Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Clothes Moths
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The Local Skinny! Pop The Hood: Warming Your Engine
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Cooperative Extension with Jamon Glover: Supervision And Safety, Pt. 4
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Home And Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.
- Compost your leaves this year! DO NOT BURN LEAVES
- Do a final cleanup of raised vegetable beds. Remove crops and weeds and apply compost.
- Cleanup around your fruit trees.
- Avoid the temptation to purchase fruit trees on impulse.
- Consider constructing a small greenhouse or cold frame
- Observe houseplant response to changing light levels as we move into winter. Adjust light by moving them or adding artificial light.
- November is a great time to collect your Soil Samples when we get some rain. 4 weeks analysis time.
- If you have space, consider planting pecan trees.
- If you have vacant areas in your garden consider planting a cover crop. Ex Crimson clover
- Do not let weeds go to seed!
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The Local Skinny! Commissioners Approve Tax Revaluation Schedule
When Vance County residents get those much-anticipated tax bills early next year, just remember one thing: It’s been eight years since the last revaluation, so any increase – and most certainly there will be an increase – has occurred over eight years, not just one.
That reminder came from Ryan Vincent of Vincent Valuations, the company hired to complete the revaluation process.
Vincent spoke to the Vance County Board of Commissioners at the Nov. 6 meeting to request that the board adopt the scheduled values that were presented.
The commissioners did approve the request, so the next step is to publish the announcement in the local newspaper for four consecutive weeks and then they will be officially adopted.
And soon after that, tax bills will hit mailboxes throughout the county.
Commissioner Dan Brummitt explained in a phone interview after the meeting that there are values associated with different types of homes – brick versus stick-built, custom home versus tract-style – and inspectors assign each property to a level, which ultimately affects the tax value.
This most recent revaluation process involved individual exterior inspections of every residence, and walking the property to measure it.
“That’s typically not done every time,” Brummitt said.
Vincent said the county will work Atlas, a contract and mapping company, to help address disputes that taxpayers may have with the revaluation results.
He noted that there are “fairly substantial increases throughout the county” with this revaluation. The previous revaluation was done in 2016, which resulted in a drop in tax values.
Brummitt said the county encourages residents to speak up with questions they may have when they get their tax bills.
“Nobody’s going to understand it until they get their appraisal,” he said. “Some people will be validated in their complaints.”
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Cooperative Extension With Paul McKenzie: What Works in the Garden
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Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Native Plants
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The Local Skinny! Rebuilding Hope Initiates Project ‘Roll On’
Rebuilding Hope volunteers spend a lot of time each year helping people make essential repairs to their homes, mostly fixing roofs and constructing handicap ramps. But the nonprofit’s founder Randolph Wilson said the group needs to turn its attention to some repairs at their own home – namely, the driveway and parking lot.
Project “ROLL ON” is underway to raise $100,000 to complete the repaving project, Wilson said.
And he’s asking for help from the community to make it happen.
“Please consider any gift to project ‘ROLL ON’ when you begin considering this year’s donations, or perhaps budgeting a contribution for early next year. Our desire is to be able to begin these repairs to the worst areas next spring and continue until completion,” Wilson said.
They kicked off the fundraiser campaign on Sept. 29 with an announcement in the monthly newsletter and an insert placed in the chicken plates that were sold on that day.
In a letter to volunteers and to other supporters, Wilson said he hopes to “gain support in acquiring much needed funds to repair the damaged pavement around our building. The parking lot and driveways are in real need of resurfacing to prevent damage to vehicles and also (to) allow proper drainage away from the building,” he stated.
Rebuilding Hope, Wilson said, has always been funded solely from individuals, churches, and business entities. “We must ask our faithful community once again to help us continue this good work. These are very difficult times for many people simply trying to afford housing, food and basic needs. We need to secure this ministry’s ability to respond to people with hope, by repairing this damage.”
The Rebuilding Hope ministry was founded in 2006 following a deployment to help victims of Hurricane Katrina.
“I knew then, as I know now, that one of the most basic physical needs people have is a place to shelter, to call home. My wife Gail and I, along with our patrons and volunteers, believe that their most important need is spiritual, and that coming alongside to offer help and hope in a time of need gives us opportunities to witness to them about Christ. It has truly been amazing over these past 17 years to see how God has moved through this construction ministry and the lives that have been touched,” Wilson said.
There are a variety of ways to make donations to Project ‘ROLL ON’:
Visit the website rebuildinghopeinc.org and select Donate to make an online contribution, mail donations to 414 Raleigh Rd., Henderson, NC 27536 or drop donations off in person at the office Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
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Cooperative Extension With Jamon Glover: Supervision And Safety, Pt. 3
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Home And Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.
- Drain water out of any sprayers or pumps.
- Spend some time on equipment maintenance.
- Harvest any mature fruits or vegetables today
- Continue planting.
- Bring indoors any plants that might freeze.
- Check houseplants for repotting.
- November is a great time to collect your Soil Samples when we get some rain. 2 week analysis time.
- Research fruit crops.
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