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Home and Garden Show

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On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.

  • The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is open on Saturdays from 8am to 1pm.
  • There will be a Home Composting Workshop on October 27th at 6:30pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market.
  • Collect your soil samples now! Avoid the rush!
  • Before tilling in your garden take a picture of what grew where, this will help you rotate your vegetables next year.
  • Make plans to purchase landscape & fruit trees. Do your research.
  • Keep leaves off newly established grass.
  • If cole crops are not dark green they may need top dressing.
  • Winterise any equipment that you will not use till next spring.
  • Check vegetables that have been in storage. Ex: Irish potatoes.
  • Avoid pruning right now.
  • Check cole crops for disease and insects.
  • Remember to use the proper personal protective equipment when doing fall chores
  • Check houseplants dust weekly with a soft cloth.
  • Check storage areas for mice.

The Vance County Cooperative Extension Building is located at 305 Young St, Henderson, NC 27536

The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is located at 210 Southpark Dr., Henderson, NC 27536

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Perry Memorial Library

The Local Skinny! Wrapping Up October at Perry Memorial Library

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It’s not too soon for trick-or-treaters to be plotting their routes for maximum candy collection on Oct. 31. With Halloween just over a week away, Perry Memorial Library Youth Services Director Melody Peters has a couple of great suggestions: Stop by the Vance County Regional Farmers Market for Spooky Story Time at 3 p.m. and then head downtown to see what the business and retail community has in store between 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.

The library is teaming up with the local 4-H program to host the story time at the farmers market. It’ll last about an hour and is for children of all ages, she said.

But this won’t be the only option for Halloween celebration at the library, Peters said. She’s hosting a “Not So Spooky” Family Story Time at 3 p.m. this Sunday, Oct. 26. Enjoy a story and then a craft afterward.

Peters hopes the weather cooperates for the last Wednesday of the month’s Community Read-In. What started back in the summer has continued, she said. It’s a simple way to encourage more reading among all ages, adults and children alike.

The read-in will take place – weather permitting – on the grassy area outside the library near the police station on Wednesday, Oct. 29 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Bring a book or other print reading material, a blanket or a lawn chair to participate.

“It’s a very simple, but very powerful” demonstration of the power of reading. The group has grown from a handful in the beginning to dozens, and Peters said she hopes the growth continues.

Another multi-age opportunity comes Tuesday, Oct. 28 when the Charlie Cart gets wheeled in for a free cooking class to learn how to cook sweet potato fries.

Space is limited but there’s still time to register for participants ages 13 and up, Peters said. The class is from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Visit the library website to sign up for the cooking class.

To learn about all the program and services the library offers, visit www.perrylibrary.org

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The Local Skinny! Seahawks Night at Vance County Football Game

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The Gate City Seahawks took the field Friday night to be recognized during Seahawks Night at Viper Stadium, but also as future Jaguars and Vipers, and to get an idea of what it’s like to play under the Friday Night lights.

Henderson Vance Recreation and Parks Director Kendrick Vann said the young people are learning what it’s like to be part of a team and all the positive aspects of collaboration, teamwork and partnerships.

It’s been seven years since the local youth league teams have been part of a competitive league, and Vann told WIZS’s Scout Hughes and David “Doc” Ayscue that from where he sits, “good things are happening in football” in Vance County.

The youth league teams are coed, Vann said, and teams vary by age group – a few dozen kids are in flag football, for ages 4-6. And the teams for older youth are both 7-0 this season.

The Seahawks play home games at Vance County Middle School, but travel to Durham, Clayton, Wendell, Franklinton and elsewhere for contests.

But it’s not just about the games, Vann said. There’s an emphasis on doing service projects in the community, including participating in the citywide cleanup efforts in Henderson and making sure that the kids “dress for success” when banquet time rolls around.

Vann said the team walks out on the field together and exercises together. “We try to do a good job to form a program,” he said.

The coaching staffs at the middle school and the high school also are developing partnerships with the Seahawks – after all, they are the future Jaguars and the future Vipers.

“Vance County has a lot of great athletes,” Vann said. “There is true talent here in Vance County,” he said.

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Home and Garden Show

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On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.

