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N.C. Rep. Frank Sossamon is hosting the third in a series of forums on mental health and substance use on Tuesday, Feb. 20 in Butner. The community is invited at attend the gathering, which will be held at First Baptist Church in Butner from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., according to information from GVPH Director […]
Area residents are invited to a public meeting with the N.C. Department of Transportation to discuss the proposal to upgrade Dabney Drive from Coble Boulevard to U.S. Hwy. 158 Business in Vance County. The revisions include a roundabout at the intersection with Dorsey Avenue. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 13, from 5 […]
A man wanted in connection with allegations of abuse in Henderson has been arrested in Wake County after a collaboration with the Wake County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Team. Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow said his members of the department’s criminal investigations section has been working on a case since October 2023 of a report […]
-information courtesy of Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow Henderson Police responded to a call Monday about noon that someone had discharged a weapon into a vehicle. No one was injured in the incident. According to a statement from Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow, officers determined the initial interaction originated on Ruin Creek Road and a […]
Information courtesy of VCS Chief Communications Officer Aarika Sandlin Parents of school-age children are invited to attend an Innovative Schools Night for Vance County Public Schools to learn more about the district’s five innovative schools. The information session will be held Wednesday, Jan. 31 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Center for Innovation, […]
Vance Granville-Community College will host its second annual Youth Honor Band concert on Friday, Feb. 2 at the college’s Main Campus Civic Center in Henderson. Last year’s inaugural event was for musicians from local high schools, but it was so successful that this year’s concert will include musicians from several local middle schools as well, […]
Alyssa Blair is joining Franklin County’s Economic Development Department as an economic development specialist. Blair begins her new role in Franklin County on Feb. 5, following more than four years with the City of Oxford, where she had most recently worked as the city’s downtown development director. “I am thrilled to join a strong, developing […]
Most coffee and tea drinkers have a favorite cup they reach for each day, but there’s a good chance they’re always looking for that “next” perfect vessel for a morning brew or afternoon cuppa. Cedar Creek Gallery in Creedmoor has an exhibit called “CUPful – Celebrating the Daily Ritual” that will run through Feb. 25 […]
In the February newsletter, local nonprofit organization Rebuilding Hope shines a spotlight on a volunteer whose creativity adds a special touch to the work that goes into building wheelchair ramps and other home repair projects across the area. Van Splinter makes wooden crosses, which the Rebuilding Hope volunteers have been distributing when they’ve gone out […]
-information courtesy of Crystal Smith, Senior Assistant to Warren County Manager The bridge on Perry Town Road was shut down in November 2023 after the N.C. Dept. of Transportation declared it unsafe for traffic. Since then, NC DOT has developed a plan to replace and widen the bridge, known as Bridge 126, according to […]
