Vance County and the City of Henderson have partnered with Open Broadband to provide free public Wi-Fi in downtown Henderson. Service is available outdoors along Garnett Street from Rose Avenue to Orange Street. Service is also available surrounding the County Courthouse, City Hall, the Police Station, McGregor Hall and Perry Memorial Library. The network name is Open Henderson and can be accessed free of charge!
Additionally, Vance County has partnered with Open Broadband and has provided free public Wi-Fi in Kittrell. Service in Kittrell is available in the Dollar General, Kittrell Grocery, Shell Gas Station and Post Office parking lots along US 1 South. The network name is Open Kittrell and can be accessed free of charge!
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Vance County Schools gave special thanks to the community partners of the schools in the district during end-of-year recognitions.
Each school in the district identified a particular partner – business, church or individual – that has made contributions to support the school.
A district committee reviews all the partnerships and awards one as the district partnership of the year. This year’s partnership award goes to TechTerra for its support of STEM Early High School.
TechTerra founder Susan Wells worked with STEM and donated a class set of 3D doodler pens, along with project kits. “This generous contribution allows for students to be afforded innovative opportunities and learning experiences,” VCS public information officer Aarika Sandlin said.
Students can extend their knowledge through use and application with the items from TechTerra.
STEM Principal Gradesa Lockhart expressed her gratitude to TechTerra for “the ongoing efforts in providing our students with innovative equipment and experiences.” The partnership makes an impact on the students and the school, Lockhart said.
District leaders expressed gratitude not only to the partners of the individual schools, but also the support that comes from civic organizations, churches, businesses and the Vance County Public School Foundation.
“We are grateful for each and every partnership, as they find ways to support our students and staff through impact, innovation and outreach,” according to a press release from Sandlin.
Below is a list of schools and the community partners that were recognized:
Advance Academy – Melissa Elliott
Aycock Elementary – Lowe’s of Henderson
Carver Elementary – Cokesbury United Methodist Church
Clarke Elementary – First Baptist Church of Henderson
Dabney Elementary – First United Methodist Church
Early College High – AIS Carolinas
E.M. Rollins Elementary – First Baptist Church
E.O. Young Elementary – Middleburg United Methodist Church
L.B. Yancey Elementary – Rowland Chapel Christian Church
New Hope Elementary – Rock Spring Baptist Church
Pinkston St. Elementary – First United Methodist Church
STEM Early High – TechTerra Education
Vance County High – Gill Clopton
Vance County Middle – Sean Alston
Vance Virtual Village – Poe Center for Health Education
Local Author Discusses Book Project To Commemorate Granville’s 275th Anniversary
When Granville County organizers sat down to start planning the county’s 275th anniversary celebration, they surely didn’t have to look far to find the perfect person to write a book marking the event – Lewis Bowling has been chronicling the county’s history for years.
Bowling’s book, Looking Back: 275 years of Granville County History, is 300 pages of text, photographs, maps and more.
He told WIZS’s Bill Harris during Thursday’s Town Talk that he wanted to chronicle as much of those 275 years as he could fit between the covers of a book.
This book, which Bowling describes as a hardback coffee table-style book, will be available beginning on July 24 during a daylong event scheduled for Granville Athletic Park.
If you haven’t yet ordered a copy, you can phone the Granville County administrative office at 919.690.1308 or visit the county’s website at granvillecounty.org.
Bowling said there have been numerous books published about particular areas of Granville County – in fact, he wrote a history of Oxford in 2016 when it celebrated its bicentennial – but as far as he can tell, this is the first comprehensive history for the county.
Bowling writes a weekly column for the Oxford Public Ledger and he said that his readers were most helpful in providing photographs, stories and information whenever he needed it.
“The good thing about being a Granville County historian,” he said, “is that Granville County people just really love their history. I just always can turn to other people, that may be a couple of years older than me, who have seen things I haven’t.”
It took Bowling about a year to research the book and another year to write it. He said his appreciates the help he received from Richard Thornton Library, the Granville County History Museum, as well as the G.C. Shaw Museum and the two orphanages in the county.