  • The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is open on Saturdays from 8am to 1pm.
  • There will be a Home Composting Workshop on October 27th at 6:30pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market.
  • If you haven’t reseeded your fescue lawn, complete it this week.
  • Drain and clean all sprayers.
  • Collect dried seed heads from flowers for seed next year.
  • Get ready to compost! Leaves will be falling soon. Do you have a compost bin for the leaves?
  • Plant a cover crop in your vacant garden. Ex: red clover.
  • Winterize any equipment that you will not use till next spring.
  • Check vegetables that have been in storage. Ex: Irish potatoes.
  • Avoid pruning right now.
  • Check cole crops for disease and insects.
  • Start ordering your fall planting bulbs now.
  • Check houseplants dust weekly with a soft cloth.
  • Check storage areas for mice.

The Vance County Cooperative Extension Building is located at 305 Young St, Henderson, NC 27536

The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is located at 210 Southpark Dr., Henderson, NC 27536

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The Local Skinny! Louisburg College Celebrating Homecoming 2025

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With Louisburg College’s Homecoming festivities just over a week away, college leaders, students and alumni are making special “Hurricane” preparations to enjoy time together at the historic school located in Franklin County.

Vice President of Institutional Advancement Alitha Palich outlined several activities for alums who plan to return to take part in Homecoming, from a pep rally on Thursday, Oct. 23 to the big football game on Saturday afternoon.

“We have a lot of our alumni around in this specific area,” Palich told WIZS’s Scout Hughes on Tuesday’s segment of The Local Skinny! “We love to get them on campus as much as possible.”

The school sent out emails and postcards with details about how to let the school know they’ll be attending, but Palich said she’d gladly assist with the registration process. Just give her a call at 919.497.3325 to learn more.

The Thursday pep rally will crank up about 11 a.m. in front of the main building on campus to cheer on the football team but also to throw support behind the school’s basketball and soccer teams, too she said.

There’s a basketball game on Friday at 6 p.m. and then a big family-friendly cookout beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday. An alumni awards ceremony will take place around 12 noon.

The Hurricanes will take on the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Academy at 2 p.m. at Louisburg High School’s football stadium.

Palich said the 235-year college has a long history of partnering with the community – sharing the football field is just one example of how the community supports the college.

“The community supports us so much,” Palich said. “It’s always a joy to do things for the community – our students go out and do service projects,” she explained. “It’s a great give-and-take between us and the surrounding areas.”

Louisburg College is located at 501 N. Main St., Louisburg.

Visit https://www.louisburg.edu/ to learn more.

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Home and Garden Show

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On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.

  • The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is open on Saturdays from 8am to 1pm.
  • The Vance-Warren Beekeepers Association will meet on October 13th at 7pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market.
  • There will be a Home Composting Workshop on October 27th at 6:30pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market.
  • Collect your soil test now. What you do now will affect next year’s garden.
  • Start collecting your season extension materials.
  • Control any weeds that have started to go to seed.
  • Get ready to compost! Leaves will be falling soon. Do you have a compost bin for the leaves?
  • Check nurseries for trees and shrubs you would like to plant this fall.
  • Clean and store any equipment now that you won’t use till next spring.
  • Check vegetables that have been in storage. Ex: Irish potatoes.
  • Avoid pruning right now.
  • We are in Hurricane season. Have your Storm plan ready.
  • Start ordering your fall planting bulbs now.
  • Check houseplants dust weekly with a soft cloth.
  • Check storage areas for mice.

The Vance County Cooperative Extension Building is located at 305 Young St, Henderson, NC 27536

The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is located at 210 Southpark Dr., Henderson, NC 27536

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Perry Memorial Library

The Local Skinny! Life Skills For Teens, VV Mitchell, Fall Festival Await Patrons Of Perry Memorial Library

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The second in a three-part Life Skills for Teens series on Money Matters takes place Thursday, Oct. 9 at Perry Memorial Library.

Participants will be assigned different roles to experience how job, education and family growth affect finances, and the library’s Youth Services Director Melody Peters said it’s like having a dose of reality before adulthood gets “real.”

The program is from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Got your first paycheck? Great! Now how much is left after you pay your bills – think rent, phone bill, car payment – the list seems endless. Teens get a chance to learn in a fun way the importance of financial literacy from Coastal Credit Union’s Wendy McCoy.

Then on Monday, Oct. 13, Varonica Mitchell, known by many as “VV” Mitchell, brings The VV Show to the library for a program called “Get Hype About Reading.” Come on out from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. and enjoy an Italian ice from Mac Scoops while sharing all the great things that come from reading.

