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-Information courtesy Turner A. Pride Jr., County Extension Director, NC Cooperative Extension This year the Vance County Cooperative Extension Office is turning our focus to the women in agriculture in our area. As integral parts of the agriculture community, we want to provide support for their endeavors and push them to the forefront. In the spring […]
-Information courtesy Rebuilding Hope, Inc. The variety of backgrounds among Rebuilding Hope, Inc. volunteers includes a retired teacher, David “Doc” Ayscue. After 31 years of teaching high school health and physical education in Vance and Granville counties, Doc was invited by friend, fellow church member and RHI volunteer Steve Cannon to visit the ministry. “I’ve […]
-Information courtesy Granville County Government Please SAVE THE DATE for Tuesday, March 12, 2019, for a “groundbreaking” ceremony for Granville County’s new Law Enforcement Center/Animal Shelter. The ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. at the construction site, 525 New Commerce Drive in Oxford. The public is invited to attend.
-Information courtesy Granville County Government The four branches of the Granville County Library System will offer several new and innovative events and programs during the month of March. On Saturday, March 2 and Saturday, March 9, Women’s History Month is celebrated as two female authors are featured. Children’s author Amber Parker of New Bern, NC […]
-Information courtesy Warren County Cooperative Extension The Warren County Cooperative Extension Office announces an upcoming opportunity to visit New York City. Interested participants will depart from the Warren Co. Coop. Extension office at 9:30 p.m. on Friday, March 29, 2019, and will travel by bus to NYC throughout the evening. The bus will arrive in […]
-Press Release, Vance County Schools Pamela Perry, a member of the faculty at Vance County Middle School, has been selected to participate in the prestigious 2019 Energy Literacy Fellows Program for this year through the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute for the Environment. Perry begins her participation in this statewide program with […]
-Information courtesy the Granville County Government Facebook page RABIES ALERT Granville County Animal Control reports the pickup of the second raccoon testing positive for rabies in the past two weeks. The animal was collected in the area of Bruce Garner Road/Graham Sherron Road/Champion Drive on February 25, 2019. Residents of that area are being notified […]
-Information and flyer courtesy Tara Goolsby, Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Facilities Supervisor, Aycock Recreation Center Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks Department announces the return of adult winter basketball for 2019. This league is designed for adults who enjoy the game of basketball. Games will be played on Tuesday and Thursday nights with game times depending on […]
-Press Release, Granville County Government The Creative Lifelong Learning (CLL) classes and events continue to be provided through Granville County Senior Services as the next quarter approaches. In observance of World Water Day (March 22), CLL is partnering with Wine to Water, a non-profit organization located in Boone, NC to help build awareness of the […]
-Press Release, N.C. Dept. of Insurance North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey plans stops in Vance County on Thursday, February 28, 2019, where he’ll present grant checks to fire departments for needed improvements, congratulate departments on their improved insurance ratings, and discuss efforts to modernize the insurance industry with insurance agencies. During stops at fire […]
