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Granville County Couple Named Extension’s 2025 Small Farmers Of The Year
Elvin and Madeline Eaton, owners of Fairport Farms in Granville County, have been selected as the 2025 Small Farmers of the Year by N.C. A&T State University during the annual Small Farms Week celebration. The Eatons decided to grow microgreens as a retirement venture, but they wanted to change things up and steer away from...
Upcoming Community Resource Festival Shaping Up To Be Largest Yet
With more than 100 vendors already registered, the Community Resource Festival 2025 is shaping up to be the largest resource gathering in two counties, and organizers are eager to provide the community with valuable information and a fun day of networking. The third annual event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday...
Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. The Vance Warren Beekeepers Association meeting will be on Monday April 14, 2025 at 7pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. Soil samples are now free as of April 1st. Start spraying fruit trees as soon as blossoms fall. Refrain from tilling garden...
The Local Skinny! April Excitement at Perry Memorial Library
The staff at Perry Memorial Library has planned some extra activities for young people for the week leading up to Easter, when many traditional public school students will have Spring Break. Youth Services Director Melody Peters said the library is a gathering place for the whole community, and Spring Break is the perfect time for...
The Local Skinny! Warren Correctional Institution Recommended For ACA Accreditation
The Warren Correctional Institution has been recommended for accreditation following a recent audit by American Correctional Association auditors. Warren Correctional is the 49th N.C. Department of Adult Correction facility that has either been recommended for accreditation or been awarded ACA accreditation. It is the goal of the NCDAC to have 100 percent of its facilities...
The Local Skinny! Vance County Schools District Leaders Recognized
Two Vance County Schools administrators have completed the North Carolina School Superintendents’ Association Aspiring Superintendents Program. Dr. Destiney Ross-Putney and Dr. Nealie Whitt III were among a cohort of 39 school and district leaders from across the state to graduate from the leadership program, designed to support school leaders in their current roles while honing...
Home and Garden Show
The Vance County Cooperative Extension is hosting a community event on the eve of Opening Day of the Vance County Regional Farmers Market – perfect timing to learn more about how what we eat and how we move affects our overall health and wellness. The Food Farmacy, as it’s called, will take place at the...
‘Pink With A Passion’ Event Saturday, Apr. 12 In Warrenton
The 4th annual Pink With A Passion Cancer Walk will take place on Saturday, Apr. 12 and the public is invited to come out and be a part of this inspiring community event, whose theme is “Walk With Strength: Fight Cancer In All Colors.” The activities will take place beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the...
The Local Skinny! Aviation Academies at the Henderson-Oxford Airport
The Henderson-Oxford Airport is one of a dozen airports to get state funding to host summer academies for students in grades K-12 who want to learn more about aviation and the aerospace industry. The N.C. Dept. of Transportation’s Division of Aviation has awarded grants of up to $5,000 for these smaller airports to have programs...
The Local Skinny! Community Listening Event Analysis from Jayden Watkins
Among the more than 175 folks who came to Monday’s “Breaking the Cycle” community listening session sponsored by the Pathways to Peace Coalition for Vance County was Jayden Watkins. Watkins wears a lot of hats – he’s an author, a pastor, an entrepreneur, a leader of the Empowered youth group, among other things. His comments...
