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To raise money and local awareness, the Henderson-Vance Crime Stoppers will have a chicken plate fundraiser on March 11 at the Vance County Rescue Squad on 1735 Maynard Road. The event will run from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 and are available from any board member. Tickets must be purchased in advance. […]
Registration is now open for AARP Driver Safety Courses hosted by Granville County Senior Services. The AARP Driver Safety Program is the nation’s first and largest driver safety course designed especially for drivers 50 and older. The course is intended to help drivers live more independently as they age and remain safe on today’s roads. […]
Duke Energy is hosting the second in a series of three stakeholder meetings as it continues to develop its Carolinas Carbon Plan which is due to regulators in May 2022. In a statement from Duke Energy’s District Manager Tanya Evans, the virtual meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23. The […]
COVID-19 cases continue to recede in Vance and Granville counties, and there have been no new deaths reported in the past week, according to information from Granville Vance Public Health. Trends are decreasing, lowering the risk of infection, according to Lisa Harrison, GVPH director. Harrison also notes that there have been improvements in hospital capacity. […]
The Granville County Sheriff’s Office will host the second annual Citizens Academy, set to kick off in April 2022. Registration is required for the program, which will be held at the Law Enforcement Center, 525 New Commerce Drive, Oxford. Classes will be held on Tuesday evenings from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Citizens Academy […]
Warren County’s comprehensive development plan team is conducting two public engagement sessions that will be held over the course of the next month. The first public engagement session will be held on Monday, Feb. 28 at the Warren County Armory, 501 US Highway 158 Business East in Warrenton. The session will be held from 5 […]
Plans continue to expand county water service to the Kittrell area, and county commissioners received a project update from Manager Jordan McMillen at its January meeting. As things stand now, construction could begin as early as fall 2022 of the Phase 1B Water District, which includes laying about 25 miles of new water lines […]
The Vance County center of the N.C. Cooperative Extension is hosting a food drive in advance of the 36th annual Small Farms Week, which will be observed March 21-26, 2022. The statewide event, presented by Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T, recognizes the contributions of small farmers across the state’s 100 counties. The Vance food drive […]
Planning is underway for the 2022 Got to Be NC Festival and registration is open now for commercial vendors and homegrown marketplace vendors to participate in the three-day event coming up in May. The annual event will be held at the N.C. State Fairgrounds in Raleigh from May 20-22. It will feature food, wine and […]
Area high school seniors with an eye on college in the fall are getting their ducks in a row – or have already gotten their ducks in a row – to be ready for their next adventure once those high school tassels have been turned in a few months. But those students with an interest […]
