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— press release — Warren County, NC is entering the final phase in its ten-month long comprehensive development planning process. Warren County’s draft comprehensive development plan will be posted online at https://www.planwarrencountync.com for public review and comment. The Warren County Planning Board will review and provide recommendations for the draft plan on Tuesday, July 12th at […]
The Kittrell Community Watch will meet on Thursday evening, July 21 at Union Chapel United Methodist Church and President Edward Woodlief invites anyone interested to attend. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the fellowship hall of the church, located in Kittrell at 6535 Raleigh Rd. Guest speaker is Detective Andrew Bishop with […]
A corn and soybean field day will be held next month at the Oxford Tobacco Research Station. The daylong workshop is set to begin at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9 and will feature Ryan Heiniger and Drs. Ron Heiniger and Rachel Vann, according to information from the Warren County Cooperative Extension office. A breakfast […]
The Henderson City Council is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. today (Monday, July 11) for its regular monthly meeting, and tops on the agenda is the swearing-in of the newly elected council members. Outgoing council member William Burnette will be recognized for his time on the council and then Ola Thorpe-Cooper, Sara Coffey, Garry […]
There are several blood drives scheduled for the area, and the American Red Cross could use your help. June’s donations were down by 12 percent, and donations are desperately needed to prevent a blood shortage this summer, according to information from Cally Edwards, regional communications director for the American Red Cross Eastern North Carolina. Following […]
The Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce is preparing 130 welcome bags for the new teachers preparing to come to work in the Vance County area. But the Chamber needs your help! If your business would like to donate an item to help fill these bags, please contact us at 252.438.8414 or bring the items (in quantities […]
Another 2.4 miles of hiking trails has opened up in Granville County, thanks to the Tar River Land Conservancy and a lot of hard work by volunteers and other partners. The Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve officially opened on Friday, June 17, with a ribbon cutting that included local officials, funding partners, volunteer and neighbors […]
The August Lunch and Learn meeting of WOVEN (Women of Vance Empowered Networking) is scheduled for Aug. 3 at the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center. The meeting begins at 12 noon. Cost is $20 per person and includes lunch. Staff from Maria Parham Health will discuss the importance of women’s health care in a program […]
The United Way of Vance County is now accepting 2022 grant applications. Deadline for submission is close of business on July 31, 2022. Applicant interviews for those that are eligible for a grant will be held on August 10th with the grants awarded on August 18th. Eligibility requirements include: The agency shall have an IRS […]
-information courtesy of Granville County Public Information Officer Terry Hobgood The Granville County Economic Development Office has a new economic development specialist, whose primary focus will be to recruit new industries to the county, with a particular focus on promoting the Triangle North Granville business park just outside Oxford. Audrey Boone brings nearly a decade of experience […]