The July 24 event at the GAP will be a highlight of the 275th anniversary, Bowling said, and he encouraged all Granville County residents to participate.
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In an email to WIZS News, Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow wrote, “On the morning of June 9, 2021 officers from the Henderson Police Department conducted a traffic stop on I-85, resulting in the seizure of 150,000 doses of heroin, two containers of marijuana, and $742.00 in US Currency. The estimated street value of the seizure is around one million dollars.
“The vehicle’s operator, 25-year-old Niamani Faith Dantzler-Sneed, was arrested and charged with 3 counts of Trafficking in Heroin, Possession with Intent to Sell Manufacture and Deliver Heroin, Maintaining a Vehicle to Keep Controlled Substances, and Misdemeanor Possession of a Schedule VI Controlled Substance. She received $231,000 secured bond.”
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The Vance County Commissioners voted Monday to approve a four-year contract extension for the county rescue squad, and County Manager Jordan McMillen said he expects the new contract – with one small change – to be signed later this month.
McMillen told WIZS News that the vote was 4-3 to approve the contract extension, but commissioners voted to remove the fifth item in the contract, which resulted in approval. The fifth item, McMillen said, was a proposed requirement to gather addresses and certifications along with the annual roster submissions. Instead, the county will get a list of active members from the Rescue Squad’s worker’s compensation listing, he explained.
“In terms of funding, the contract does not guarantee any level of funding, as that is determined each year with the budget,” McMillen explained. The commissioners approved the FY21-22 budget Monday evening, which McMillen said “includes level funding for the Rescue Squad for the coming year – this totals $100,000 in annual funding plus up to $2,775 additional to cover financial reviews and Verizon service for their mobile data terminals.”
Henderson’s first celebration of Juneteenth will take place next week, thanks to a partnership with Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Department and numerous local community agencies.
Tara Goolsby, HVRPD program superintendent, discussed the week’s scheduled activities Wednesday on Town Talk. Activities kick off on Sunday, June 13 at Fox Pond Park with a cookout from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. There will be a COVID-19 vaccination clinic, as well as craft activities for children, a deejay playing music.
The Juneteenth Week of Freedom continues on Monday, June 14 with a 6 p.m. presentation about genealogy by local expert Brandy Parker. This event will be held at Aycock Recreation Center.
The observation of Juneteenth comes from June 19, 1865, when word about enslaved people’s emancipation after the end of the Civil War finally reached enslaved people in Texas.
“This is the first time we’ve had a Juneteenth celebration in Henderson, and the first big event since COVID,” Goolsby said. “We’re excited that we’re bringing something new to Henderson, she told Town Talk host John C. Rose.
There will be a community information fair on Tuesday, June 15 at Aycock Recreation Center. Participants can learn more from representatives of various agencies and entities in the area, including Vance-Granville Community College, the Henderson Tobacco Warehouse, the City of Henderson human resources department and others. There also will be a booth for voter registration.
Between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., folks can take a bus tour of what had been known as Black Wall Street in Henderson. Goolsby describes this area as the general area of Montgomery Street. The bus will run every 30 minutes from Aycock to Montgomery Street and participants can learn more about the businesses that used to be in that area.
Goolsby said the organizers were intentional in their planning. “Of course, we want to have a celebration, but also want to provide people with information that they may not otherwise have access to,” she said.
Two presentations – one on the African diaspora and one on home ownership – will be given on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Aycock Recreation Center.
A street festival on Breckenridge Street will provide activities and excitement on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be food trucks, vendors and music. “I started watching the weather last week,” Goolsby said. “So far, it looks like it’s going to be an amazing day!”
Goolsby said Juneteenth is a time for celebration, but also a time for reflection. And she looks forward to planning future Juneteenth activities.
Goolsby said it’s not too late to register to be a vendor. Contact her at 252.438.3948 or tgoolsby@ci.henderson.nc.us to learn more.
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