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Registration Now Open for County Co-ed Adult Softball League

Registration is now open for the Warren County Parks and Recreation co-ed adult softball league; it will remain open until August 31^st. 

The fee is $400 per team. Teams have until the first game to turn in their official roster. The league format ...

Warren County Launches Greenways and Trails Survey

Warren County has launched the first phase of its new greenways and trails initiative. Phase one will work on the planning and feasibility of a trail connecting the counties three municipalities of Warrenton, Norlina, and Macon. The planning and feasibili...

Library seeks community feedback through strategic planning process

The Warren County Memorial Library has received a Library Services and Technology Act grant totaling $28,500 that will be used for a needs assessment survey, conducting focus groups, and the development of a new strategic plan.

This grant is funded by the ...

Start Smart Soccer to Begin for Ages 3-5

Warren County Parks and Recreation is offering Start Smart Soccer for ages 3-5. The program is a parent/child instructional program led by an instructor once a week for 6 weeks at the Warren County Recreation Complex. The fee is $15 and includes a soccer ...

Warren County Hosts Community Meeting on Opioid/Substance Use

Local leaders from Warren County, Town of Warrenton, Town of Norlina, Town of Macon and the public are invited to attend a Community Meeting on Monday, July 31, 2023, regarding opioid/substance use funding and service needs in Warren County. The meeting w...

County Offices Launch Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition Program

The Warren County Senior Center and Warren County Cooperative Extension announce the launch of the Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) for 2023.   

The SFMNP provides lower-income older adults with coupons ...

New Amenities Available at Warren County Library

The Warren County Memorial Library has new amenities for patron use: a cell phone charging locker and teleconferencing equipment.

In 2021, the North Carolina General Assembly allocated $10 million of the American Rescue Plan State Fiscal Recovery Funds (SF...

Parks & Rec Opens Fall Youth Sports League Registration

Registration is now open for the Warren County Parks and Recreation fall youth sports leagues. Cheerleading, soccer, flag football, and tackle football are offered.

Cheerl...

Parks and Rec to Offer Eco Art Nature Camp

Warren County Parks and Recreation is offering an Eco-Art Nature Camp at Buck Spring Park beginning July 31^st and running through August 4^th (Monday-Friday). The camp day is packed full of fun activities from 8 am-5 pm, including crafts, recreational game...

New Voter ID Requirements Released by the State

NC is changing its laws regarding voter identification. Click this link to learn more.

Library to Begin Kindergarten Transition Programming

The Warren County Memorial Library has been awarded the “Let’s Get Creative Serving Our Community” grant from the North Carolina Library Association Youth Services section. This $500 grant will be used to implement a kinderga...

Warren County Memorial Library Awarded Three Federal Grants

Warren County Memorial Library has been awarded three grants in the amount of $58,468. One grant will be used for creating storywalks at Buck Spring Park and Magnolia Ernest Recreation Park; another grant is for the expansion of the library’s collection t...

Summer sports camp registration opens

Warren County Parks and Recreation is offering multiple sports camps this summer. Interested individuals are encouraged to register by the deadline. Summer sports camp opportunities include: 

• Girls’ Basketball Camp ($25): June ...

Local Conference Discusses Health and Racial Equity

 The Warren County Health Department in partnership with the Warren County Advancing Equity Advisory Council hosted the “Warren County Advancing Equity Conference: Working Together to Create Healthier Communities” on Thursday,...

Step it Up & Go: The Story of North Carolina Popular Music

The Warren County Memorial Library will host music critic, journalist, and author, David Menconi on Saturday, June 3 at 11:00 AM. Menconi will discuss his 2020 book Step it Up & Go: The Story of North Carolina Popular Music. The book covers m...

Notice of Preliminary Assessment Roll and Public Hearing: Roads Improvement Project- Pleasant Hills

NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ROLL AND OF PUBLIC HEARING

Posted May 15, 2023

The public will take notice that the preliminary assessment roll for the street improvement project in the Pleasant Hills subdivision in the Soul City community in Norlina (Nutb...

Literacy Through Lyrics at Warren County Library

The Warren County Memorial Library will host Shavon Russell Jones on May 23^rd at 4:30 pm in the community room. Jones will present Literacy Through Lyrics. This interactive program will combine music and reading that will get you moving while also teachin...

Bi-Lingual Poetry and Stories Coming to Warren County Memorial Library/Poesia y Cuentos Bilingues

The Warren County Memorial Library will host a bi-lingual poetry and stories program on May 16^th at 4 pm in the community room. Valeria Rodriguez will read original poetry in both English and Spanish, sing poem-based songs with her guitar, and help partic...

