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Farm-City Week, part 1 of 3
Vance County has declared the third week in November each year as Farm-City Week. During that time, local residents are encouraged to reflect upon the connections and interdependence between the people and businesses in our towns, and the farms that surround them. This great nation was built on agriculture, but the towns and cities provide...
Granville Chamber Breakfast
The Granville County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Thanksgiving Breakfast is being held Wednesday, November 25, at 7:30 am in the Family Life Center of Oxford Baptist Church, Main Street, Oxford. District 2 House of Representatives member Larry Yarborough will be the guest speaker for the event. Representative Yarborough represents Person and Granville Counties. He is...
Dr. Mills VGCC Scholarship
Maria Parham Guild Gift Gallery endows VGCC scholarship in memory of local doctor Volunteers from the Guild Gift Gallery at Maria Parham Medical Center recently presented a gift of $25,000 to the Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund that will create a new scholarship in memory of a Henderson physician, Dr. J. Franklin Mills, who...
Help Find Truck From Deadly Incident
The Henderson Police Department is still in need of the public’s help to solve a fatal hit and run which occurred about three weeks ago. Gordon Hargrove was in a wheelchair and was hit by a tractor trailer on East Andrews Avenue. He died at the scene. A press release from Henderson Police says, “We...
Cordell New Fire Chief
Henderson City Manager Frank Frazier has chosen Steve F. Cordell to become the next Fire Chief for the City of Henderson. A press release from the City went on to say, “There were a number of well qualified applicants applying for this position, and after several interviews and careful deliberation, Steve Cordell was chosen as...
Police Arrest Suspect On Drug-Related Charges
On Monday, November 9, Henderson Police Officers arrested Derrick Darnell Hanks Jr., 24, of 197 Big Ruin Creek Lane. He was charged with the following offenses: Carrying a concealed weapon, possession with the intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver marijuana, maintaining a vehicle for keeping/selling controlled substances, felonious possession of marijuana, and possession of drug...
