In the next several weeks, the office of the Chamber of Commerce of Warren County will be moving just down the block and across the street. The new location will be at 131 South Main Street – in the Warrenton Insurance building.
Vance County Schools
For Immediate Release
Students who are juniors at Southern Vance High School and have qualified as graduation marshals for the Class of 2018 due to their outstanding academic performance were honored at a reception recently at the school.
Southern Vance’s graduation ceremony will be held on Saturday, June 9, 2018, beginning at 8 a.m. in the McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center in downtown Henderson.
Those who will serve as graduation marshals include: first row – from left, Madonna Baselios, Mya McKnight, Shel’Nyia Hargrove, Miracle Chin, Tar’Naja Thorpe and April Pendergrass. Second row, from left, Eleodoro Nunez Aldana, Gabriela Ventura, Wendy Portillo and Robert Susewell. Unavailable for the photo were Shannon Riggan, Deana Hawkins and Aaliyah Simril.
Join us for the 4th Annual Hawg in the Holler Music Festival on Saturday, April 28, 2018, from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Vino Oasi in Stem! Enjoy a great day of music, food, Kids Zone and much more. Bring the whole family! There will be great vendors and food trucks. This year’s beneficiary is Families Living Violence Free.
About the charity:
We honor families as the life of our community – where dreams are born, children are nurtured and adults find purpose. Because many members of our community who are victims of domestic violence and sexual assault are denied these rights to quality of life and to basic human dignity, Families Living Violence Free is dedicated to empowering Granville County families to live safe, non-violent lives.
Featured bands for the day include (in this order):
Mike Brooks from 98.3 is back as emcee; food vendors and some special family-friendly “surprises” throughout the day!
All parking will take place at the venue, Vino Oasi located at 3200 Bliss Trail, Stem, NC 27581.
Ticket price includes entry to festival and parking. No outside beverages or food allowed. Service animals only. All children must be supervised at all times.
Plan on bringing a lawn chair with you.
Visit our Facebook page to learn more and stay up-to-date on the festival!
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-Submitted by Esther J. McCrackin, City Clerk, City of Henderson
As of 4/27/18, this meeting has been CANCELLED and will be rescheduled for a later date.
The Boards and Commissions Committee of the Henderson City Council will meet on Friday, April 27, 2018, at 2 p.m. in the large conference room at City Hall, 134 Rose Avenue. The purpose of the meeting is to consider applications for various citizen committees. The public is welcome to attend.
The Henderson-Vance Spring Litter Sweep Week is being held in conjunction with the state-wide litter sweep week Monday, April 23 through Saturday, April 28.
Terri Hedrick, chair of the Vance County Appearance Committee, was recently on air to encourage all citizens of Vance County to spend time outdoors this week improving the community by cleaning up trash and debris.
“We ask all who are able to participate to please clean up around homes, churches, neighborhoods and local schools,” said Hedrick.
Approximately 35 Adopt-a-Highway programs will be participating throughout the week and mowing is scheduled for many roadways.
Gloves and orange trash bags are available for interested participants throughout the week at the City Operations Center at 900 S. Beckford Drive and at the Vance County School’s Administrative Office at 1724 Graham Avenue in Henderson.
Participants are asked to fill their orange trash bags, tightly secure them and place them by the curb, if in the city, or by the side of the road, if in the county. Maintenance crews should collect the trash bags by next week.
The litter sweep will culminate in the annual Recycling Day at the City Operations Center on Saturday, April 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Volunteers and vendors will be accepting, for free, a variety of recyclables including electronics, cardboard, metal, aluminum cans, plastic, glass, newspapers/magazines and other household recyclables.
Old medications, including prescription, over-the-counter and medical syringes, may also be recycled.
Shredding trucks will also be on site to securely dispose of participants’ personal documents.
Old paints will not be accepted for recycling at this year’s event; however, Hedrick reminds the community that paints that have been dried either by chemical means or by cat litter may be taken to any of the manned trash sites throughout the county.
Starting at 12 p.m., there will be a free hot dog luncheon inside the City Operations Center. Jason Brown and his Wisdom for Life Foundation and Fruit of the Spirit community group will once again be hosting this time for food and fellowship.
Brown, a former NFL player, is the owner of First Fruits Farm in Louisburg and is, according to Hedrick, a big supporter of the community, giving freely of his produce to help feed others.
Cash prizes will also be given away at the luncheon to litter sweep participants who can document they participated in the cleanup process. Participants must be present to win prizes.
Prizes include $150 for most bags of trashed filled by a group, $100 for most people in a group and $50 for the most unique item found.
To be eligible for cash prizes, participants must document how many bags of trash they filled, how many people were in their group and take a picture of their efforts, especially of their most unique item found.
Packets of information regarding litter sweep week and the forms and documentation procedures needed to be eligible for the free lunch and cash prizes are available at the Vance County School’s Administrative Office.
While Hedrick is encouraged by the efforts of the community during this week each year, she says the Appearance Committee would ultimately “like to see people cleaning up all year and stop being litterbugs.”
-Submitted by Cynthia Bowen, City Clerk, City of Oxford
The Finance Committee for the Oxford Board of Commissioners will meet on Friday, April 27, 2018, at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held in the 1st Floor Training Room of City Hall at 300 Williamsboro Street in Oxford. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the FY 2018-2019 budget.
All those interested are invited to attend.
SPRINGTIME BECKONS WITH AN UPBEAT EVENING OF JAZZ, SPIRITUALS & LIGHT CLASSICAL MUSIC
On Friday, April 27, two of North Carolina’s very own musicians, Michael Stephenson and Mark Hopper, will join together on the stage of McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center for Sax & Piano: A Springtime Concert. Part of the Music at McGregor Series, the evening event will showcase a harmonic display of upbeat jazz, spirituals and light classical music that is sure to dazzle the spirits as spring blossoms color the streets of historic downtown Henderson, N.C.
Doors will open at 7 p.m. and the concert starts at 8 p.m. Several restaurants located near the theater are scheduled to open for pre-concert dinner service.
Stephenson is the Coordinator of Music and Drama at Pitt Community College in Winterville, N.C., and a founding member of the New Century Saxophone Quartet. The Henderson native is also a former faculty member of Vance-Granville Community College, starting the Vance-Granville Community Band.
Hopper is the Minister of Music and Organist at the First Baptist Church in Henderson, the Vice President of the McGregor Hall Board of Directors and a director with the Henderson Rec Players. He will be playing the Hall’s Steinway piano and a 1970 Zuckerman harpsichord.
“Spring has arrived and it’s the perfect time of year to dress up for an evening dinner out and jazz concert in historic downtown Henderson,” said Hopper. “Mike and I plan on playing an array of upbeat jazz, spirituals and light classical music.”
The program for Sax & Piano: A Springtime Concert with Michael Stephenson and Mark Hopper includes Sonata in C Minor, BWV 1017 by J. S. Bach; Oblivion by Astor Piazzolla; Gymnopédie No. 1 by Erik Satie; Aria by Eugene Bozza; Scaramouche, Op. 165b by Darius Milhaud; Down by the Riverside by Daniel Kallman; and Rumba by Maurice Whitney. For a full setlist, visit www.McGregorHall.org.
Tickets are on sale for $20 plus sales tax and can be purchased directly at the McGregor Hall Box Office, which is open Monday through Friday from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. as well as 7 p.m. the night of the show. The Box Office is located at the Hall at 201 Breckenridge Street in downtown Henderson and can be reached by phone at (252) 598-0662. Tickets can also be purchased online at anytime prior to a performance at www.McGregorHall.org by using the secure and trusted purchasing platform, eTix.
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