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Two men were sentenced last week in Granville County Criminal Superior Trial Court in connection with a 2019 murder in Oxford, bringing the total to four men charged, prosecuted and sentenced in connection with the homicide. Michael Lewis and Andre Jones were sentenced to active terms of imprisonment for their involvement in the drive-by shooting […]
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Granville County has its first confirmed case of monkeypox, and local health department officials said that they’re waiting for vaccines to arrive, but don’t have any at the moment. Granville-Vance Public Health Director Lisa Harrison said they were notified Friday afternoon about the case in Granville County, one of 138 cases of monkeypox in the […]
Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce President Michele Burgess invites fellow Chamber members to break out the pom-poms and turn out on Aug. 23 to cheer on Vance County Schools’ teachers as they return to begin a new school year. Teachers will arrive by bus around 8 a.m. and the Convocation Kick-off begins at McGregor Hall. “We […]
The U.S. Small Business Administration announces another in its series of webinars “Elevating Small Business” designed for rural entrepreneurs. The hourlong program will begin at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 25 and will feature a panel of experts who will speak on topics including the importance of financial wellness, creating generational wealth through business ownership […]
— press release — The 11th Prosecutorial District (Vance, Granville, Franklin, Warren and Person Counties) successfully prosecuted more Driving While Impaired (DWI) cases per capita than all districts but one in the past year according to a recent report. On July 28, 2022, the North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission released a report analyzing […]
Franklin Freedom Fest, a fundraiser for Congressional candidate Sandy Smith, is scheduled for Saturday and participants can take part in a full range of activities through the afternoon and into the evening – from a pig pickin’ to cannon shooting and an open gun range. The event begins at 3 p.m. at 1770 Seven Paths […]
— press release — A New Jersey woman who was caught transporting more than a kilogram of a heroin-fentanyl mixture was sentenced today to 90 months in prison for her role in a drug conspiracy. On April 7, 2022, Bridgett Renettier Burrows, 53, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possession with […]
Check out the Chamber’s Business After Hours event Thursday, Aug. 11 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Vance County Schools’ Center for Innovation. Chamber members are invited to the site of the former Henderson High School and Henderson Middle School campus to enjoy some networking and refreshments. Parking is available just off N. […]
The new Vance County Schools logo was officially unveiled Aug. 1, and school officials took time at Monday night’s school board meeting to share a bit about the meaning behind the color scheme and the graphics. “The new logo represents the pathway options that students may choose as the letters v,c and s can all […]
