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Vance County Schools has added to its leadership staff with the recent hiring of a Career and Technical Education director as well as a Safety Coordinator. Dr. Aretha Garr is the new CTE director, according to information from VCS spokesperson Aarika Sandlin. Milton Thomas is the district’s new safety coordinator. Garr brings to her new […]
Maria Parham Health has announced additional restrictions are being implemented for hospital visitors, effective immediately, in response to an elevated level of respiratory virus and illness. These restrictions were put in place to protect the health and safety of patients and employees, according to information released by the hospital earlier Wednesday. At this time, the […]
Vance County has named Sherry Moss as its new planning director. Moss, currently the planning director for the town of Nashville, NC, will begin her new job on Feb. 12. Moss is no stranger to the area, having held positions in county government in Vance and Granville counties, as well as the city of Henderson. […]
January 9, 2024 Press Release: On Monday, January 8, 2024, at approximately 7:00PM, officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to the 300 block of E. Andrews Avenue in reference to a motor vehicle collision, involving a pedestrian. On scene, 49-year-old William Lamonte Cash was located in the roadway just a few feet from the […]
– Information courtesy of the American Red Cross of North Carolina The American Red Cross is experiencing an emergency blood shortage as the nation faces the lowest number of people giving blood in 20 years. The Red Cross blood supply has fallen to critically low levels across the country, and blood and platelet donors […]
A couple of free programs commemorating the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will take place Monday, Jan. 15 in Oxford. The Granville County Human Relations Commission will host “Remembering the Dream by Calling for Unity and a Celebration of Diversity in our Community” beginning at 10 a.m. at Oxford Baptist Church, 147 Main St. […]
N.C. gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein’s scheduled visit to Henderson this afternoon has been postponed because of the threat of severe weather forecast for later today. Vance County Democratic Chairperson Angela Thornton told WIZS News earlier Tuesday. “We look forward to coordinating with his campaign for a rescheduled date,” Thornton said in a written statement to […]
Volunteers from area churches and other organizations are joining forces on the upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to pack food that will be used to feed hungry people across the world. Sandra Wiggins is one of the event organizers and she said that over the course of four hours or so on Monday, Jan. […]
-information courtesy of Vance County Schools spokesperson Aarika Sandlin Given the possibility of severe weather forecast for tomorrow, Vance County Schools has announced that schools will dismiss early. Elementary schools will close at 12 noon and secondary schools will close at 12:30 p.m., according to information from VCS spokesperson Aarika Sandlin.
