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The Local Skinny! Bryan Cohn Sworn In NC House 32
Bryan Cohn was sworn in last week to begin his term as District 32 representative in the N.C. House, which includes Vance and Granville counties. Cohn edged out incumbent Frank Sossamon by a final total of 228 votes in one of several close races in the Nov. 5 general election. Following appeals and challenges, the...
The Local Skinny! Rise Against Hunger
This year’s local Rise Against Hunger event organizers are counting on packing 65,000 meals in about four hours on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, and they are hopeful that folks from across Vance and Granville counties will join in the effort. “It’s about the community coming together” as much as preparing bags...
Home And Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. “Do You Want to be a Beekeeper?” Workshop, will take place on January 13th, at 6pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. The Vance and Warren County Beekeepers Association will meet on January 13th, at 7pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market...
The Local Skinny! Perry Library Kicks Off 2025 Youth Programming
It’s a New Year at Perry Library and staff have planned some exciting programs to offset winter’s cold – from gluten-free volcano construction to Wii games in the teens’ Maker Space. Youth Services Director Melody Peters said that in addition to the return of program staples like Mother Goose Story Time for youngsters 0-5 years...
Hassan Kingsberry To Fill Dual Roles; City Manager and Part-Time City Attorney
Monday at noon the Henderson City Council met for a special called meeting and entered into closed session for a personnel matter. When the council returned to council chambers at City Hall, Mayor Melissa Elliott seemed to indicate the council would hear two motions. Hassan Kingsberry, who became interim city attorney after Rix Edwards resigned...
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...