Warren County Memorial Library Goes Fine Free

Warren County Memorial Library has now joined the growing movement of fine-free libraries and has become the 37^th county in the state to eliminate fees. On April 19^th, the Warren County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to implement the fine...

New Self-Checkout Kiosk at the Warren County Memorial Library

The Warren County Memorial Library recently installed a self-check kiosk for visitors.  Patrons wishing to avoid a line or hoping to maintain privacy regarding library materials may use the self-checkout kiosk by scanning their library card, or m...

Local Residents and County Staff Graduate from Leadership Development Program

Three Warren County leaders - Demetrius Hunter, Crystal Smith, and Rose Ponton - all recently graduated from the NC Rural Center’s Homegrown Leaders program. This three-day regional leadership and economic development program develop and support...

National Nonprofit Funds Warren County Animal Control and Animal Ark

Warren County Animal Control and Animal Ark is set to receive a $10,000 grant investment from national nonprofit Petco Love during a special celebration at Petco at 160 US Hwy 158 Bypass in Henderson, North Carolina on April 29, 2023, at 11 a.m. in suppor...

Early Bird Registration Discount for Summer Sports Camp

Warren County Parks and Recreation is offering multiple sports camps this summer. Registration opens on April 10, 2023. The early bird registration deadline is May 10^th. Those registering early will receive a discount of $5 per camp for each child registe...

Blood Pressure Cuffs Available for Checkout at the Library

Nearly half of all Americans have high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, and don’t even know it. Left undetected or uncontrolled, high blood pressure increases the risk of heart attack and stroke. Small changes can make a big difference, and tak...

Warren County Native Appointed as County Attorney

The Warren County Board of Commissioners is pleased to announce the appointment of Shiekel Richardson as the county’s new County Attorney.  The Warren County Board of Commissioners approved the appointment during a special meeting held ...

Warren County Memorial Library Invites Patrons to Participate in NC Reads

Warren County Memorial Library invites the community to take part in the statewide NC Reads book club. Hosted by NC Humanities, NC Reads features five books that explore issues of racial, social, and gender equality and the history and culture of North Ca...

Popular Ebooks, Digital Audiobooks, and Digital Magazines Available Free 24/7

As people increasingly read and listen to books on their smartphone or tablet, they’re discovering one of the best resources is their local public library. Warren County residents can access a wide selection of popular digital ebooks and audiobo...

Warren County Cooperative Extension Announces Annual 4-H Poultry Show and Sale

Warren County Cooperative Extension announces its annual Four County 4-H Poultry Show and Sale project is kicking off in February with an interest meeting on February 21st. 

 Any young person who resides in Franklin, Granville, Vance, or ...

Warren County Awarded $300,000 Rural Transformation Grant from NC Commerce

In its first round of American Rescue Plan transformation grants in July 2022, the NC Department of Commerce awarded Warren County $300,000 in the community enhancements category. Warren County has used funds to purchase the historic Warren County Agricul...

Warren County Awarded to Receive $838,000 for Pleasant Hills Pump Station in Federal Budget

In its FY 2023 omnibus appropriations package that passed in late December 2022, the United States House of Representatives appropriated $838,000 to Warren County for the county’s Pleasant Hills pump station replacement project in the Soul City community....

Warren County Selected for Golden LEAF SITE Identification Support

At their December 1, 2022 meeting, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors selected Warren County for SITE Identification support through its SITE Program. The SITE Program – Identification provides assistance to a community from a firm contracted by...

Warren County Awarded Grants for 3 Utilities Projects

The NC Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Infrastructure, has awarded Warren County a total of $745,000 in grant funding to move forward with three (3) significant Public Utilities projects in Warren County. The projects are both water...

Spectrum Awarded GREAT Grant for Warren County Broadband Services

The NC Department of Information Technology announced on August 31^st that Spectrum Southeast, LLC has been awarded $4,000,000 to deploy broadband services to approximately 1434 households and businesses in Warren County. The required match of the provider...

2021 Visitor Impact on Warren County: County Tops State in Growth Since 2019

Domestic and international visitors to and within Warren County spent $63.01 million in 2021, an increase of 27% from 2020. The data comes from an annual study commissioned by Visit North Carolina, a unit of the Economic Development Partnership o...

NCDHHS Announces New Program to Help Families Pay Water Bills

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Warren County State Road Paving Schedule

Beginning in 2020, the NC Department of Transportation will begin repaving State Roads throughout Warren County.  Click the link below to see the schedule.

Repaving Schedule for Warren County

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