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Granville Board Of Education Approves 2024-25 Calendar With Aug. 12 Start Date
Parents with children in Granville County Public Schools, take note: The first day of the 2024-25 school year is inching forward a couple of weeks after the Granville County Board of Education approved the traditional-year calendar Monday. Students will return to school on Monday, Aug. 12, according to information from GCPS Public Information Officer Courtney...
TownTalk: Business Spotlight with Midnight Blue Martial Arts
Midnight Blue Martial Arts takes center stage in the Business Spotlight on Tuesday’s TownTalk and owner Kimberly Harris invites the community to join her at the karate studio on Saturday afternoon for a Valentine’s Sip and Shop event. This is the second year for the event, Harris said, which will be held from 1 p.m...
TownTalk: Helping Shelter Cats with The Kitten Lady
Hannah Shaw loves kittens. She’s written numerous books – about kittens – and fosters the fuzzy little furballs whenever she can. So it’s not surprising that the online influencer calls herself “The Kitten Lady,” and helps to educate the kitten-loving public at https://www.kittenlady.org/ Shaw spoke by telephone from her home in California Tuesday with WIZS...
The Local Skinny! Events At Perry Memorial Library
Perry Memorial Library is offering up some special treats during February, from classic movies in the history room to chocolate fondue and meeting Henderson’s mayor, Melissa Elliott. During Black History Month, patrons can enjoy watching a curated movie list, said Melody Peters, youth services director. As part of African American and the Arts programs, the...
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TownTalk: Blessed Hope Celebrates 40 Years
Forty years ago, the space shuttle Discovery had its first launch, Apple had introduced a new-fangled computer called the Macintosh, and the Rev. Donald A. Perkinson held the first official meeting of Blessed Hope Baptist Church. Fast-forward 40 years and now private companies are blasting tourists into space and a cell phone that fits conveniently...
VGCC President Rachel Desmarais Among TBJ ‘2024 Women In Business’ Honorees
Vance-Granville Community College President Dr. Rachel Desmarais was recently recognized by the Triangle Business Journal as a recipient of its 2024 Women in Business Awards. Desmarais’s inclusion in the 2024 Women in Business Awards underscores her commitment to supporting local communities and economies through a highly skilled workforce, according to a press release from VGCC Public...
New Warren Program Helps Connect Employers, Job Seekers
-information courtesy of Crystal Smith, senior assistant to Warren County Manager Vincent Jones Warren County employers and job seekers have a new tool at their fingertips to connect residents with local employment opportunities. Warren County Community and Economic Development has launched an online job board for employment and internship opportunities from Warren County...
Vance County Sheriff’s Office Serves Suspect in Court
Press Release: On February 1, 2024, the Vance County Sheriff’s Office patrol division responded to the Vance County District Court to serve Daniel Claude Raines, 26, of Henderson with outstanding warrants from Vance County Sheriff’s Office. Mr. Raines was served with one count of breaking and entering, larceny after breaking/enter and obtaining property by false...
Outstanding Warrants Served; Additional Charges Obtained
Press Release: On Wednesday, January 31, 2024 members of the Vance County Sheriff’s Office narcotics unit served several outstanding felony and misdemeanor warrants for probation violation on Dylan Levi Vaughn, age 28 of Lemay Lane. During the investigation, additional charges for possession of heroin and cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and resist, obstruct and delay...
