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76-Year-Old Man Shot and Killed on Lamb Street
— from Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow At approximately 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, 2026, officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to the Lamb Street area of North Henderson in reference to a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers located Willie Satterfield, 76, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the abdomen. Mr. Satterfield...
Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. The Vance County Regional Farmers Market Spring Fling is this Saturday, May 9th, from 8am-1pm. The Vance-Warren Beekeepers Association will meet on Monday, May 11th at 7pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market Deer eating your garden? Use an electric fence. Use drip...
The Local Skinny! Preparing for Summer Reading Program at Perry Memorial Library
With springtime programming now in the rear-view mirror, the staff at Perry Memorial Library is taking a little bit of a pause, but Youth Services Librarian Melody Peters said it’s not much of a breather. After all, they’ve got to decorate the library for summertime programs. Plus, there’s a whole dinosaur to build. Between February...
From HPD: Multi-Agency Operation Yields Drug Arrests
— From HendersonPolice Chief Marcus Barrow Joint Operation Press Release: Through a joint operation conducted on May 1, 2026, the Vance County Sheriff’s Office, Henderson Police Department, North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Raleigh-Durham Safe Streets Task Force) executed two search warrants within Vance County, resulting in multiple arrests...
SportsTalk: Former Vance County AD Joe Sharrow Named NCHSAA AD of the Year
Joe Sharrow is a familiar name around Vance County. Although Sharrow didn’t grow up here, he claims Henderson as his second hometown because he grew here, with more than 10 years working in Vance County Schools and becoming a high school athletic director – first at Southern Vance and then at Vance County High School...
Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. The Vance County Regional Farmers Market opens this Saturday, May 2nd, open from 8am-1pm. Know what insect you have in your garden before spraying, it might be a beneficial insect. Use a soaker hose to irrigate raised beds. Refrain from using weed killers until...
The Local Skinny! Good Times to Kick Off May with Granville County Tourism
Ladies, (and gents, too – why not?) find yourself a ‘fascinator’ and head to downtown Oxford Saturday afternoon for the Art, Wine and Beer festival. In addition to the titled features, there will be live music and lots of fun activities with a Kentucky Derby theme. This annual event, hosted by The Hub on Main...
Henderson City Council Approves Resolution Opposing Part V, Section 5 Of N.C. Senate Bill 214
The Henderson City Council voted unanimously Monday to approve a resolution to oppose specific wording in Senate Bill 214 that would allow Franklin County to take property from Vance and two other counties named in the Section 5 portion of the draft legislation. N.C. District 32 Rep. Bryan Cohn updated Council members during a 1...
Vance Commissioners Adopt Resolution Opposing Section Of SB 214
The Vance County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution opposing wording in N.C. Senate Bill 214 that would give Franklin County the authority to take property from Vance County without the commissioners’ approval. The vote was swift and unanimous and the emergency special called meeting lasted less than 10 minutes. The vote was 6-0; Commissioner...
TownTalk: No April Showers in Current Drought
(Check out tips from Sam Franklin at Franklin Brothers Nursery) For some, Earth Day is one day out of the year when people may pay special attention to what it means to be good stewards of the planet that we humans call home. More and more people, however, have begun thinking about putting positive environmental...
