July, 2019 - WIZS

Town of Kittrell, Middleburg Nov. Election Candidates Announced

July 19, 2019/by WIZS Staff

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-Information courtesy Melody Vaughan, Deputy Director, Vance County Board of Elections

Filing for the Town of Kittrell and Town of Middleburg elections ended on Friday, July 19, 2019, at 12 p.m. The election date for Kittrell and Middleburg is Tuesday, November 5, 2019.

Offices on the ballot for Kittrell are Mayor and three town commissioners. Offices on the ballot for Middleburg are Mayor and three town council members.

According to the State Board of Election, candidate filing for the Town of Kittrell Commissioner seat has been extended. Filing will begin Monday, July 22, 2019, and end Friday, July 26, 2019. The hours will be Monday through Thursday – 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Friday – 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

With questions, please contact the Vance County Board of Elections office at (252) 492-3730.

Names on the ballot as of 7/19/19:

Office Position: Mayor – Town of Kittrell

Name: Jerry Clarence Joyner

Residential Address: 32 E Main Street Kittrell, NC 27544

Mailing Address: Same as residential address

Telephone Number: (252) 438-2721

Date of Filing: 07/12/2019

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Office Position: Town Commissioner – Town of Kittrell

Name: Mary Jo Floyd

Residential Address: 253 Church Street Kittrell, NC 27544

Mailing Address: Same as residential address

Telephone Number: (252) 430-0354

Date of Filing: 07/09/2019

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Office Position: Town Commissioner – Town of Kittrell

Name: Susan Michelle Pulley

Residential Address: 1585 N Chavis Road Kittrell, NC 27544

Mailing Address: Same as residential address

Telephone Number: (252) 432-4332

Date of Filing: 07/19/2019

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Office Position: Mayor – Town of Middleburg

Name: Gary Andrew Plummer

Residential Address: 404 Chestnut Street Middleburg, NC 27556

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 341 Middleburg, NC 27556

Telephone Number: (252) 492-0828

Date of Filing: 07/17/2019

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Office Position: Town Councilman – Town of Middleburg

Name: Ruth Macon Nance

Residential Address: 65 Pine Street Middleburg, NC 27556

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 194 Middleburg, NC 27556

Telephone Number: (252) 820-5467

Date of Filing: 07/15/2019

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Office Position: Town Councilman – Town of Middleburg

Name: Mamie Lee Turner

Residential Address: 390 N Lee Avenue Middleburg, NC 27556

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 178 Middleburg, NC 27556

Telephone Number: (252) 767-0059

Date of Filing: 07/16/2019

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Office Position: Town Councilman – Town of Middleburg

Name: Annie (Ann) R. Fudge

Residential Address: 54 N Hawkins Avenue Middleburg, NC 27556

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 344 Middleburg, NC 27556

Telephone Number: (252) 430-7716

Date of Filing: 07/17/2019

State Cabinet Secretary Visits VGCC

July 19, 2019/by WIZS Staff

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-Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College

Vance-Granville Community College welcomed a member of Governor Roy Cooper’s cabinet, Department of Administration Secretary Machelle Sanders, to the college’s Main Campus on July 18.

During her visit, Secretary Sanders discussed the recently-released “Status of Women in North Carolina Health & Wellness” report, commissioned by the Council for Women & Youth Involvement. The Council is a division of the Department of Administration.

Vance-Granville Community College welcomed a member of Governor Roy Cooper’s cabinet, Department of Administration Secretary Machelle Sanders, to the college’s Main Campus on July 18. (Photo courtesy VGCC)

The report is the second in a series of four publications that provide data and policy recommendations to improve the status of North Carolina women in several key areas. The first report in the series, “The Status of Women in North Carolina: Employment & Earnings,” was released in 2018. The third report will focus on factors related to women’s economic security and economic opportunity, and the fourth on women’s political participation.

The series aims to serve as a resource that may be used to make data-driven decisions about how to shape public policies, prioritize investments, and set programmatic goals to improve the lives of women and families.

Governor Cooper appointed Sanders as Secretary of the N.C. Department of Administration on January 12, 2017. A native of Belhaven, N.C., Sanders brings to the Cooper administration experience in both management and leadership. She is a seasoned pharmaceutical and biotechnology executive who has held the role as vice president of manufacturing and general manager of Biogen’s largest and most advanced manufacturing facility in Research Triangle Park.

