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Second Suspect Arrested In Oct. 2021 Fatal Shooting
A second person has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with a fatal shooting at a gas station in Williamsboro. Members of the Vance County Sheriff’s Office arrested Keron Small on Jan. 7, 2022 in connection with the shooting death of Devontae Cheek on Oct. 30, 2021. Small is in custody at the Vance...
Public Hearing Jan. 27 To Review, Discuss Elmwood Redevelopment Project
The city’s redevelopment commission is scheduled to hold the first of two public hearings next week to review and discuss the Elmwood Urban Redevelopment Area plan. The group will meet on Thursday, Jan. 27 at 5:30 p.m. in Council chambers at City Hall, 134 Rose Ave. The public is welcome to attend either in person...
Broken Tree Limbs from Winter Storms Can Cause Damage
Once again this weekend Old Man Winter is about to pay central North Carolina a visit. Last weekend the Vance County area experienced snow, sleet and freezing rain along with some breezy conditions. Paul McKenzie of the Vance Co. Extension Service explained on today’s Home and Garden Show during The Local Skinny! that large shade...
Possibility Of Winter Storm Prompts Council To Reschedule Planning Retreat
The Henderson City Council’s annual strategic planning retreat has been rescheduled to late February, based on the possibility of inclement weather. The retreat had been schedule d for tomorrow and Friday, but city officials said it would now take place on Feb. 24 and 25. Start times and location will remain the same. The retreat...
TownTalk: Beth Davis Talks Kerr-Tar Regional Council Of Governments
The Kerr-Tar Council of Governments provides assistance to a cross-section of the community, and part of Beth Davis’s job as regional engagement specialist is to share information about what the agency can do for residents in the counties it serves The local COG serves five counties – Vance, Granville, Franklin, Warren and Person – and...
Unashamed Plan Shows Around Local Area
For fans of Southern Gospel Music the Unashamed Southern Gospel Quartet has announced three shows in the coming weeks. The first of these will be at Eastside Baptist Church in Henderson on Sunday, January 30th and will begin at 6pm. Wednesday, February 23rd will find Unashamed in Raleigh at Western Blvd. Presbyterian Church and the...
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Transformed Eaton Johnson Campus Getting Ready For New Life To Serve Community
The next few days are moving days for employees of the local department of social services, senior center and youth services as they transition from their old office spaces to their renovated spaces on the campus of the former Eaton Johnson Middle School. Local officials gathered last week for a ribbon-cutting at the new facility...
TownTalk: Ruin Creek Animal Protection Society Continues Its Mission To Save Animals
The mission of Ruin Creek Animal Protection Society is to find homes for dogs and cats that, through no fault of their own, wind up at the Vance County Animal Shelter. RCAPS is in its 10th year of work in Vance County, and Brandon Boyd told Bill Harris on Tuesday’s Town Talk that a new...
The Local Skinny! Around Old Granville: Tungsten Mine
Timing is everything, and for a couple of local gold prospectors back in 1942, that adage certainly rang true. The Hamme brothers, Richard and Joe, didn’t find gold in the northwest part of Vance County, but what they did find certainly proved valuable and timely. It wasn’t gold. But they found tungsten. Mark Pace and...
