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Vance Co. Schools Announces Additional Pre-K/Kindergarten Registration Dates
-Press Release, Vance County Schools Parents of children eligible for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten for the 2019-2020 school year will have more opportunities to register their children with sessions planned on Tuesday, April 9, and Thursday, April 11, both days from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., at the school system’s Administrative Services Center at 1724 Graham...
Henderson City Council to Hold Regular Meeting This Evening
-Information courtesy Esther J. McCrackin, City Clerk, City of Henderson, NC The Henderson City Council will hold their regular meeting on Monday, April 8, 2019, beginning at 6 p.m. in the R.G. (Chick) Young, Jr. Council Chambers of the Municipal Building located at 134 Rose Avenue in Henderson, NC. Agenda items include: PUBLIC HEARING a) Consideration...
Dr. Trudi Bowden Receives Volunteer Service Award
-Press Release, Granville County Government At the April 1 meeting of the Granville County Board of Commissioners, Dr. Trudi Bowden was recognized with the Volunteer Service Award for her work with the Granville County Animal Shelter. Dr. Bowden, a member of the Animal Control Advisory Committee, provides veterinary services at Oxford Veterinary Hospital and has...
Oak Level U.C.C. to Hold Anniversary Celebration for Choir
-Information courtesy Mary Reid, Oak Level U.C.C. Oak Level United Church of Christ will have an anniversary celebration of their Choir #2 on Sunday, April 14, 2019, at 3 p.m. The guest speaker for this occasion will be Rev. Elizabeth Brame, of Nutbush Baptist Church. The church pastor, Rev. Leon White, along with the congregation invite...
Franklinton Man Sentenced for Distribution of Child Pornography
-Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that on April 3, 2019, in federal court, United States District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced ANDREW DAVID PHILLIPS, 28, of Franklinton, North Carolina to 210 months imprisonment, followed by 10 years of supervised release. PHILLIPS was named in a...
Concerned Bikers Association (CBA) in Support of Bills to Improve Safety
Members of the Concerned Bikers Association (CBA) were on Thursday’s edition of WIZS Town Talk program to discuss their support of four proposed NC House bills that would grant more freedom and ensure better safety precautions for motorcyclists. According to Charlie Boone, legislative director for the state CBA, the group’s primary mission is “to get...
Vance Co. Cancer Survivors are Invited to Relay for Life Survivors’ Dinner
-Information courtesy Hope Breedlove, Relay For Life Survivor Committee Co-Chair The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Vance County will take place Saturday, June 22, 2019, in Downtown Henderson from 4:30 – 9 p.m. Relay For Life is a community event to honor cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against a...
Citizens Needed for ‘Community Voices’ Program
-Press Release, Vance County Cooperative Extension Communities everywhere need more people to step forward and lead their neighborhoods to solutions for issues and problems they are facing. The City of Henderson and surrounding areas in Vance County need concerned citizens who are willing to lend themselves to community-wide dialogue and problem-solving. “Community Voices” can...
ReBuild Communities NC to Offer Free Renewable Energy Training
-Information and flyer courtesy the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce ReBuild Communities NC will offer a free renewable energy training April 22 – 26, 2019, at the Rebuild Communities location – 117 Church St. in Henderson. This 40-hour course takes place over five days with 8 hours of instruction per day (8 a.m. – 5 p.m.)...
