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More Than 40 Firefighters Respond To Fire At Glass Plant Saturday Night
More than 40 firefighters responded to a call Saturday night to the Ardagh Group on Facet Road. Bearpond Volunteer Fire Department Chief Chris Pendergrass said the call about a glass leak came in about 10:20 p.m. While the first units were on their way to the scene, firefighters got word that a tank had collapsed...
The Local Skinny! New Website Regarding Information About Vance County Jail
Vance County Manager Renee Perry told commissioners Monday that there’s a new web page to visit that contains all relevant information about the detention center. Perry said the web page came about from a request by Commissioner Yolanda Feimster, who wanted to see detention center-related issues in one location. “It has all the jail inspection...
Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is open on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8am-1pm The Vance-Warren Beekeepers Association will meet on July 13th at 7pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. Open ends of garden rows if you have flooded rows after thunder...
The Local Skinny! Films, Fossils & Fun at Perry Memorial Library
Books can transport readers to faraway lands, take them on fun adventures or lead them back through history. And now, with July’s heat cranked all the way up, Memorial Library Youth Services Director Melody Peters says the library is a very cool place – in every sense of the word – to enjoy the summer...
Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is open on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8am-1pm. Keep hydrated, drink water and do garden chores early or late in the day. If going on vacation, have someone harvest your vegetables while you are away. Keep your garden...
The Local Skinny! July is Full of Fun at Perry Memorial Library
Thanks to some pretty cool collaborations, summertime activities at Perry Memorial Library are really heating up. Whether you’d like to learn more about virtual reality robots or falconry, or if you just want to chill out watching a fun movie, there’s something coming up just for you, and Youth Services Librarian Melody Peters has all...
The Local Skinny! Servants on Site for Vance County
UPDATED 7/1/2026 AT 10 A.M. TO INCLUDE COMPLETE LISTING OF CHURCHES THAT PROVIDED SUPPORT TO REBUILDING HOPE’S SERVANTS ON SITE PROGRAM. Rebuilding Hope’s 13th annual Servants on Site took place last week, and co-director Tom Wille said the 95 youth participants got a chance to work in the community, proclaiming joy, peace and hope from...
Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is open on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8am-1pm Harvest vegetables early or late in the day. Place them in the shade asap. After thunder storms check for standing water in garden rows. Open the ends of rows to...
The Local Skinny! Bryan Cohn Accepts Nomination To Replace McRae In House District 32 Contest
N.C. House District 32 Rep. Bryan Cohn is going to seek a second term after all. Cohn said he is stepping back into the race for N.C. House District 32 following the unanimous vote of the HD32 Democratic Selection Committee, which met Saturday to select a replacement for Curtis McRae. Although McRae won the Democratic...
Vance County Jail: Detainee Attempted Jail Break Monday; Detainee Hanged Himself Over Weekend
The Vance County Jail finds itself back in the news after two separate incidents over the last few days. Around 1:15 p.m. Monday, a detainee attempted to escape from the jail, and while the detainee did manage to get outside the building itself, the detainee was unable to fully break out. WIZS News parked a...
