session is free to attend and will take place in the cafeteria on the campus of […]
