May 17, 2012

Spring Litter Sweep Clean-Up Week

The Vance County Appearance Commission and the Henderson Community Appearance Commission are seeking volunteers to assist with the fourth annual Henderson-Vance Spring Litter Sweep Clean-Up effort. The event this year is being expanded for a week beginning Monday, April 16, and extending through Saturday, April 21. In past years, the event has focused on clean-up [...]

WFN seeking the Ultimate Fishing Town

The World Fishing Network is seeking nominations for the Ultimate Fishing Town. Voting evidently requires pre-registration, which is open until April 1. Pre-registering offers help to plan a nomination and promotion for a town with advice and tips on building a great nomination. Nominations will be taken in April with voting taking place in May. [...]

Local NC Cooperative Extension Weekly Update

WEEKLY TO DO LIST 1.  Continue pruning!  Broadleaf evergreens, ornamental trees, fruit trees, grapevines, shade trees. 2.  Hold off pruning anything with flower buds, or prune selectively. 3.  Apply crabgrass preventer to lawns. 4.  Clean up flower beds and apply pre-emergent herbicide and mulch. 5.  The following crops can be direct seeded now:  broccoli, carrots, [...]

New local attorney gives credit to VGCC

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One of the newest additions to the Franklin County legal community has a story to tell of how attending Vance-Granville Community College laid the foundation for her later success. Paris Branch-Ramadan moved from Minnesota to Henderson in 2001 to help out her aging parents and grandparents. “Although I had a relatively good job, I lacked [...]

Fatal Collision – Updates

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Press Release: May 23rd, 2011 Update: On May 20, 2011 Sandra Davis Hymon, 55, of 102 High Street, Henderson was charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle. She is to appear in court on June 13, 2011. Press Release: April 11th, 2011 On April 10, 2011 around 9:30 PM officers with the Henderson Police Department responded [...]

4-H TSC Paper Clover Campaign

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Vance County 4-H Youth Get Boost from National Paper Clover Campaign, Tractor Supply Co. Henderson, NC – April 15, 2011 – Today, the Tractor Supply Company (TSC) store in Henderson joined 4-H in support of local youth with the 4-H TSC Paper Clover Campaign, a national in-store fundraising effort to benefit state and local 4 H [...]