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The Local Skinny! St. Paul’s Lutheran Food Minsitry
The kickoff event for the “Feeding the 5,000” food ministry is set for this Saturday, and Corey Brooks, pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church near Ridgeway, said volunteers will be ready to serve a hot meal between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. “Come in, sit down, have a hot mealand enjoy a time of fellowship,”...
Home And Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. Plant microgreens to enjoy in salads, Ex/ radish,broccoli, arugula. Prepare beds for cool season crops that will be planted in February. Organize your seed, tools, make a system that will enable you to locate what you need when you need it! Be prepared to...
The Local Skinny! Youth Programs Happening Perry Memorial Library
Chocolate fondue. Sewing on a button. Legos. Not necessarily what you’d associate with a library. But Melody Peters, youth services director at Perry Memorial Library says all these things – and more – are available for library patrons. From Mother Goose Story Time on Thursday mornings to Life Hacks sessions, Peters said the library...
The Local Skinny! City Of Henderson Financial Health
The city of Henderson is in pretty good financial shape, according to a recent report presented by the auditor who completed the annual comprehensive study. Bryon Scott delivered the positive news to City Council members during its November meeting, and he said the only bit of information that concerned him was uncollected taxes. In the...
Armed Robbery Mast Drug Dabney Drive
UPDATE Noon Friday – When asked if there was anything new to report, Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow said, “Nothing that has led to an arrest.” ********************** UPDATE 5:30 p.m. Thursday – Press release information from Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow: Jan. 19 at approximately 9:30 a.m., two subjects entered Mast Drug at 418 Dabney...
Oxford Man Sentenced to 10-Year Statutory Maximum After Shooting Two People and Leaving One for Dead
— press release — William Brian Coghill was sentenced this past Friday to 10 years in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for possession of a firearm by a felon after shooting two acquaintances and leaving one for dead at his home in Oxford, North Carolina. This is the statutory maximum sentence available...
Home And Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. If space for a garden is limited consider constructing garden beds. Continue planting trees and shrubs. It’s better to plant them now than waiting until the temperature heats up in late spring. Write down on paper what garden problems that you had last year...
The Local Skinny! Valentines For Veterans
Gentiva Hospice in Oxford is hosting a Valentine’s For Veterans event later this month to make Valentine’s cards that will be shared with veterans in five different are counties. This is the third year that Gentiva, formerly Kindred Hospice, has sponsored the activity, and Patient Care Coordinator Whitney Allen told WIZS’s Bill Harris on The...
Sossamon Sworn In As Dist. 32 Rep In N.C. House
Frank Sossamon was sworn in last week as the new legislator representing Vance and Granville counties in the N.C. House before an audience of supporters in the lobby of McGregor Hall. The Hon. John Dunlow administered the oath of office following remarks from county officials representing the local county commissions and chairmen of the Republican...
Vending Machines Dispense Books For Elementary Students To Enjoy
A special type of vending machine has been placed at L.B. Yancey Elementary, the contents of which will help students add to their personal stash of books. The vending machine dispenses chapter books, graphic novels, easy readers and more, and students need only to insert golden tokens to make their selection. Vance County Schools and...
