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The Local Skinny! Dinosaurs, Mother Goose, & Summer Reading At Perry Memorial Library
With the Summer Reading program kickoff just two weeks away, the Perry Memorial Library staff is busy making sure everything’s organized and ready to go. And they’re putting the finishing touches on Rupert, the brachiosaurus they’re creating that will hang – somehow – from the library’s ceiling. Right now, Rupert’s in parts, but that’s ok...
The Local Skinny! Make Music Day 2026 Coming To Vance County
International Make Music Day is coming up on Sunday, June 21 and Vance County residents are invited to chime in, join the chorus and make a joyful noise! Dr. Alice Sallins, executive director of the Vance County Arts Council said she anticipates this year’s event will build on last year’s and be even bigger. Thanks...
Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is open on Saturdays, from 8am-1pm. Check moisture in hanging planters each day. Open ends of rows that have standing water in them after storms. Spray weed killers when the wind blows less. Be mindful of chemical drift...
Review of City of Henderson Public Hearing on Budget
Three individuals signed up to speak at the Henderson City Council’s public hearing on the FY 26-27 budget that was held on Thursday, May 21 but it took more than 40 minutes for those speakers to address the Council members. For the first half hour or more, several Council members had questions for City Manager...
Home And Garden Show: Garden Tips For Keeping Plants Healthy In Summer Heat, Drought
Like a lot of other folks tending gardens and lawns around here, Sam Franklin of Franklin Brothers Nursery is hopeful that the weather forecast is accurate and the area is going to get some much-needed rainfall over the next week or so. Franklin has been in the plant business for more than 50 years...
The Local Skinny! Encouraging Fathers to Read at Perry Memorial Library
Mother Goose Story Time, make way for what Youth Services Director Melody Peters hopes will become another mainstay offering at Perry Memorial Library: It’s Papa Bear Story Time, and it’s making its debut on Monday evenings beginning June 1. Mother Goose Story Time has been around for decades, Peters said. The 11 a.m. time slot...
The Local Skinny! Henderson Looking for Downtown Advisory Board Members
Henderson-Vance County Downtown Development Commission Director Tracy Madigan spoke to the Henderson City Council recently about some ideas she got from attending a Main Street conference in New Bern. No matter whether it was explicitly expressed or presented in a more subtle manner, Madigan told Council members that the conference had a message about...
Vance Co. Man Arrested for 850 Dosage Units of Heroin and 84 Grams of Fentanyl
— joint press release, courtesy of the HPD On May 14, 2026, following a prolonged joint operation, the Henderson Police Department, Nash County Sheriff’s Office, Vance County Sheriff’s Office, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) executed a search warrant at 310 Little Mill Road in Vance County, resulting in an arrest...
The Local Skinny! Maria Parham Franklin Hosting ‘Stomp the Stigma’ 5K May 30
Lace up your running – or walking – shoes for the second “Stomp the Stigma” 5k on Saturday, May 30 in Louisburg to support mental health awareness and care for mental health treatment. Not feelin’ it for the 5k? There’s a Family Fun Run and a Kids Dash, too, thanks to event organizers from the...
Mayor Pro Tem Walker Gets OK To Form Committee That Will Create Welcome Packet For Developers
Henderson Mayor pro tem Tami Walker said she heard Finance Director Joey Fuqua “loud and clear” at Monday’s City Council meeting when he presented the FY 2027 budget: The cost of everything is going up and that means that something has to be done to bring more money in – development is a critical part...
