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VGCC offers Business Accelerator course for entrepreneurs
The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center is offering a new six-part course, “From Idea to Open: The Business Accelerator,” on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., starting Sept. 9, in Building 7 on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. The instructor for the course will be Chisa Pennix-Brown, CEO of Lady Bizness...
Water Main Break on Raleigh Road near First Street
There is a 12” water main break on Raleigh Road near First Street. Customers along this area and streets off of Raleigh Road may experience little to no water pressure. Crews are working to make the repair; however, until the broken water main is fully exposed there is not enough information available to determine the...
VGCC Practical Nursing graduates receive pins
Vance-Granville Community College honored 16 students who have completed its one-year Practical Nursing program during a pinning ceremony on Aug. 2 in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus. Upon receiving diplomas, graduates of the program are eligible to sit for the national exam for licensed practical nurses (NCLEX-PN). Among the graduates recognized at...
Significant Closures Coming to I-85
RALEIGH – As work to improve I-85 accelerates, several closures and detours are coming over the next week to Vance and Warren counties. On Tuesday Night, August 8, between 9:00 PM and 6:00 AM, Southbound I-85 will be closed north of Oine Road. Traffic will be detoured by law enforcement to Wise Road (Exit 233)...
Computer-aided design course offered at VGCC
Vance-Granville Community College has scheduled a “CAD with Solid Edge” course, to be held Monday through Thursday, Aug. 29 through Oct. 24, from 9 a.m. until noon, on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Grant funding from the NC TechHire program can help eligible area residents pay for this training. Solid Edge is a...
Franklin County Names Public Utilities Director
Franklin County, August 8, 2017: Franklin County has selected Christopher Doherty to serve as Public Utilities Director effective August 21, 2017. Mr. Doherty has served as Superintendent for the South Florida Water Management District from May 2012 until March 2017. Prior to working for South Florida Water Management District, Mr. Doherty served as Public Works/Utilities...
