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The Local Skinny! What’s Up With Those Chestnut Street Intersections?
Drivers who travel along Chestnut Street experience a variety of ways to proceed through intersections – with varying degrees of user-friendliness. But John C. Rose got a few answers from Henderson Assistant City Manager Paylor Spruill and provided some updates to the stop, go, whoa situation along a fairly heavily traveled city street during the...
Youth Tennis Clinic, Court Dedication At Fox Pond May 14
Youth between the ages of 5 and 18 are invited to a free “skills and drills” tennis clinic on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at Fox Pond Park. The Edmonds Tennis & Education Foundation will conduct the clinic from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Fox Pond tennis courts. No registration is required, but all...
The Local Skinny! Hundley Details Warren Co. Farmer’s Market Opening
The Warren County Farmers Market kicks off its 2022 season on Saturday, April 30. Vendors will be set up at the Warren County Health Department from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and market manager Danylu Hundley invites shoppers to show up and shop local, rain or shine. “Everything is truly local,” Hundley told John C...
Home And Garden Show 04-27-22
— On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. Read the back of seed packets lots of useful info. Days to maturity, suggested planting depth Use the NC Extension Garden Plant Toolbox to research plants before you purchase or plant them. Read the label on all chemicals before you purchase them...
Free Pop-Up Medical Clinic Coming To Henderson May 14-15
Vance Charter School is going to be the site for an upcoming pop-up free medical clinic for residents in the Henderson and Vance County area. The clinic is part of Remote Area Medical (RAM), an organization whose mission is to provide quality medical care by health professionals to those underserved and uninsured populations. The RAM...
The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance 04-26-22
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for April 26, 2022. The Chamber compiles the information, and it is presented here and on the radio. Contact the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce at 438-8414 or email Michele@hendersonvance.org to be included. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Name of the Company: Henderson-Vance County Chamber of...
Knights Lacrosse Win in Overtime One Day; Become Conference Champions the Next
— article submitted by Vance Charter School The Vance Charter Knights Varsity Men’s Lacrosse team had another strong showing with 2 more wins added to their record. On April 21, the Knights traveled to Cary Christian, which proved to be exciting from beginning to end. Cary Christian took an early lead, but the Knights quickly...
Oxford FD Receives Higher ISO Rating
The city of Oxford has announced that its fire department has received a new rating following a recent inspection, which places it among the top 12 percent of all rated fire departments in the state. The Oxford Fire Department, under the leadership of Chief David Cottrell, achieved a new rating of 3 from the Insurance...
The Local Skinny! Granville Gardeners Expo
Stop by the Granville Gardeners Expo in Oxford on Saturday for a fun-filled day of plant and garden workshops, from beekeeping to composting. There will be more than 60 vendors on site at the Granville County Expo Center on Hwy. 15 south of Oxford, selling all types of plants and shrubs from 9...
Home And Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. Provide cutworm protection around transplants by placing a cardboard collar around your transplant and tuck the collar down in the soil about 2 inches Use good sanitation practices with garden tools and equipment to reduce risk of introducing weeds and transmitting diseases. It should...