Sanders holds a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from N.C. State University and a Master of Health Administration from Pfeiffer University. As a native North Carolinian, wife and mother of twin daughters, she is passionate about improving the status of women in the state. Some of her work includes creating a Women’s Innovation Network at Biogen.

As Sanders puts it, “Improving the status of women in North Carolina is not just a woman’s issue. This is a family, poverty and economic issue.”

Granville Co. Board of Election Releases Candidate Names

July 19, 2019/by WIZS Staff

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-Information courtesy Tonya C. Burnette, CERA, Elections Director, Granville County

Filing for the Town of Butner, City of Creedmoor, City of Oxford, Town of Stem and Town of Stovall ended on Friday, July 19, 2019, at 12 p.m. The election date is Tuesday, November 5, 2019.

Office Position: Mayor – Town of Butner

Name: Terry Turner

Residential Address: 613 25^th Street, Butner, NC 27509

Mailing Address: (Same as Residential Address)

Telephone Number: 919-575-9263

Party Affiliation: Democrat

Incumbent: Yes

Email: tturner2@nc.rr.com

Date of Filing: July 5, 2019

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Office Position: Mayor – Town of Butner

Name: Vicky Hicks Daniels

Residential Address: 301 7th Street, Butner, NC 27509

Mailing Address: (Same as Residential Address)

Telephone Number: 919-599-0782

Party Affiliation: Democrat

Incumbent: No

Email: vicky.hicks8@gmail.com

Date of Filing: July 18, 2019

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Office Position: Town Council Member – Town of Butner

Name: William E. (Bill) McKellar, Jr.

Residential Address: 605 20^th Street, Butner, NC 27509

Mailing Address: (Same as Residential Address)

Telephone Number: 919-575-4283

Party Affiliation: Democrat

Incumbent: Yes

Email: wmckellarjr@nc.rr.com

Date of Filing: July 17, 2019

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Office Position: Town Council Member – Town of Butner

Name: Vickie L. Smoak

Residential Address: 407 East F Street, Butner, NC 27509

Mailing Address: PO Box 641, Butner NC 27509

Telephone Number: Not Provided

Party Affiliation: Democrat

Incumbent: Yes

Email: Vickie.smoak@gmail.com

Date of Filing: July 17, 2019

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Office Position: Town Council Member – Town of Butner

Name: Linda R. Jordon

Residential Address: 304 12^th Street, Butner, NC 27509

Mailing Address: (Same as Residential Address)

Telephone Number: 919-651-1973

Party Affiliation: Democrat

Incumbent: No

Email: lindarjordon@gmail.com

Date of Filing: July 19, 2019

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Office Position: Mayor – City of Creedmoor

Name: Bobby Wheeler

Residential Address: 607 Forrest Lane, Creedmoor, NC 27522

Mailing Address: (Same as Residential Address)

Telephone Number: Not Provided

Party Affiliation: Democrat

Incumbent: Yes

Email: rwheeler5@aol.com

Date of Filing: July 9, 2019

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Office Position: Mayor – City of Creedmoor

Name: Amor Agdeppa

Residential Address: 815 North Main Street, Creedmoor, NC 27522

Mailing Address: (Same as Residential Address)

Telephone Number: 919-808-0585

Party Affiliation: Republican

Incumbent: No

Email: tammygagdeppa@gmail.com

Date of Filing: July 15, 2019

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Office Position: City Commissioner – City of Creedmoor

Name: Ernie Anderson

Residential Address: 601 Hawley School Road, Creedmoor, NC 27522

Mailing Address: (Same as Residential Address)

Telephone Number: 636-288-2495

Party Affiliation: Republican

Incumbent: Yes

Email: eanderson21@nc.rr.com

Date of Filing: July 5, 2019

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Office Position: City Commissioner – City of Creedmoor

Name: Kechia Brustmeyer-Brown

Residential Address: 729 Forrest Lane, Creedmoor, NC 27522

Mailing Address: (Same as Residential Address)

Telephone Number: Not provided

Party Affiliation: Democrat

Incumbent: No

Email: kechiabb@gmail.com

Date of Filing: July 8, 2019

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Office Position: City Commissioner – City of Creedmoor

Name: Robert Way

Residential Address: 1837 Fillmore Drive, Creedmoor, NC 27522

Mailing Address: (Same as Residential Address)

