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Vance Co. Schools: May 1 Declared Student Holiday, Optional Teacher Workday
-Press Release, Vance County Schools After consultation with school system leadership and the Vance County Board of Education, Superintendent Anthony Jackson has recommended, and the Board of Education has approved, a change in our school calendar to accommodate the N.C. Association of Educators’ Rally for Public Education planned for Wednesday, May 1, 2019, in Raleigh...
West End Community Watch Hears From Daeke; Positive Changes Ahead for Henderson!
-Notes courtesy Claire Catherwood Notes from the West End Community Watch meeting held on April 16, 2019: West End Community Watch met on Tuesday, April 16. The speaker was Garry Daeke. Daeke discussed the City Council’s progress and plans since his joining the council 12 years ago. In 2006, the City Council was very short...
Parham Road Bridge Closure Starts Monday
-Press Release, North Carolina Department of Transportation The Parham Road bridge over Interstate 85 in Henderson will be closed for three weeks starting Monday, April 29, 2019. The closure is needed so a contractor can safely put a concrete latex overlay in place on the bridge’s road surface, extending its life and making it a...
Granville Co. Board of Education to Hold Financial Work Session – Thurs., April 25
-Press Release, Granville County Public Schools NOTICE TO PUBLIC AND PRESS The Granville County Board of Education will meet for a Financial Work Session on Thursday, April 25, 2019, at 4:30 p.m. at the Granville County Public Schools Central Office, 101 Delacroix Street, Oxford, North Carolina for the purpose of receiving a financial presentation and...
New Location for Tri-County Shrine Club’s Annual Fish Fry
The Tri-County Shrine Club, formerly Henderson Shrine Club, will hold its 56th annual Shriners Fish Fry on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. Changing the name to more accurately reflect the members’ residing counties, the Tri-County Shrine Club looks forward to the spring fish fry each year. Treasurer Donald Seifert, who...
Education Veteran to Address VGCC Basic Skills Grads
-Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Vance-Granville Community College will hold commencement exercises dedicated exclusively to new graduates of Adult Basic Skills programs on Thursday, May 2, 2019. The ceremony will begin at 6 p.m. in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Those being honored will include students who have completed...
Let’s End School Bullying! ‘Stop Bullying for Jacob’ Forum – May 6
-Information courtesy the Vance County Tourism Authority’s Facebook Page BoHo’s Party Place & Restaurant, 214 Raleigh Rd in Henderson, will hold an anti-bullying forum titled “Stop Bullying for Jacob” on Monday, May 6, 2019, at 6 p.m. Parents, teachers, government officials and the media are invited to attend this event to discuss ways to prevent...
Kerr Lake Park Watch: Upcoming 2019 Fishing Tournaments
-Information courtesy the Kerr Lake Park Watch Facebook page From the US Army Corps of Engineers, here is a list of the permitted fishing tournaments according to the Corps’ Glenn Card: John H. Kerr Dam and Reservoir Special Events List 4/27/2019 – 4/28/2019 New Horizon Bass Anglers NHBA Kerr Tournament, 6 – 8 Occoneechee 4/27/2019...
‘A Tribute to Sammy Davis, Jr.’ by David Hayes Coming to McGregor Hall
-Information courtesy McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center The McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center will feature “A Tribute to Sammy Davis, Jr.” by entertainer David Hayes on Friday, May 10, 2019. Show starts at 8 p.m. A Part of the Heritage! Series A Tribute to Sammy Davis Jr. STARRING DAVID HAYES. “That was the best singing impersonation...
