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The Local Skinny! Events To Kick Off Summer at Perry Memorial Library
With summertime approaching, Perry Memorial Library’s Youth Services librarian Melody Peters has planned some programs to help get families and children in the mood for warm-weather activities. The Mother Goose Story Time returns at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 5 and the theme of the morning is The Beach. Subsequent themes include Summer, Art, Camping...
The Local Skinny! N.C. Rep. Bryan Cohn Says $10M For Water Plant Expansion Is Spent
N.C. Rep. Bryan Cohn said House Bill 74, signed into law last week by Gov. Josh Stein, is not anticipated to have any impact on the $10 million that had been reappropriated away from the City of Oxford as part of the Kerr Lake Regional Water expansion. “That money has been distributed and contractors have...
The Local Skinny! County Manager Releases Revised Budget
Vance County Manager C. Renee Perry said that her $64.3 million proposed budget presented to commissioners last week had some missing information, which prompted a line-by-line review of the numbers to create a revised budget. The revised budget seems to be about $600,000 more than the original budget, coming in at $64,933,833. “I know errors...
‘Stomp The Stigma 5K Run/Walk May 31 At Maria Parham Franklin
Step out and step up to support National Mental Health Awareness Month at Maria Parham Franklin’s “Stomp the Stigma” 5K run and walk on Saturday, May 31 in Louisburg. Check-in begins at 8 a.m. at the Maria Parham Franklin campus, 100 Hospital Dr. in Louisburg. There are three events for participants: the 5K run/walk begins...
Sheriff Curtis Brame: Two Injured In Friday Shooting
On Friday, May 9, Vance County deputies responded to the Variety Wholesalers warehouse, located at 1000 Facet Rd. in Henderson, after receiving a report of shots fired in the parking lot. While deputies were at the scene for further investigation, it was determined that two subjects had walked into Maria Parham Health with gunshot wounds...
H-V Industrial Park Board Votes Unanimously To Sell Shell Building For $3M
The Henderson-Vance Industrial Park Board approved Wednesday afternoon to sell the shell building and 10 acres of property in the park to Linde Gas & Equipment, Inc., a leading global industrial gases and engineering company. County Attorney Jonathan Care said this deal is better by about $300,000 than previous deals to purchase the building. Two...
Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. The Vance-Warren Beekeepers Association will have their May meeting on May 12th, 2025 at 7:00 pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. Cooperative Extension has publications on most vegetables and fruits that can be grown in the central piedmont of North Carolina call...
The Local Skinny! May leading into Summer at Perry Memorial Library
May is a time when the Perry Memorial Library staff kind of catches its breath – it’s a lull of sorts sandwiched between a jam-packed April and the big push of programs and activities that happen over the summer. Youth Services Librarian Melody Peters is busy, busy, busy behind the scenes to put the finishing...
The Local Skinny! Open Houses for Mobility Hub Coming Soon
The community is invited to attend upcoming information sessions to learn more about the Mobility Hub project that is set to transform the former First National Bank building in downtown Henderson into a spot that will become a place where numerous types of transportation will be available for the public to use, from bike/pedestrian paths...
Free Community Forum Monday, May 5 Features Panel Discussions About Educational And Legal Rights
Jayden Watkins, teen minister and founder of the local nonprofit Higher is Waiting is hosting a free community forum on Monday, May 5 to share information with young people and their families about their educational and legal rights. The forum is called “EMPOWER Youself!” and will take place from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at...