Telephone Number: 919-201-9270

Party Affiliation: Democrat

Incumbent: No

Email: safetyofficercfd@gmail.com

Date of Filing: July 16, 2019

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Office Position: City Commissioner – City of Creedmoor

Name: Herman B. Wilkerson

Residential Address: 211 South Main Street, Creedmoor, NC 27522

Mailing Address: PO Box 231, Creedmoor NC 27522

Telephone Number: 919-528-4317

Party Affiliation: Democrat

Incumbent: Yes

Email: Not provided

Date of Filing: July 17, 2019

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Office Position: City Commissioner – City of Creedmoor

Name: Archer Wilkins

Residential Address: 2111 Westbourne Drive, Creedmoor, NC 27522

Mailing Address: (Same as Residential Address)

Telephone Number: Not Provided

Party Affiliation: Democrat

Incumbent: Yes

Email:electrevwilkins@gmail.com

Date of Filing: July 18, 2019

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Office Position: City Commissioner – City of Creedmoor

Name: Ed Mims

Residential Address: 2204 Regent Ct., Creedmoor NC 27522

Mailing Address: (Same as Residential Address)

Telephone Number: 919-529-4223

Party Affiliation: Democrat

Incumbent: No

Email: coloneledmims@yahoo.com

Date of Filing: July 18, 2019

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Office Position: City Commissioner – City of Creedmoor

Name: Georgana Marie Kicinski

Residential Address: 310 Whitehall Drive, Creedmoor NC 27522

Mailing Address: (Same as Residential Address)

Telephone Number: 919-451-0311

Party Affiliation: Republican

Incumbent: No

Email: kicinskig@gmail.com

Date of Filing: July 19, 2019

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Office Position: Mayor – City of Oxford

Name: Larry Thomas

Residential Address: 207 E Front Street, Oxford, NC 27565

Mailing Address: (Same as Residential Address)

Telephone Number: 919-603-0467

Party Affiliation: Democrat

Incumbent: No

Email: lpthomasoxford@me.com

Date of Filing: July 11, 2019

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Office Position: Mayor – City of Oxford

Name: Jackie Sergent

Residential Address: 114 High Street, Oxford, NC 27565

Mailing Address: (Same as Residential Address)

Telephone Number: 919-690-1865

Party Affiliation: Democrat

Incumbent: Yes

Email: jackie.sergent@gmail.com

Date of Filing: July 12, 2019

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Office Position: Mayor – City of Oxford

Name: Calvin (CJ) Harris, Jr.

Residential Address: 210 New College Street, Oxford, NC 27565

Mailing Address: PO Box 355, Oxford, NC 27565

Telephone Number: 919-939-3058

Party Affiliation: Democrat

Incumbent: No

Email: calvinharrisjr1@yahoo.com

Date of Filing: July 19, 2019

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Office Position: City Commissioner – City of Oxford

Name: John Tovey

Residential Address: 114 Saddletree Road, Oxford, NC 27565

Mailing Address: (Same as Residential Address)

Telephone Number: 517-294-4194

Party Affiliation: Unaffiliated

Incumbent: No

Email: fly2john@hotmail.com

Date of Filing: July 5, 2019

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Office Position: City Commissioner – City of Oxford

Name: Ron Bullock

Residential Address: 304 Tranquil Dr., Oxford, NC 27565

Mailing Address: (Same as Residential Address)

Telephone Number: 919-693-7923

Party Affiliation: Republican

Incumbent: Yes

Email: bullock304@centurylink.net

Date of Filing: July 8, 2019

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Office Position: City Commissioner – City of Oxford

Name: Justin Paynter

Residential Address: 110 Greenfield Circle, Oxford, NC 27565

Mailing Address: (Same as Residential Address)

Telephone Number: 919-389-1052

Party Affiliation: Unaffiliated

Incumbent: No

Email: justin.paynter@me.com

Date of Filing: July 9, 2019

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Office Position: City Commissioner – City of Oxford

Name: Teresa Gilreath

Residential Address: 915 Williamsboro Street, Oxford, NC 27565

Mailing Address: PO Box 1661, Oxford, NC 27565

Telephone Number: Not Provided

Party Affiliation: Democrat

Incumbent: No

Email: vktsgilr@nc.rr.com

Date of Filing: July 15, 2019

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Office Position: City Commissioner – City of Oxford

Name: Michael M. Hunt, Sr.

