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On Vance County Cooperative Extension with Micah Sharpe: The Dinah Gore 4-H Healthy Food Challenge is happening in March. Vance County will take on other teams from other counties in the State. This is a perfect opportunity for kids to showcase their culinary skills. There will be a Game of Drones Competition in April! Kids […]
— information courtesy of Vance County Schools and Vance-Granville Community College More than 100 of the region’s best young musicians will show off their skills at the 3rd annual Community Youth Honor Band Concert, scheduled for Friday, Feb. 7 at the VGCC Civic Center. The concert, which is free and open to the public. begins […]
For Tom Wille, the message and mission of Rebuilding Hope is simple: The book of Acts calls upon Christians to be the witness in Jerusalem, and to spread the Gospel message. “Here we are, working in our Jerusalem,” Wille said on Monday’s TownTalk. As co-director for the past couple of years, Wille said he has […]
UPDATED: 2 p.m. February 4 The Vance County Board of Commissioners and county staff spent Friday, Jan. 31 at a planning retreat to discuss a wide range of issues, ranging from conditions and maintenance needs at the county detention center and creation of a possible emergency services complex to changing the property tax revaluation cycle […]
— courtesy of the Warren County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page “The Warren County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the State Bureau of Investigations, and with the assistance of the Youngsville Rescue Dive Team, executed searches in Vance County on 1/30/2025. During the search, possible human remains were discovered. The remains were sent to the NC […]
In just about one month, the anticipated $5 million renovation project will begin at Maria Parham Health to enhance the Emergency Department’s ability to provide high-quality care, with special consideration for patients with mental health and substance abuse challenges. The start date for Phase One is Mar. 3, and hospital officials are ready. “We are […]
Granville County Register of Deeds Kathy Taylor has announced the implementation of Cott System’s “PropertyCheck” that will help protect residents from property and mortgage fraud. This service, free to Granville County residents, will send a notification when an official document is recorded on their property. Residents can activate alerts based on their name, property address or parcel number […]
Time is winding down for Warren County residents to take advantage of a program that provides financial assistance to remove dilapidated mobile homes from their property. The deadline to request assistance is Friday, Feb. 7 to ensure demolition can take place before the grant ends at the end of February, according to Warren County officials. […]
U.S. Attorney Michael F. Easley, Jr., will step down as attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina on Monday, Feb. 3. Easley was nominated for the post in 2021 by President Joe Biden and, following Senate confirmation, he was sworn in on Nov. 26, 2021. In a press release issued Wednesday afternoon, Easley said, […]
Around the turn of the 20th century, the Nutbush area – known today as the Drewry community – had just shy of 400 households. And of those households, said local historian Mark Pace, there were only eight that did not derive their income from agriculture. But in those eight households surely lived people engaged in […]
