3-21-18 Weather and Closings/Delays
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Town Talk 03/20/18 (Vance Co. Schools Consolidation)
A lively show about Vance County School consolidation of middle and high schools
Zeb Vance Ruritan Club Boston Butts for Easter 2018
— submitted by Edward Woodlief
The Zeb Vance Ruritan Club will be cooking and selling BOSTON BUTTS for EASTER. Pre-sale only $25.00. Orders must be in by Sunday March 25th . They will be ready for pick-up Good Friday March 30th , from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bearpond Fire Department parking lot at 325 Bearpond Rd. in Henderson. Contact any Ruritan member or phone 252-767-4044.
Proceeds to benefit local student scholarships and club projects.
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Union Chapel United Methodist Church Stew 4-7-18
The fine folks and excellent cooks of Union Chapel United Methodist Church are about to cook some more delicious stew.
Edward Woodlief submitted the following announcement:
The Methodist Men of Union Chapel United Methodist Church, 6535 Raleigh Road, are having their Stew Sale, Saturday, April 7. $8.00 per quart. Orders are pre-sell only: You can place your order by phoning John Frazier at 252-438-7788. Stew orders will be ready for pickup at the church in Kittrell from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
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Granville Alive After Five 2018
— press release
ALIVE AFTER FIVE 2018
GRANVILLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
~ 15th YEAR ~
The Board of Directors of the Granville County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the dates, locations and bands for the three 2018 events.
Beginning May 10th in downtown Oxford’s parking lot between Main and Gilliam Streets, the first Alive After Five will feature “Gary Lowder and Smokin’ Hot” Band.
On Thursday, August 16th, “The Konnection Band” will be entertainers for the second concert in Butner at the Gazebo Park, Central Avenue, Butner.
Completing the season will be “Jim Quick and Coastline Band” in Oxford on September 13th. All events are held from 5:30 ’til 8:30 pm.
This is the fifteenth year that the Chamber has organized Alive After Five events for the public. In 2004 there was one Alive After Five in September. The following year, there were two held – May and September. Since 2005, the May and September events have been held in Oxford and the August event has rotated between Butner and Creedmoor.
The continued sponsorships of local businesses and industries enable the Chamber to provide these community-oriented gatherings. Businesses interested in sponsorship opportunities may contact the Chamber for sponsorship levels and perks. Also, each event requires approximately 60 volunteers, who receive a complimentary volunteer t-shirt. Anyone interested in sponsoring and/or volunteering should contact either of the Chamber’s offices – 919.528.4994 or 919.693.6125.
Altec of Creedmoor to VGCC Endowment Fund
— photo and information courtesy of VGCC
Altec Industries of Creedmoor recently made a contribution to the Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund to serve as the afternoon round sponsor for the upcoming 34th Annual Endowment Fund Golf Tournament. VGCC Endowment Director Eddie Ferguson, South Campus Dean Cecilia Wheeler and Endowment Specialist Kay Currin accepted the sponsorship from Altec Human Resources Manager Jeff Tingen and Patrick Wooten, General Manager for the Creedmoor location. Pictured above, from left, are Ferguson, Wheeler, Tingen, Wooten and Currin. Wooten noted that, as the Creedmoor facility continues to expand, he looks forward to continuing to grow Altec’s partnership with the community college. The company is a longtime supporter of the golf tournament and partners with VGCC programs related to advanced manufacturing, including Welding and Mechatronics Engineering Technology. Altec is a leading provider of products and services to the electric utility, telecommunications, tree care, lights and signs, and contractor markets.
The Golf Tournament is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at the Henderson Country Club. For more information, call (252) 738-3409.
–VGCC–
Vance County Board of Education Approves School Consolidations
Vance County Board of Education Approves School Consolidations
— The Following is a Press Release from Vance County Schools:
The Vance County Board of Education approved at its March 19 meeting a plan to combine the middle schools and the high schools for the 2018-2019 school year.
With the board’s action, Eaton-Johnson and Henderson middle schools will be combined and serve middle school students in the facility currently housing Northern Vance High School and Northern Vance and Southern Vance high schools will be combined to serve high school students in the facility currently housing Southern Vance High School next school year.
In January, members of the Board of Education directed the superintendent and school system staff members to seek community input on a potential facilities consolidation plan for the current, traditional middle and high schools. Discussion of consolidation became necessary as the result of several years of declining student enrollment across the district and the need to improve the efficiency and financial sustainability of school operations.
Since early January, over 25 meetings have been held with community stakeholders to seek input on the feasibility of combining the schools and their programs. School officials have heard from over 500 people in the local community with their attendance at community conversations, through email responses and an online survey with school system employees.
The feedback received during community meetings has been extremely informative as to what the public expects from its public schools and their services and programs for students. The majority of the feedback from parents, students, school system employees, elected officials, business leaders and local residents has been in favor of combining the schools.
The board is expected to review and approve a detailed implementation plan to accomplish combining the schools at its April meeting.
To address the concerns voiced during the community meetings about school safety, an ad hoc committee from the local community will be established to develop recommendations for board consideration.
“I am pleased with the board’s decision tonight and applaud them for their courage and willingness to do what’s right for students,” Superintendent Anthony D. Jackson said. “We have lots to do. Exciting times and great things are ahead.”