Residential Address: 109 Gregory Place, Oxford, NC 27565

Mailing Address: PO Box 213, Oxford, NC 27565

Telephone Number: 919-704-4396

Party Affiliation: Unaffiliated

Incumbent: No

Email: huntforthecity@aol.com

Date of Filing: July 15, 2019

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Office Position: City Commissioner – City of Oxford

Name: Kenneth Moss

Residential Address: 810 Goshen Street, Oxford, NC 27565

Mailing Address: 207 West College Street, Oxford, NC 27565

Telephone Number: 984-514-5571

Party Affiliation: Democrat

Incumbent: No

Email: Not provided

Date of Filing: July 17, 2019

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Office Position: Mayor – Town of Stem

Name: Casey Dover

Residential Address: 312 Coachmans Trail, Stem, NC 27581

Mailing Address: (Same as Residential Address)

Telephone Number: 919-695-6833

Party Affiliation: Republican

Incumbent: Yes

Email: cdover66@gmail.com

Date of Filing: July 12, 2019

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Office Position: Town Commissioner – Town of Stem

Name: Dave Pavlus (4-year term)

Residential Address: 210 Sunset Street, Stem, NC 27581

Mailing Address: (Same as Residential Address)

Telephone Number: 919-964-9175

Party Affiliation: Republican

Incumbent: Appointed in 2018 (unexpired term ending in 2021 but now running for 4-year term seat)

Email: djpavlus@aol.com

Date of Filing: July 12, 2019

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Office Position: Town Commissioner – Town of Stem

Name: Lonnie Cole Sr. (unexpired 2-year term)

Residential Address: 209 Old 75 Hwy N, Stem, NC 27581

Mailing Address: (Same as Residential Address)

Telephone Number: Not provided

Party Affiliation: Republican

Incumbent: No

Email: Not provided

Date of Filing: July 12, 2019

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Office Position: Town Commissioner – Town of Stem

Name: Kenneth C. McLamb (4-year term)

Residential Address: 207 Sunset Street, Stem, NC 27581

Mailing Address: (Same as Residential Address)

Telephone Number: 919-724-3334

Party Affiliation: Unaffiliated

Incumbent: Appointed in 2018 (unexpired term ending in 2019)

Email: Kenneth.mclamb@stemnc.org

Date of Filing: July 15, 2019

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Office Position: Town Commissioner – Town of Stem

Name: Kevin C. Easter

Residential Address: 206 Sunset Street, Stem, NC 27581

Mailing Address: (Same as Residential Address)

Telephone Number: Not Provided

Party Affiliation: Unaffiliated

Incumbent: No for an unexpired 2-year term but incumbent for a 4-year term ending in 2019

Email: kevin.easter@stemnc.org

Date of Filing: July 16, 2019

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Office Position: Town Commissioner – Town of Stem

Name: Frank N. Shelton III (unexpired 2-year term)

Residential Address: 102 Dundee Place, Stem, NC 27581

Mailing Address: (Same as Residential Address)

Telephone Number: 865-394-5937

Party Affiliation: Republican

Incumbent: No

Email: voteFrankNShelton@gmail.com

Date of Filing: July 18, 2019

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Office Position: Mayor – Town of Stovall (This contest is not up until 2021.)

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Office Position: Town Commissioner – Town of Stovall

Name: Dale Hughes

Residential Address: 310 Main Street, Stovall, NC 27582

Mailing Address: PO Box 3, Stovall NC 27582

Telephone Number: 919-482-9065

Party Affiliation: Republican

Incumbent: No

Email: glenn.dalehughesjr@gmail.com

Date of Filing: July 5, 2019

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Office Position: Town Commissioner – Town of Stovall

Name: Mike Williford

Residential Address: 306 Main Street, Stovall, NC 27582

Mailing Address: PO Box 382, Stovall, NC 27582

Telephone Number: Not provided

Party Affiliation: Democrat

Incumbent: Yes

Email: willifordmichael@yahoo.com

Date of Filing: July 8, 2019

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Office Position: Town Commissioner – Town of Stovall

Name: Ricky Sneed, Sr.