The Fall Festival is just around the corner and the library staff is busy preparing for all the fun, including games, prizes and more! The festival is from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 21, with a special Trunk or Treat to follow from 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the library parking lot.

Learn more about these programs and all the programs and services at Perry Memorial Library at https://www.perrylibrary.org/home

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The Local Skinny! Central Station Marks Fire Safety Week With Open House Oct. 9

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There’s just something about a shiny, red fire engine that kindles excitement, from young children to older folks who are still kids at heart. And on Thursday, Oct. 9, the community is invited to come take an up-close-and-personal look at Central Fire Station’s newest piece of equipment – Engine No. 1 – as part of an Open House in observance of Fire Safety Week.

But that’s not the only thing to enjoy, said Battalion Chief Lee Edmonds. There will be pizza, Edmonds said, along with other fire safety demonstrations during the 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. open house at Central Fire Station, located at 211 Dabney Dr.

You can learn how to properly use a fire extinguisher and learn techniques for safely exiting a burning structure in the “Smoke House,” a mobile training trailer that teaches how to get low and crawl in a smoke-filled space.

This year’s Fire Safety Week theme is “Charge into Fire Safety,” which Edmonds said puts an emphasis on those rechargeable lithium ion batteries that find their way into so many household items these days.

“You’d be surprised how much stuff in your house runs off lithium ion batteries,” he said, stressing the importance of their proper use and disposal. It’s important to buy, charge and recycle batteries safely, he said.

The fire station always welcomes visitors, but the Open House will provide opportunities for learning about safety and how to respond in case of an emergency.

Learn more about Fire Safety Week at https://www.nfpa.org/

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The Local Skinny! Triangle’s Got Talent at McGregor Hall

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Where in the world can you see performances by cloggers and Bollywood dancers, Gospel choirs and more?

Right here in Henderson, on Saturday night at McGregor Hall, of course!

The 2025 edition of ‘Triangle’s Got Talent’ comes to Henderson for an evening that’s sure to entertain. It’s a fundraiser for Henderson-based Hubzone Technology Initiative, which takes donated laptops and converts them to Chromebooks to be distributed to students and others who need them.

Ron Taylor, operations director at Hubzone Technology Initiative, said this year’s top prize is $1,000. There are 17 acts that will be vying for bragging rights – and the case prize.

A silent auction is underway now through Saturday, when all the items will be on display. One of the auction items is a couple of tickets to the McGregor Live! series, Taylor said on Thursday’s segment of The Local Skinny!

The doors open at 5:30 p.m. to give folks a chance to view and bid on the silent auction items. Then the show begins at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets are available at the McGregor Hall box office, online at hubzonetech.org/tgt or at the door on Saturday.

Adult tickets are $30 and $16 for children 13 and under.

This is the first year the event has been held in Henderson, and Taylor said the folks at McGregor Hall couldn’t have been more accommodating, the way staff has worked with contestants, and making sure all the lighting, audio/visual equipment and more is ready for the big event. People have gone “above and beyond” to make sure everything’s in place for the talent competition.

“We’re a grassroots organization based in Henderson,” Taylor said, and much of the work HTI does benefits people in Henderson and the surrounding areas, so it’s fitting that the competition take place where so much of the work happens.

HTI plows the proceeds from Triangle’s Got Talent back into donating those converted laptops to people in households, enabling them to thrive and have accessibility to further their careers or education advancement, he said.

“We want to be able to bridge that Digital Divide and give people no barriers to access,” Taylor said.

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Home and Garden Show

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On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.

  • The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is open on Saturdays from 8am to 1pm.
  • Collect soil samples now. Don’t guess, take a soil test!
  • If you plan to plant pansies, plant them in a different location to prevent disease problems.
  • Check collards for aphids, cabbage worms, harlequin bugs.
  • Get ready to compost! Leaves will be falling soon. Do you have a compost bin for the leaves?
  • Check nurseries for trees and shrubs you would like to plant this fall.
  • If you have white grubs in your lawn now is the time to control them.
  • Check vegetables that have been in storage. Ex: Irish potatoes.
  • Avoid pruning right now.
  • We are in Hurricane season. Have your Storm plan ready.
  • Start ordering your fall planting bulbs now.
  • Check houseplants dust weekly with a soft cloth.
  • Check storage areas for mice.

The Vance County Cooperative Extension is located at 305 Young St, Henderson, NC 27536

The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is located at 210 Southpark Dr., Henderson, NC 27536

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