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Warren County High School Students Visit DOT Project Site
-Press Release, NCDOT A group of seniors in Warren County High School’s Engineering and Construction Technology Academy visited an N.C. Department of Transportation bridge replacement project today to get a closer look at the work underway. As part of NCDOT’s Engineering Technician I Trainee Program for private engineering firms, the students are receiving instruction and...
Vance Co. Schools: ‘We Promise to Do What is Necessary’ to Provide Lunch/Breakfast
Per Terri Hedrick, Public Information Officer for Vance County Schools: Right now, Vance County Schools has one-and-a-half months of funding reserves to support our School Nutrition Program if there is no funding available through the USDA. At least 75 to 80 percent of our students throughout the Vance County school district eat lunch each day...
Young St. in Henderson to Become One-Way; Court St. Traffic Flow to Reverse
-Information courtesy Esther J. McCrackin, City Clerk, City of Henderson CITY OF HENDERSON – TRAFFIC FLOW CHANGES On Tuesday, January 22, 2019, Young Street will become a ONE-WAY street. Traffic will flow from Garnett Street to Chestnut Street. DO NOT enter Young Street from Chestnut Street. Court Street will continue to be a ONE-WAY Street but the traffic flow will...
Applications Now Being Accepted for 2019 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
-Press Release, NC Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is accepting grant applications for the 2019 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Applicants have until 5 p.m. on March 1, 2019, to apply. “Specialty crops make up a significant portion of the state’s $87 billion agriculture industry and...
Vance Co. Schools Announces Pre-Kindergarten Site Selection Process Now Open
-Press Release, Vance County Schools The N.C. Pre-Kindergarten Site Selection process is now open. N.C. Pre-Kindergarten Site Selection applications are due on April 11, 2019, at 4:30 p.m. from local child care centers, preschools and day care centers. The applications should be sent to the Vance County Schools, Federal Programs Office at 1724 Graham Avenue...
Local Youth Encouraged to Register for 5th Annual African-American Quiz Bowl
-Information and flyer courtesy Tara Goolsby, Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Facilities Supervisor, Aycock Recreation Center Come enjoy friendly and educational fun as the Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks Department hosts the 5th Annual African-American Quiz Bowl from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 23, 2019. The competition is open to 6th – 12th graders...
Granville Co. Board to Hear Presentations, Make Appointments at Jan 22 Meeting
-Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, Granville County The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet Tuesday, January 22, 2019, at 7 p.m. at the Granville Expo and Convention Center, 4185 US Highway 15 South, Oxford. Agenda items include: Consent Agenda 1. Contingency Summary 2. Minutes Recognitions and Presentations 3. Presentation –...
Major Drug Bust, Rapport Building Define Brame’s First Weeks in Office
Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame was on Thursday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk program to discuss his first six weeks in office. Brame’s first order of business was assessing the current staffing structure and making a plan to strengthen areas of potential weakness. “I’m learning a lot,” he said. “Right now I’m doing an assessment...
