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The Local Skinny! Fall into Great Activities at Perry Memorial Library
Middle schoolers have a new program they can participate in at Perry Memorial Library – that program kicks off Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 7 and will continue on the first Wednesday of each month through May, said Youth Services Librarian Melody Peters. The library is teaming up with The Poe Center of Raleigh to provide a...
Vance County Commissioners Meeting Monday, Oct. 5, 2026
UPDATE 10-6-26 at 4:22 p.m. — Vance County Finance Director Stephanie Williams said the county has collected $803,000 more than was anticipated in taxes, including ad valorem and local government sales taxes. Ambulance revenues had an overage of $2.7 million, although ABC revenue – liquor stores – collected $161,000 less than was anticipated. In her...
Vance County Water District Customers Under Conservation Notice Following City’s Mandatory Conservation Announcement
(WIZS News received the following information Thursday afternoon from the office of Vance County Manager Renee Perry) – From Vance County Manager Renee Perry Vance County is requesting all Vance County Water District customers to immediately conserve water due to critically low water levels in Kerr Lake, our region’s primary water source. The Vance County...
The Local Skinny! Dyed Diesel Fuel on Highways
Amid rising fuel costs, Gov. Josh Stein today directed N.C. Department of Revenue Secretary McKinley Wooten to provide penalty relief from prohibition on the highway use of red dye diesel fuel through the end of 2026. Stein also wrote to the Internal Revenue Service requesting federal penalty relief for the use of the same fuel...
Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is open Saturdays from 8am-1pm. Time to collect soil samples, avoid the rush. 2 week analyis time. Check fall vegetables for insects, aphids, loopers, cabbage worms, and harlequin bugs. Lawn renovation season is now! Plant tall fescue. Use...
The Local Skinny! Wrapping Up September, Ushering In October at Perry Memorial Library
The theme for the Thursday, Oct. 1 Story Time at Perry Memorial Library is Firefighters, and Youth Services Librarian Melody Peters has lined up the perfect “show and tell” afterward – a shiny red firetruck courtesy of the City of Henderson. The story time is at its regular time of 11 a.m. and the firetruck...
The Local Skinny! Watkins Fire Dept. BBQ & Chicken Plate Sale October 2
The cooks at Watkins Volunteer Fire Department aren’t shying away from a challenge – the chicken and barbecue plate fundraiser back in May sold out, so they’re upping the ante for this Friday’s fundraiser in hopes for another sellout of 1,800 plates. The plates will be ready for pickup at 11 a.m. and are $12...
Warren County Initiates Water Conservation Efforts As Kerr Lake Levels Remain Low
— From Warren County government Warren County issued a press release Thursday asking all water customers to immediately conserve water due to critically low water levels in Kerr Lake, the county’s primary water source. Effective immediately, residents and businesses are required to limit water use and avoid all unnecessary consumption. Please refrain from...
Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is open Saturdays from 8am-1pm. We have some rain. Now is the time to collect your soil samples. It should take 2 weeks of analysis time. Check the germination rate on grass seed bags. Look for 90% germination...
The Local Skinny! Henderson City Council Agrees on Granite Benches for Veterans Memorial
American Legion Post #60’s Hartwell Wright appeared before the Henderson City Council and was almost apologetic about it, prefacing his request with a comment along the lines of “you’re probably tired of seeing me here.” But it was Council Member Garry Daeke who spoke up first, making a motion that was seconded by Council Member...
