GRANVILLE CHAMBER’S FALL SEAFOOD EVENT
— courtesy Granville Chamber of Commerce
CLUCK ‘N SHUCK
Friday, October 20th
The Granville County Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring their seventh annual fall seafood event – a “CLUCK ‘N SHUCK”, to be held Friday, October 20th, 5:30 until 8:00 pm at The Red Barn – Golf Course Road, off Lake Devin Road, in Oxford.
The dinner menu offerings will be: steamed oysters, fried shrimp, fried fish, fried chicken tenders, slaw, buttered potatoes, hushpuppies, tea, Pepsi-Cola products and cold beverages.
The event will be held at the venue – The Red Barn – where it has been held the past four years. This location provides an incredible setting for those desiring to eat on the decks overlooking Lake Devin. Inside seating on the ground floor of The Red Barn will be available.
Advance ticket sales – $40 per person or 2 tickets for $75 – includes all-you-can-eat on premises. As this is a limited ticket event, those wishing to attend are encouraged to purchase tickets early from one of the Chamber’s offices – 124 Hillsboro Street in Oxford (8:30 am ‘til 5 pm) 919.693.6125 or the South Office – 1598 NC Hwy 56, Butner (8:30 am ‘til 5 pm Tuesdays and Wednesdays and 8:30 ‘til noon Thursdays) 919.528.4994. Event t-shirts are also available at the Chamber’s offices for $10 each.
Granville Board of Ed Work Session
NOTICE TO PUBLIC AND PRESS
The Granville County Board of Education will meet in a Board Work Session on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. at Granville Early College High 1552 South Campus Dr., Creedmoor, North Carolina. The Board will also meet in Closed Session for Personnel/Attorney Client Privilege. The next regular meeting of the Board of Education will be held on November 6, 2017.
Trick or Treat Downtown
— courtesy of the Henderson Vance Downtown Development Commission
Downtown businesses are encouraged to participate in our annual Trick or Treat this October 31st, 2017 from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
In this event, local children come visit our downtown area and go to the businesses for trick or treat. This event is advertised in local media and through the school system.
Businesses are responsible for purchasing their own candy and handing out the candy. The Henderson Vance Downtown Development Commission does have a group buy program where you may order candy through the HVDDC, or you may purchase candy from any source you wish.
This event draws a huge amount of people to downtown! If your business has never participated in this event before, please be aware there are likely 1,000 or more kids coming for trick or treat.
Orders need to be placed by October 20th, and can be picked up from Dataforge at 217 South Garnett Street on October 27, 30, and 31st.
Henderson Man Sentenced for Possession of Ammunition by a Felon
— courtesy U.S. Department of Justice
GREENVILLE – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced that in federal court on October 10, 2017, Senior United States District Judge Malcolm J. Howard, sentenced QUINCEY TYRONE CHAMPION, 38, of Henderson, NC to 85 months of imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release.
CHAMPION was named in an Indictment filed on April 24, 2017. On July 14, 2017, CHAMPION pled guilty to Possession of Ammunition by a Felon.
On December 17, 2016, officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to the Auto Brite Car Wash in reference to a shooting. Upon arrival and while securing the crime scene, officers were approached by the victim’s cousin, who advised that he had taken the victim to the hospital. The men were washing their vehicles when he heard three shots. The victim ran toward another vehicle and then reported that he needed to go to the hospital. They saw a tall male wearing a hoodie running towards the back of the car wash and jumping the fence. One of the officers found two shell casings and one live bullet in the parking lot near the crime scene. Meanwhile, another officer responded to Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson to interview the victim, who had been admitted to the emergency room. The victim stated that he was washing his vehicle at the car wash when he heard a gunshot and then felt a sharp pain in his left ankle. The victim identified CHAMPION as the shooter.
CHAMPION, a convicted felon, was in possession of ammunition on December 17, 2016. Additionally, the defendant used or possessed a firearm or ammunition in connection with another felony offense, Assault with a Deadly Weapon Inflicting Serious Injury.
This case was part of the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) initiative which encourages federal, state, and local agencies to cooperate in a unified “team effort” against gun crime, targeting repeat offenders who continually plague their communities.
The Henderson Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) conducted the criminal investigation of this case. Assistant United States Attorney S. Katherine Burnette handled the prosecution of this case for the government.
Granville County Crime Stoppers
— courtesy Granville County Crime Stoppers
Sometime between Monday, September 25th, 2017 and Friday, 29th, 2017 early evening hours, an unknown person or persons unlawfully went upon private property located off Highway 158 West Oxford , NC and criminally removed several antique collectibles.
Sometime between Friday, September 29th, 2017 late evening and Saturday, September 30th, 2017 mid-morning hours, an unknown person or persons unlawfully went upon private property off Highway 158 West, Oxford, NC and forced entry into a shed and a storage building, which caused criminal damage.
On Friday, September 29th, 2017 during late evening hours, an unknown person or persons unlawfully went upon private property off Pope Road, Creedmoor, NC and criminally removed a Freight Harbor welding machine from underneath a shed.
On Friday, October 6th, 2017 between early to mid-morning hours, an unknown person or persons unlawfully went upon private property located off Buck Hart Road, Oxford, NC and forced entry of a residence and a shed, which caused criminal property damage.
If you have information concerning these incidents, please contact the Granville County Sheriff’s Office at 919-693-3213 or call Crime Stoppers 919-693-3100.
THE GRANVILLE COUNTY CRIME STOPPERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS AUTHORIZED THE PAYMENT OF A REWARD OF UP TO $1,000 FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST/INDICTMENT(S) OF PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE CRIMES. IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION CONCERNING THESE CRIMES OR ANY OTHER SERIOUS CRIME(S) IN GRANVILLE COUNTY. YOU ARE ASKED TO CALL THE GRANVILLE COUNTY CRIME STOPPERS IN OXFORD AT 919-693-3100.