Oxford Provides a ‘Snow Place Like Home’ Themed Holiday Experience

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-Information courtesy the City of Oxford website

Downtown Oxford Economic Development Corporation (DOEDC), in partnership with the City of Oxford, Granville County Public Schools and Granville Health Systems, invites the community to come and celebrate the magic of a themed holiday and Christmas season with “Snow Place Like Home, Oxford, NC”.

Beautiful banners, created by the School of Graphic Art at the Masonic Home for Children, will be visible in many downtown businesses around town in support of our holiday theme.

Additionally, in support of this theme, DOEDC has partnered with Granville County Schools asking for students’ “snowflake” artwork. This fun student art will be displayed in several downtown businesses to create a “Student Art Walk.” This partnership with Granville County Schools generates and instills “community pride” with Granville County’s youngest holiday-loving citizens.

In support of these students and their individual art, we invite community members, parents and grandparents to stroll around downtown in search of your student’s art. Once you find their art, take fun pictures and share with others inviting them to come and see the joyful display around downtown. The banners and student art will be up through Wednesday, December 26.

Make plans now to gather in downtown, create a unique family memory and find your student’s snowflake in honor of “Snow Place Like Home, Oxford, NC.”

For more information on the “Snow Place Like Home” theme, along with additional events, please visit the “Snow Place Like Home” Downtown Oxford Facebook page by clicking here.

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Granville Co. Board of Commissioners to Attend Regional Broadband Presentation

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-Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, County of Granville

PUBLIC NOTICE

A quorum of the Granville County Board of Commissioners may be present on Thursday, November 29, 2018, for a presentation on regional broadband hosted by Kerr-Tar Council of Government. The presentation will begin at 5 p.m. at the Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Government’s Administrative Offices, 1724 Graham Avenue, Henderson.

For more information, please contact the County Manager’s Office at 919-693-5240.

Warren Co. High School ROTC to Hold Fundraiser at 220 Seafood

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-Information courtesy Tannis Jenkins, Warren County High School

Warren County High School ROTC will have a fish fry fundraiser at 220 Seafood Restaurant, 1812 North Garnett St. in Henderson, on Monday, December 10, 2018, from 4 – 7 p.m. Eat in or take out. The cost of a meal is $7.

If you have any questions, please contact Col. Paige or Msgt. Taft at 252-257-4413.

Henderson Police seeking assistance locating Kesha Smith & Robert Shaheeh Bullock

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Press Release-November 21, 2018

The Henderson Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Kesha Smith, 36, and Robert Shaheeh Bullock, 40. They were last seen driving a 2008 white four-door Buick LaCrosse with NC Registration AEM-7904.

Kesha Smith was originally reported missing to the Franklin County Sherriff’s Office on November 19, 2018 and members of the Henderson Police Department have been assisting with the investigation. During the course of the investigation it was determined that Kesha Smith was last seen on November 16, 2018 during the morning hours on Dabney Drive in Henderson, NC.

The Henderson Police Department has taken over the lead on the investigation. We ask if anyone was in the area of Dabney Drive on November 16, 2018 between the hours of 6:00 AM and 9:00 AM and may have seen this vehicle to contact the Department.

If anyone should have any information on the location of these individuals please contact the Henderson Police Department at 252-438-4141 or 252-492-0202. Callers may remain anonymous by contacting Crime Stoppers at 252-492-1925, or use the P3 app on a smartphone or tablet device.

Photograph provided for the Buick LaCrosse is not the actual vehicle, but is similar to the vehicle.

Authority: Chief M.W. Barrow

Coach’s Corner 11/21/18

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Home And Garden Show 11/20/18

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Cooperative Extension with Paul McKenzie 11/21/18

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Town Talk 11/21/18

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VGCC Trustees Narrow Presidential Search To Three Finalists

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-Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College

Vance-Granville Community College’s Board of Trustees has narrowed the search for the college’s next President to three candidates.

A search committee composed of six board members recommended five candidates from among nearly 90 applicants for the position, and the full board selected these finalists:

  • Dr. Rachel M. Desmarais of Clemmons, who is currently serving as executive vice president and chief operating officer at Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem;
  • Dr. Quentin J. Johnson of Mooresville, currently vice president of Student Support Services at Guilford Technical Community College in Greensboro; and
  • Dr. Melanie W. Thornton of Albany, Ga., the vice president of academic affairs at Columbus Technical College in Columbus, Ga.

The action came Monday, Nov. 19, at the regular bimonthly meeting of the board on the college’s Main Campus.

Following protocol established by the North Carolina Community College System, the trustees now present the finalists to the State Board of Community Colleges for vetting. The three candidates will be invited to the college for public forums individually on Nov. 30, Dec. 3 and Dec. 4.

“We are extremely pleased with the quality of the candidates who are interested in the position, and we are confident that we are on track to select an excellent leader to carry our college into our 50th year and beyond,” said Danny W. Wright, chair of the VGCC Board of Trustees. “We want for Vance-Granville a president with visionary leadership and a commitment to student access and success and economic development in the communities we serve.”

The board plans to have the new president in place early in 2019.

Invitations to the forums are being sent to county officials, school officials, area chambers, and VGCC faculty and staff, among other groups. The public is invited to attend. The forums will be held in the Civic Center on the Main Campus. Each will begin at 12:15 p.m. Dr. Johnson is scheduled to speak at the Friday, Nov. 30, forum; Dr. Thornton, on Monday, Dec. 3; and Dr. Desmarais, on Tuesday, Dec. 4.

Dr. Desmarais earned her Doctor of Philosophy degree in Instructional Design and Technology from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va., in 2015. She earned her Master of Science degree at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and her Bachelor of Music degree from Mars Hill College. She was an Aspen Institute Community College Excellence Presidential Fellow in 2017-2018. She has been with Forsyth Technical Community College since 2002, starting as a department chair before becoming a vice president in information services and in planning.

Dr. Johnson earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Organizational Leadership from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne, Md., in 2010. He earned his Master of Arts from Bowling Green State University and his Bachelor of Science from Defiance College in Ohio. Prior to beginning work at Guilford Technical Community College in July 2012, he worked with Fairmont State University and Pierpont Community & Technical College in West Virginia in 2011-2012 and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore from 2004 to 2011.

Dr. Thornton earned her Doctor of Education degree in Curriculum Studies from Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Ga., in 2007. She received her Education Specialist degree from Troy University in 2002, two Master of Education degrees from Georgia Southwestern State University in 1995 and 1997, and her Bachelor of Science degree from Albany State University in 1991. Prior to going to Columbus Technical College in 2013, she was vice president for Academic Affairs at Okefenokee Technical College in 2012-2013, and Dean and Professor of Reading at Darton State College in Albany, Ga., in 2007-2012.

The Board of Trustees began accepting applications for the position on Oct. 8 with a deadline of Nov. 9 for applications and nominations. A nationwide search was conducted under the guidance of the firm of Executive Leadership Associates (ELA) LLP of Emerald Isle. ELA, described as “a consortium of former North Carolina community college presidents who are committed to ensuring that our internationally recognized community college system continues its proud tradition of excellence,” was selected by the Board of Trustees at its Sept. 17 meeting. The firm helped the Trustees by creating the presidential profile of the ideal candidate needed, guiding the search process, and recruiting and screening applicants, as needed.

Serving on the Trustees’ presidential search committee were Trustees Deborah Brown, chair; Herb Gregory, vice chair; N. Annette P. Myers, Abdul Sm Rasheed, Donald C. Seifert, Sr., and Sara C. Wester.