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The Local Skinny! 3rd Annual Vance County Camp Meeting

November 25, 2024
It’s called a camp meeting, but it’s not the type of camp meeting that Scott Matthews’s granddaddy Jesse held, always the week of the Fourth of July under a tent on the grounds of Forest Hill Baptist Church. Back then, it could be 100 degrees, with 1,000 percent humidity, Matthews said, half joking half serious...
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Remember Henderson Family YMCA On ‘Giving Tuesday’ Dec.3

November 21, 2024
The days following Thanksgiving are a retailer’s dream – slash – nightmare – Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday. But then comes Giving Tuesday, where the emphasis is not on retail so much as on ways to support local organizations. It’s a global day of giving that has come into its own as a...
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The Local Skinny! GRACE Ministries Prepares Big Thanksgiving Meal

November 21, 2024
Bobby West said Saturday’s early Thanksgiving meal that GRACE Ministries and volunteers will be dishing up for the community is a way to feed people and nourish souls. It will take “an army of volunteers,” West said, to prepare 2,000 plates at the 215 Crozier St. location, as well as deliver them to seven other...
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Sossamon Files Protests To Results Of Nov. 5 Election As Recount Continues

November 20, 2024
N.C. Rep. Frank Sossamon has filed protests with the Vance and Granville elections boards, citing that, at least in Vance County, votes were counted when, for a variety of reasons, they shouldn’t have been. In an emergency meeting of the N.C. State Board of Elections, Sossamon was among four candidates from across the state whose...
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The Local Skinny! Events At Perry Memorial Library

November 19, 2024
So far, Youth Services Librarian Melody Peters has resisted the urge to get the library festooned in red and green for that big December holiday – she said she wants Thanksgiving and Native Peoples Month to have their moments to shine, too. In fact, next Tuesday afternoon’s activity will feature a story celebrating Native Peoples...
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The Local Skinny! N.C. House District 32 Contest

November 18, 2024
Incumbent N.C. Rep. Frank Sossamon has until noon tomorrow – Tuesday, Nov. 19 – to put the wheels in motion to call for a recount in the contest to retain his District 32 seat. Both Vance and Granville’s boards of elections completed the canvass on Friday, Nov. 15 to certify results of the Nov. 5...
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The Local Skinny! Henderson Police Department To Participate In CALEA Assessment

November 14, 2024
– Press release from Henderson Police Dept. Capt. Chris Ball The Henderson Police Department will have a site-based assessment in early December as part of the reaccreditation process with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. The local police department has held accredited status since 2002. The evaluation will take place Dec. 9-12, during...
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The Local Skinny! Henderson City Council Takes $275K Loan To Purchase Embassy Block Property

November 13, 2024
The Henderson City Council approved Tuesday taking a $275,000 loan to purchase property in the Embassy Block area of downtown to create extra parking and a “pocket” park. Benchmark Community Bank will provide the five-year amortized loan. The council approved the purchase of the Embassy Block in the 2024-25 budget that was adopted in June...
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Home And Garden Show

November 13, 2024
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.  Vance County Regional Farmers Market is open on Saturdays 8am-1pm.  The Handcrafted Holiday Market is coming up at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. Saturday, November 16th from 8am-2pm.  Take your soil samples to the Vance County Cooperative Extension. Do it as soon as...
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The Local Skinny! Vance County Jail Update

November 12, 2024
Six months into his new job, Maj. Johnny Hawkins provided an update to Vance County commissioners at their Nov. 4 meeting about the staff, programs and physical plant of the county’s detention center. Hawkins began working at the jail in April, and retired with 30 years of service with the N.C. Department of Adult Corrections...
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