Residential Address: 406 Oak Street, Stovall, NC 27582

Mailing Address: PO Box 58, Stovall, NC 27582

Telephone Number: 919-691-2888

Party Affiliation: Democrat

Incumbent: Yes

Email: sneed.ricky@yahoo.com

Date of Filing: July 18, 2019

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Office Position: Town Commissioner – Town of Stovall

Name: Tiana N. Royster

Residential Address: 209 Gillis Street, Stovall, NC 27582

Mailing Address: PO Box 34, Stovall, NC 27582

Telephone Number: Not Provided

Party Affiliation: Democrat

Incumbent: No

Email: tianaroyster@gmail.com

Date of Filing: July 19, 2019

VCSO: Silver Alert Issued for Robert Lewis Rogers

July 19, 2019/by WIZS Staff

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Update –

At the request of the Vance County S.O, the N.C. Center for Missing Persons has cancelled the Silver Alert for Robert Louis Rogers. For more information, call Det. W. Mitchell at the Vance County S.O at 919-691-8257.

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The Vance County Sheriff’s Office is seeking urgent assistance in locating Robert Lewis Rogers, age 53. He is missing from the Jacksontown Road area of Middleburg.

A silver alert has been issued due to cognitive impairment.

If you have any information on his whereabouts, please call 911 or the Vance County Sheriff’s Office at 252-738-2200.

Vance Co. Properties, Water Committee to Meet July 22

July 19, 2019/by WIZS Staff

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-Information courtesy Kelly H. Grissom, Executive Assistant/Clerk to Board, Vance County Board of Commissioners

The following Vance County committees are scheduled to meet Monday, July 22, 2019, in the Administrative Conference Room of the Vance County Administration Building located at 122 Young Street in Henderson.

Properties Committee (Brummitt, Taylor, Wilder)

Monday, July 22 at 3 p.m.

– Warrenton Road Convenience Site

– Possible offer on REO Property

Water Committee (Wilder, Brummitt, Taylor)

Monday, July 22 at 3:30 p.m. (or immediately after the properties committee meeting)

– Phase 1B Financials

Deported Alien, Previously Found in Granville Co., Charged With Illegal Reentry

July 19, 2019/by WIZS Staff

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-Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice

Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that a federal grand jury in Greenville has returned indictments charging JORGE ALBERTO NATIVI, age 29, of Guatemala, with illegal reentry of a deported alien.

Additionally, the grand jury returned an indictment charging SEBASTIAN CORONEL-LEON, age 29, of Mexico, with illegal reentry of a deported alien, false representation of social security number and document fraud.

If convicted of illegal reentry of a deported alien, NATIVI, previously deported and found in Granville County, would face maximum penalties of two years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.

CORONEL-LEON, previously deported twice and found in Wake County, if convicted, would face a maximum imprisonment term of 17 years, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.

The charges and allegations contained in the indictments are merely accusations. The defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

The cases are being investigated by ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations and Homeland Security Investigations.

Granville Board of Education to Meet in Closed Session

July 19, 2019/by WIZS Staff

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-Press Release, Granville County Public Schools

NOTICE TO PUBLIC AND PRESS

The Granville County Board of Education will meet in Closed Session, Monday, July 22, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. at the Granville County Public Schools Central Office, 101 Delacroix Street, Oxford, North Carolina, to meet with staff and other stakeholders for an annual review of the District’s Strategic Plan and a review of District Accountability Data.

Town Talk 07/19/19

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Vance County Schools Announces Leadership Changes

July 18, 2019/by WIZS Staff

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-Press Release, Vance County Schools

The following administrative changes have been announced for the 2019-2020 school year.

Mrs. Letitia Fields – Principal, New Hope Elementary School

Mrs. Fields was born and raised in Henderson, North Carolina. Mrs. Fields has served as a Special Education teacher and a Social Studies and Writing teacher. Her most recent assignment was Assistant Principal at Zeb Vance Elementary School.

Mrs. Field attended New Hope and grew up in the Townsville community.

Mrs. Fields will begin as Principal at New Hope on July 17, 2019.

Ms. Michelle Fiscus – Public Information Officer

Ms. Fiscus brings a distinguished background in marketing and television network reporting to us.

Most recently she has served as the Public Information Officer in the Franklin County Public Schools and at Louisburg College.

We are excited about having her join us. Ms.Fiscus will begin working in the district on August 1, 2019.

Mrs. Gail Powers – Director of Career and Technical Education and Secondary Education

Mrs. Powers currently serves as the Executive Director of CTE in Halifax County and has previously served as an elementary, middle and high school principal in Nash-Rocky Mount and Randolph Counties.

We were extremely fortunate to find a professional with her unique set of skills and background experiences to join us. We anticipate her starting work with us on or about August 1, 2019.