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Maria Parham Health’s Annual Cancer Survivor Dinner May 15
This year’s Cancer Survivor Dinner sponsored by Maria Parham Health will have a Western theme and will feature celebrity and author Lisa Robertson as keynote speaker. The dinner will take place Thursday, May 15 at South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church, 905 Americal Rd., as a way to honor the strength, resilience and journeys of cancer survivors...
Triple P – Helping Families One Child at a Time
(This Presentation of WIZS is a Paid Advertisement) If you want to become a better dancer, you take dance classes. Want to improve your moves on the basketball court? You’ve got to be consistent with practice to get those reps in at the free-throw line or from behind the arc. Dancers and basketball players aren’t...
Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. The Beginner Bee School will be on Saturday, March 14th starting at 9am at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. The Vance-Warren Beekeepers Association will meet on March 9th at 6:30pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. Prune fruit trees and grape vines...
The Local Skinny! Perry Memorial Library Preparing for March
Teens who have wanted to try out virtual reality headsets have a great opportunity at Perry Memorial Library. Youth Services Librarian Melody Peters welcomes creative programming at the library, and VR fits the bill. Tuesday was the first opportunity to experience the VR headsets during Teen Time, but there will be another opportunity on Mar...
The Local Skinny! March Community Information Series Focuses On Treatment, Medications For Opioid Use Disorder
Come to the Mar. 10 Community Information Series program at Baskerville Funeral Home to learn more about treatment options for opioid use disorder and more from an expert with VANCE RECOVERY. The event is from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the chapel of Baskerville Funeral Home, 104 S. Chestnut St., Henderson. Katie Lee, a...
HUBZone Kicks Off ‘Digital Bridge Run’ Virtual Fundraiser
The HUBZone Technology Initiative is launching a virtual race to raise money to further its mission of empowering communities through technology access. The Digital Bridge Run begins March 1 and goes through May 31, according to HTI Marketing Director Rachel Taylor. Participants can run, walk, bike or race their own way at any time during...
Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. The Beginner Bee School will be on Saturday, February 28th starting at 9am at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. There will be a Cut Flower Production on Monday, March 2nd at 6:30pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. If you haven’t fertilized...
The Local Skinny! Oxford Rotary Club Erases $2 Million In Medical Debt In Partnership With National Non-Profit
The Oxford Rotary Club has partnered with a national nonprofit organization to erase a whopping $2 million in medical debt for families in Granville County and across North Carolina. Rotary Club President-Elect Don Fick issued a statement about the medical debt relief initiative Monday. “Medical debt is one of the leading causes of financial distress...
The Local Skinny! CPOH in Need of Items
If you had to go outside today, hopefully you were bundled up enough to keep warm as the wind swirled and cold temperatures persisted. No doubt, you didn’t linger outside if you didn’t have to. The City Road Center for Hope Shelter Manager Darryl Jones said the overnight staff hung around until mid-morning today to...
Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. The Beginner Bee School will be on Saturday, February 28th starting at 9am at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. There will be a Cut Flower Production on Monday, March 2nd at 6:30pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. Fertilize your tall fescue...
