Vance Boys & Girls Club to Hold First Festival of Trees; Entries Needed

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-Information courtesy Boys & Girls Club of Vance County

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The first annual Boys and Girls Club Festival of Trees is coming to town! It’s a community-wide celebration of the holiday season, while also an opportunity to contribute to the youth of our area through the Boys and Girls Club of Vance County.

Community donors and volunteers will create a winter wonderland of decorated trees for the delight of our citizens of all ages. Those wishing to enter a tree are asked to submit a Tree Entry Form (click here) by November 8.

Trees will be on display December 3 – 6, 2019, from 2 – 7 p.m., at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. Admission is $5 (children are admitted free but must be accompanied by an adult). Come out and experience the magic of the holidays, including the beautiful trees, entertainment, refreshments and maybe even a few surprise visitors!

There will be a silent auction for donated trees on Saturday, December 7 from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m.

All proceeds from this event go to the Boys and Girls Club of Vance County!

The Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central North Carolina has been serving youth in Vance County since 2007. Its mission is “To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.” The organization accomplishes this mission by providing after school and summer activities for boys and girls between the ages of five through eighteen.

Want more information about the event, the club or want to enter a tree? Visit https://www.bgcncnc.com/news-events/upcoming-events/festival-trees/ for more information.

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Henderson City Council to Discuss Citizen Committees, Possible Golf Cart Ordinance

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-Information courtesy Esther J. McCrackin, City Clerk, City of Henderson, NC

The Henderson City Council’s Boards and Commissions Committee will meet on Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at 2:30 p.m. in the Large Conference Room at City Hall, 134 Rose Avenue.

The purpose of this meeting is to review application(s) for various other citizen committees.

The Henderson City Council’s Public Safety Committee will meet on Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at 2:45 p.m. in the Large Conference Room at City Hall, 134 Rose Avenue.

The purpose of this meeting is to discuss golf cart usage on public streets and a possible ordinance.

The public is welcome to observe.

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Vance Co. Board of Commissioners to Hold Monthly Meeting Nov. 4

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

The Vance County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, November 4, 2019, at 6 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, 122 Young Street, Henderson. The Invocation will be given by Pastor Bobby Fletcher, First United Methodist Church.

Agenda items include:

1. Public Comments (for those registered to speak by 5:45 p.m. – each speaker is limited to five minutes)

2. Appointment – 6 p.m. – Alan Fitzpatrick, Open Broadband

– Broadband Update

3. Appointment – 6:15 p.m. – Porcha Brooks, Tax Administrator

– Untimely Exemption Applications

– Late Listing Appeal

4. Water District Board

a. Committee Report

b. Monthly Operations Report

5. Committee Reports and Recommendations

a. Properties Committee – Eaton Johnson Project

b. Technology Committee

– Online Vital Records Retrieval System

– Preservation of Marriage Licenses (1895 – 1920)

– Public Wi-Fi Agreement

– Broadband – Tower Agreement

6. County Manager’s Report

a. Healthy Opportunities Pilot Grant Support

b. EDC Office Relocation

7. County Attorney’s Report

a. REO Properties – Bid Acceptance

– Spring Valley Road – Parcel 0201 01001

b. REO Properties – New Offers

– 107 Briarcliff Street – Parcel 0214C02025

– Ranes Drive – Parcel 0055 01035

8. Consent Agenda Items

a. Budget Amendments and Transfers

b. Tax Refunds and Releases

c. Monthly Reports

d. Minutes

9. Miscellaneous

a. Appointments

b. December Meeting Date

10. Closed Session

a. Contract Negotiation

Click here to view current and prior Board agendas.

Katie Jones Named Rebuilding Hope’s Nov. Spotlight Volunteer

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-Information courtesy Rebuilding Hope, Inc. 

When Rebuilding Hope needed an online upgrade, it was Katie Jones to the rescue.

“I first heard about RHI from Pastor Ralph McGowan at West End Baptist Church,” Katie says. “My parents are long-time members there, and I was a member before I got married and my husband and I moved away for several years. He mentioned that Rebuilding Hope was in need of some web design help, and I had a little experience with this. He took me to meet Randolph and Gail Wilson. Thankfully, I was a good fit and have been able to help with setting up the new website and adding monthly updates.”

