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The Local Skinny! Great Events To Kick Off 2026 At Perry Memorial Library
The holiday decorations are down, the kids are back in school and winter programming at Perry Memorial Library is returning to full swing. Youth Services Librarian Melody Peters and staff welcome patrons of all ages to the library for some social interaction and literacy fun. Mother Goose Storytime fans can return Thursday morning, Jan. 8...
Local Guardian ad Litem Training Begins Jan. 13, 2026
The local Guardian ad Litem program is a statewide program designed to place trained volunteers to serve as advocates for neglected or abused children going through the court system. The next six-week training session begins on Jan. 13, 2026. Area Supervisor Samantha Branch, who serves the five-county region that includes Vance, Granville, Warren, Franklin and...
Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. The Vance-Warren Beekeepers Association will meet on Monday, January 12th, 2026 from 7pm-9pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. Review your 2025 garden journal Check what went well and not so well. What are your Garden resolutions for 2026? Check your compost pile...
The Local Skinny! Second Annual ‘Catfish Drop’ To Usher In New Year At Satterwhite Point
Looking for something fun to do with the family to say farewell to 2025, usher in the New Year and still be able to be home in your jammies – or decked out in your finest party duds – well before midnight? Check out the Catfish Drop at Satterwhite Point on Kerr Lake from 2...
Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is closed for the season. Thanks to all customers and vendors for a successful year in 2025! Soil Samples are $4 per sample, Don’t guess soil test! Check your compost pile and turn it if you haven’t done...
Freedom Bridge Resource Center Ribbon Cutting
Dozens of supporters gathered at the Freedom Bridge Resource Center Tuesday to officially mark its opening with a ceremonial ribbon cutting sponsored by the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce. But work at the center has been going on for close to two months now, and Program Director Danetta McKnight said the resource center has been able...
Candidate Filings For March 2026 Primary
Vance County voters will have a ballot full of contested races when they go to the polls for the March 2026 primary elections, which includes a three-way race for Vance County Sheriff. The county commissioners’ seats have multiple filers and three of the four seats on the board of education have at least two candidates...
Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is now closed for the season. Thanks to all customers and vendors for a successful year in 2025! Soil Samples are $4 per sample, Don’t guess soil test! Use foliage from your Landscape to make festive decorations. Check...
The Local Skinny! Wrapping Up 2025 at Perry Memorial Library
As 2025 winds down, Perry Memorial Library Youth Services Director Melody Peters reflects on successes throughout the year as patrons, staff and the community celebrated the library’s centennial. Libraries have transformed over the years to being so much more than just a place to check out books, and Henderson’s library is no exception. Families can...
The Local Skinny! Vance Co. Commissioners’ Special Called Meeting Tuesday, Dec. 16 At 4 P.M.
The Vance County Board of Commissioners will hold a special called meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 4 p.m. to hold public hearings on several zoning requests and to receive and potentially approve a fiscal operations policy. According to information from Clerk to the Board Dywanda Pettaway, Board Chair Carolyn Faines called the meeting, which...
