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Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is now open on Saturdays from 8am to 1pm. Honey Extraction Day will be on June 7th at 4pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. Water your plants according to soil moisture and not by how the...
The Local Skinny! Vance County Reads with Perry Memorial Library
Have you seen those baskets with books when you pop in the local coffee shop or the farmers market? Those books are for you! It’s part of a new program called ‘Vance County Reads’ sponsored by Perry Memorial Library. There are 10 locations throughout the county where copies of three different books can be found...
“Very Conservative” KTCOG Budget Reflects Federal Funding Uncertainty
It’s budget season, a time when cities and counties look at that tricky balance between revenues – money coming in – and expenditures – paying for services that residents need. The Kerr-Tar Council of Government budget, however, relies mostly on federal money to fund its programs. And KTCOG Executive Director Diane Cox said recent uncertainty...
KARTS Flex Ride Program Begins On-Demand Service
The KARTS flex ride service officially begins today, providing on-demand transportation anywhere within the city limits of Henderson. During the ribbon-cutting Friday, KARTS Executive Director Randy Cantor said the service “brings KARTS into the 21st century” with its Uber-style setup. “My hope is that with the success in Hendersonmaybe we can expand to other cities in...
Grand Opening of Community Garden at VCRFM
The community garden at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market held its official grand opening Saturday, May 24, 2025. Dr. Wykia Macon, director of the Vance County Cooperative Extension, was on hand and hands on! She spoke recently at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market and said agriculture is “undeniably central to our lives,” when...
Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is now open on Saturdays from 8am to 1pm. Monitor rows in garden open ends of rows that have water pooled up in them. Check tomatoes for leaf spot diseases. You can prune all leaves below the first...
Clarke Elementary Principal Dr. C’Monee’ Wilkins Named NCAE’s 2025 Principal Of The Year
Clarke Elementary School Principal Dr. C’monee’ Wilkins has been named 2025 Principal of the Year by the N.C. Association of Educators. This distinguished award honors outstanding leadership, a deep commitment to student and staff success and steadfast support for public education. Wilkins has more than a decade of experience in education. She was selected following...
Maria Parham Oncology Director Kimberly Smith Honored With Mercy Award From LifePoint Health
— courtesy of Maria Parham Health Maria Parham Health is proud to announce that Kimberly Smith, RN, BSN, Director of Oncology, has been named the hospital’s recipient of the 2025 Mercy Award, the highest honor given to a LifePoint Health employee. The Mercy Award, named in memory of LifePoint Health’s founding chairman Scott Mercy, recognizes...
The Local Skinny! Grand Opening of Community Garden at VCRFM
The community garden at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market has its official grand opening this Saturday, and Horticulture and Field Crops agent Michael Ellington invites folks to come out to see the result of months of preparation and what has been achieved. Cooperative Extension staff will be on hand from 12 noon to 2...
Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is now open on Saturdays from 8am to 1pm. Cooperative Extension has publications on most vegetables and fruits that can be grown in the central piedmont of North Carolina call 252-438-8188 or come by the Cooperative Extension Offices...
