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Seven Vance County Schools teachers recently completed the Teacher’s Executive Summer Institute to learn more about resources available to them as they continue to work in the classroom. A graduation reception was held in their honor at the VCS administrative services center, with principals and other special guests on hand to recognize their achievements, according […]
— courtesy U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of North Carolina A federal grand jury returned an indictment today (Friday) charging a Henderson man with possession with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl. According to the indictment and other information presented in a criminal complaint, Tyren Omarious Hargrove, 21, sold heroin laced with fentanyl to a […]
-Information courtesy of the Granville Library System The Granville County Library System, in partnership with the North Carolina Arboretum, will now offer ecoEXPLORE discovery kits for patrons to check out. These backpack-based kits include binoculars, a camera, a bird call, a magnifying glass, and more to encourage science and nature exploration through participation at https://www.ecoexplore.net/ Participants earn badges […]
Two people are in the local jail facing drug charges after Henderson police served a narcotic search warrant. Officers with the Henderson Police Department served warrants at a residence on Beacon Avenue in response to several drug complaints, according to a press release from Chief Marcus Barrow posted Thursday on social media. Robert Archie, Jr., […]
The Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments is asking for help from all those who live or work in the region – Vance, Granville, Warren, Franklin, Person – as it gathers information to develop a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy. The CEDS team has created an online survey that is open now through Aug. 19 which seeks […]
-information courtesy of American Red Cross Eastern North Carolina Region The excessive heat that has been reported all across the country is not to be taken lightly, and the American Red Cross urges everyone to take precautions to avoid dangerous – and sometimes deadly – situations. Pet owners are especially encouraged to keep their pets’ […]
A Granville County Sheriff’s deputy has been cleared in connection with an officer-involved shooting incident that left one man dead in February 2022. District Attorney Michael D. Waters released a 7-page report Tuesday stating that “there is no legal basis for pursuing criminal prosecution in this matter.” Sheriff’s deputies were called to a domestic disturbance […]
The Eddie J. Hicks Shelter dedication ceremony will take place next Friday, July 29 at 11 a.m. Currently known simply as Shelter #1 at Fox Pond Park, the Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Department will officially rename the shelter in honor of one of Vance County’s most memorable athletes who also has served his native Vance […]
Venture out to the Vance Regional Farmers Market and you’re likely to hear “I need some peas, enough for supper,” or “Have you got a peck of pickling cukes?” Market Manager Pat Ayscue said the farmers who bring their produce and other goods to the market each week are prepared to fill orders small or […]
A 17-year-old has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with a shooting death that occurred over the weekend in Vance County. The suspect was taken into custody without incident on Monday, July 18, according to a press release from Vance Sheriff Curtis Brame. He is being held in secure custody. Saivion Best was found […]
