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It goes without saying that business owners and area retailers depend on customers coming in to their stores throughout the year, but it’s especially important during the holiday season when gift-buying and giving provide a healthy boost in sales. But with that increased customer foot traffic comes an increased risk of shoplifting. Madison Haggin, communication […]
Last month’s fall “clean-out” event in Granville County diverted more than 72,000 pounds of materials from the local landfill. That is 36 TONS of stuff that went to recycle or otherwise safe disposal, according to Teresa Baker, recycling and sustainability coordinator for the county. Vendors were on hand in the Granville County Expo and Convention […]
— press release The N.C. Forest Service has lifted a ban on all open burning effective at noon Monday, Dec. 13, for the following counties in North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Granville, Guilford, Henderson, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Orange, Person, Polk, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Stokes, Surry, […]
— press release Christmas lights won’t be the only thing lighting up the night this holiday season. Starting today, through Jan. 2, law enforcement officers will be stepping up patrols across the state to stop impaired drivers as part of the “Booze It & Lose It” holiday enforcement effort. “If you’re out celebrating this holiday […]
The Vance County Commissioners selected Leo Kelly, Jr. as chairman and Yolanda Feimster as vice-chair at its recent regular meeting. Kelly takes over from Dan Brummitt as chairman. Kelly was appointed to the board of commissioners in November 2015 to represent District 5. He is retired from Vance-Granville Community College where he served as dean […]
It’s sort of like a high school student who didn’t follow the directions to complete an assignment – that’s the way one caller likened the situation that Vance County finds itself in with regard to earmark projects in the new state budget. Vance County is one of three counties among the state’s 100 counties that […]
The recently passed state budget was more than two years in the making. There seems to be something for everyone. Almost everyone, that is. Vance County is among only three counties in the state that received no funding. Nothing. The big question is: Why? Finding that answer may not be so simple. But one thing […]
The burn ban issued last month remains in effect for Granville and Vance counties, although more than two-thirds of the state saw the ban lifted Wednesday. That means all burn permits previously issued have been cancelled for the time being, and other types of fires – including campfires and leaf burning – are not permitted. […]
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If it weren’t for folks who cared about a youngster growing up in Flint Hill all those years ago, Eddie Hicks’s future could have turned out quite differently. That’s why Hicks does what he does to advocate for young people – he knows what it means to have someone on your side, whether it’s […]
