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No Signs of Foul Play; Man Died in Car in Walmart Parking Lot
— information courtesy of the Henderson Police Department and Chief of Police Marcus Barrow On January 3, 2025, at approximately 9 p.m., officers from the Henderson Police Department responded to a report of an unresponsive individual in the parking lot of Walmart, located at 200 N. Cooper Dr. The person, identified by police as Brian...
The Local Skinny! Variety Wholesalers To Add Big Lots To Its List Of Stores
Henderson-based Variety Wholesalers is acquiring hundreds of Big Lots stores and a couple of distribution centers, practically doubling the number of retail stores it operates in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. Add Big Lots to the 380 or so Roses, Roses Express, Maxway, Bill’s Dollar Stores, Super 10, Super Dollar and Bargain Town stores that currently...
City Attorney Kingsberry Set To Become City Manager Jan. 13
The City of Henderson will have a new city manager effective Jan. 13, 2025, following the appointment of Hassan Kingsberry to the position. In a 4-3 vote, the City Council voted last week to extend the offer to Kingsberry, who has served as interim city attorney since early December. “As one who grew up on...
The Local Skinny! City Council To Hear Train Station Recommendations
The city’s Land Planning Committee is set to recommend to the full City Council that the former First National Bank building on Garnett Street be used as the S-Line train station. Council Member Garry Daeke is a member of the land planning committee, and he attended a meeting of the committee held Thursday, Dec. 19...
The Local Skinny! Groundbreaking at Epsom Park
Franklin County Parks and Recreation Director K.P. Kilpatrick has been in his role just since April of this year, but he’s already been able to check one big item off the to-do list: witness the groundbreaking of Epsom Park. The park will be located on the site of the former Epsom School, and plans have...
Home And Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. Vance County Regional Farmers Market is closed for the season. We encourage you to buy a North Carolina Christmas Tree this year for the Holidays. “Do You Want to be a Beekeeper?” Workshop, will take place on January 13th, at 6pm at the Vance...
The Local Skinny! Dec. 21 Make-And-Take Program At Perry Library
They’re making snow at Perry Memorial Library Saturday, Dec. 21! Well, not snow, exactly. More like snowflakes. Youth Services Director Melody Peters said there’s going to be plenty of fun in the process, too, during the make-and-take craft activities that people of all ages are sure to enjoy. The library will have a variety of...
The Local Skinny! Friday Car Chase
Friday, Dec. 13 proved unlucky for one teenaged motorist who led law enforcement officers on a 30-plus mile chase through Vance and Franklin counties, ending in a crash in Henderson near Chavasse Avenue and Raleigh Road. The driver, 19-year-old Eli-Javron Williams of Roberts Avenue in Vance County, faces a slew of charges, including two...
First United Methodist Church of Henderson – Tag Sale Shop
What: The Tag Sale Shop sponsored by the United Women in Faith (UWF) of First United Methodist Church. The tag sale fills 7 rooms and 3 hallways in the church education building with vintage/antique furniture, cookware, flowerpots, rugs and accessories – brass, china, glassware, toys, framed prints, and linens. Furniture includes beds, sofas, easy chairs, side...
Home And Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. Vance County Regional Farmers Market’s last open day for 2024 will be this Saturday, December 14th, from 8am-1pm. We encourage you to buy a North Carolina Christmas Tree this year for the Holidays. If you have a cut live Christmas tree, check that live...
