Cooperative Extension With Michael Ellington: Japanese Beetles
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Cooperative Extension With Wayne Rowland – Blossom End Rot
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Cooperative Extension With Jamon Glover: Bedtime Problems, Pt. 4
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Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.
Wayne Rowland of the Vance Co. Extension Service provides tips for gardeners.
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The Local Skinny! Events At Perry Library
Perry Memorial Library’s Youth Services Director Melody Peters took a few minutes Tuesday from tending to last-minute summer reading program details to talk about upcoming events that will be taking place soon at the library.
There’s a lot going on at the library, but Peters said she’s especially excited about the summer reading program kickoff. “I am expecting a big crowd – I really am!” she exclaimed on Tuesday’s segment of The Local Skinny!
Readers of all ages and abilities can complete reading journals and turn them in during the summer in exchange for cool prizes.
“Cool” is the name of the game today – the first 200 participants were going to get Pelican Sno Balls.
Library patrons can enjoy a musical performance at the library as part of “Make Music Day” throughout the city and county.
Clarinetist Tristan Beradi, a student at N.C. A&T State University, will perform in the gallery from 12 noon to 1 p.m.
Then, on Sunday afternoon, gather the family and head over to the library for Family Story Time. Peters said she listened to comments from busy parents who just can’t swing a library program during the week. And with sports activities on Saturdays, the only day left is Sunday.
So Peters said she’ll be curious to see how many folks turn out.
“We’re trying it out and hope people come,” she said.
Visit https://www.perrylibrary.org/ to learn more about all the programs at Perry Memorial Library.
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Cooperative Extension with Wykia Macon 06-18-24
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Fire Departments Could See Additional Funding
The county’s volunteer fire departments stand to gain an additional $30,000 annually as commissioners and County Manager C. Renee Perry hammer out details of the FY 2024-25 budget.
Commissioners held a budget work session last week, with sights set on June 24 as a possible date to adopt the $57 million budget.
Each department, as well as the rescue squad and the Vance County Fire Department, would see $130,000 in county funding and the new hourly pay rate for part-time firefighters would increase to $17 an hour, up from $15 an hour.
To achieve these goals, the county’s fire tax would be bumped from a revenue-neutral rate of 5.9 cents per $100 valuation to 7 cents per hundred, as recommended by Perry.
This increase will generate and additional $300,000 in revenues.
That amount, matched with a one-time disbursement of about $300,000 from the fire tax general fund, would provide for the additional funding. The current total fire tax fund balance is about $625,000.
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Cooperative Extension With Wayne Rowland – House Ants
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Cooperative Extension with Jamon Glover: Bedtime Problems, Pt. 3
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Home And Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.
Wayne Rowland of the Vance Co. Extension Service provides gardening tips.
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