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The Local Skinny! Warren County Football to Play in Eastern Regional Final Friday Night
The Warren County Eagles are headed to the Eastern Regional finals of the 2A State Football Playoffs following a 40-14 victory the day after Thanksgiving over the Holmes Aces. Head Coach Victor Hunt said it took a day or two to soak it all in, but the coaching staff and the team are getting ready...
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 to 1pm. Peak season for soil sample. The fees start on November 26. It’s $4.00 per sample with a turn around of 3 weeks. Thinking about planting trees and shrubs. You can...
The Local Skinny! Farm City Lunch Recap
Behind every juicy, red tomato, tender ear of corn, and plumped out butterbean are untold hours of planting, weeding, watering and spraying. Those gardens don’t take care of themselves, after all. At last week’s Farm City lunch at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market, Elvin Eaton shared some insights about farming and how he and...
The Local Skinny! Rebuilding Hope Gets $10K Grant From Coastal Credit Union Foundation
Rebuilding Hope has received a $10,000 grant from Coastal Credit Union Foundation. The local nonprofit made the announcement in its most recent newsletter. The foundation provides grants to organizations that make an impact in their communities by offering access to resources and that fit the foundation’s affordable housing initiative. Coastal Credit Union’s local Branch Manager...
YMCA Continues Local Progress; Increases Local Impact
Tuesday’s groundbreaking ceremony for the Henderson Family YMCA’s construction project marks the beginning of what Board Chair Vanessa Jones called “the beginning of progress.” About 100 people were present to witness the groundbreaking, braving the breezy, cool conditions as they gathered at the rear of the former Social Services building, set for demolition soon after...
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 to 1pm. Peak season for soil sample. The fees start on November 26. It’s $4.00 per sample with a turn around of 3 weeks. Thinking about planting trees and shrubs. You can...
The Local Skinny! Winter Activities at Perry Memorial Library
Even as regular programming slows just a bit at Perry Memorial Library as the holidays inch ever closer, the library staff is still providing a variety of opportunities to encourage people to read. Take the Holiday Book Sale, for example. Youth Services Librarian Melody Peters said the sale takes place on Saturday, Dec. 6 from...
The Local Skinny! MPH Gets C.O. For Phase Two Of Emergency Dept. Renovation
– Courtesy of Maria Parham Health Maria Parham Health has received a Certificate of Occupancy for Phase Two of its Emergency Department renovation on the Henderson campus, marking a significant milestone in the hospital’s ongoing efforts to expand access to high-quality care—particularly for patients facing behavioral health challenges in Henderson and Vance County. Construction on Phase Two began in...
The Local Skinny! Vance County Forms Local Emergency Planning Committee
Vance County convened a local emergency planning committee on Wednesday, Nov. 12, with the task of crafting an emergency response plan that ultimately will become part of the county’s emergency operations plan. With an early January 2026 reauthorization deadline, the committee was able to check off numerous items in its first meeting, including the election...
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 to 1pm. The Handcrafted Holiday Market will be this Saturday at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. Peak season for soil sample. The fees start on November 26. It’s $400 per sample...