Katie Jones named Rebuilding Hope’s November 2019 Volunteer of the Month. (Photo Credit: RHI)

Katie, who is a freelance e-commerce manager, data entry specialist and transcriptionist and works from her home, has been an RHI volunteer for about 18 months. The Oxford resident says she was “immediately drawn to the ministry because of Randolph’s passion for serving the local community and drawing others to Christ.”

Katie, a member of Clearview Baptist Church, encourages others to volunteer at RHI. “I think RHI has a great mission and is focused on being a positive influence on our community,” she says.

Katie’s volunteer spirit extends beyond RHI. “An organization that is close to my heart is Renewal Coalition,” she says. The non-profit, based in Jupiter, FL, brings wounded veterans and their families to its property for all-expense-paid retreats where they can relax and spend time together.

Katie and her husband, Steven, helped run the retreats when they lived in Florida. Steven is medically retired from the Marine Corps after being injured in combat in 2011. “This is an organization that means a lot to us,” she says. “We still try to travel back to Jupiter at least once a year to assist with a retreat, and I also help to create Renewal Coalition’s quarterly newsletters.”

At Clearview, Katie, a Henderson native, volunteers in the nursery, and the couple works with the church’s BLAZE kids ministry. Married for eight years, the couple has two sons and a daughter.

‘File of Life’ Pouches Help Make Seconds Count

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-Press Release, Granville County Government

Medical emergencies can happen at any time, and when they do, confusion can often be a result. That’s why the Kerr-Tar Area Agency on Aging, in partnership with the Granville County Senior Center, emergency responders, businesses and faith-based organizations, is sponsoring the local “File of Life” project to help make seconds count.

When first responders arrive at an emergency scene, they usually have no information about the person in need. Does the patient have prior medical conditions or allergies? Are they on medication? How are family members to be contacted? “File of Life” can provide easy and convenient access to information that will help answer these questions, allowing emergency teams to quickly begin the best possible treatment, notify loved ones and pass information on to awaiting physicians in the emergency room.

Since 1995, more than 5,000 communities across the country have implemented a “File of Life” program, gaining the support of national and state civic organizations such as the American Red Cross, the National Council on Aging and the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP).

These information cards – in the form of refrigerator magnet pouches and personal-sized sleeves for wallets, purses or glove boxes – are now available locally through the Granville County Senior Center, the Granville County Sheriff’s Office, Granville County Emergency Services and the Creedmoor Police Department, as well as the Kerr-Tar Area Agency on Aging in Henderson.

Limited sponsorship opportunities are also available to local organizations who would like their name/logo on the front of the information card. If interested, contact Nancy Francis, Kerr-Tar Area Agency on Aging Director, at 252-436-2040.

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Granville Co. Board of Commissioners to Meet Nov. 4

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

The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, November 4, 2019, at 7 p.m. at the Granville Expo and Convention Center, 4185 US Highway 15 South, Oxford.

Agenda items include:

Consent Agenda

1. Contingency Summary

2. Minutes

3. Resolution of Notice to Reduce Salary of Elected Official

Introductions, Recognitions and Presentations

4. Recognition of Service – Luanne O. Cox

5. Presentation – NC Education Lottery

Public Comments

6. Public Comments

Solid Waste Matters

7. Landfill Scale and Scale House

Purchasing

8. Granville County Law Enforcement Center Detention Furnishings

Appointments

9. Granville County Human Relations Commission

10. Granville County Economic Development Advisory Board

11. South Granville Water & Sewer Authority

County Manager’s Report

12. County Manager’s Report

County Attorney’s Report

13. County Attorney’s Report

Presentations by County Board Members

14. Presentations by County Board Members

Any Other Matters

15. Any Other Matters

To view Granville Co. Board of Commissioner meeting agendas and minutes, click here. 

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Granville Board of Education to Hold Regular Monthly Meeting

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-Information courtesy Granville County Public Schools

NOTICE TO PUBLIC AND PRESS

The Granville County Board of Education will meet for a regular board meeting on Monday, November 4, 2019, at 6 p.m. at the Granville County Public Schools Central Office, 101 Delacroix Street, Oxford, North Carolina.

The Board will also meet in a Closed Session with the Board’s attorney in accordance with N.C. General Statute 143.318.11 (a)(6), 143-318.11 (a)(3), 143.318.11 (a)(5) and Section 115C-321 on this evening.

To view the agenda for this meeting, please click here.

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