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-Information courtesy of Coach Rick Kenner, Oxford Preparatory School The Oxford Preparatory School golf team recently finished 2nd in the North Central Athletic Conference (NCAC) behind Franklin Academy. Jacob Bliss (junior) and Wesley Aitken (sophomore) tied for 2nd place in the individual standings. Oxford Prep will be competing and hosting the 1A Mideast Regional Championship Tournament […]
-Press Release, Granville County Chamber of Commerce You are invited to the Granville Chamber Sunrise Forum on Friday, May 11, 2018, at 7:45 a.m. featuring guest speaker Anthony M. Copeland, N.C. Secretary of Commerce. The forum is hosted by the Town of Butner. Location: Butner Town Hall – 415 Central Ave., Butner, N.C. Light breakfast […]
The Oxford Board of Commissioners will hold their next regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at 7 p.m. inside the Commissioners Board Room at City Hall – 300 Williamsboro Street, Oxford. At this meeting, there will be a public hearing to receive citizen input as to the needs of low and moderate income residents […]
-Weekly parenting tips provided courtesy of Jean Bell, Parenting Education Coordinator, Vance County Cooperative Extension Parenting tip week of 4/30/18 Is your child active enough? Children should be active at least an hour a day. If you can answer yes to these questions, your child is probably getting enough daily activity. Does your child play […]
-Press Release – Henderson Police Department 4/26/2018- Narcotic Officers of the Henderson Police Department, assisted by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, executed search warrants at 314 N. Clark Street and 1727 N. Garnett Street. The search warrants, along with a vehicle stop, yielded 27 grams of cocaine, a firearm, 86 grams of marijuana, 4 dosage […]
Vance County Schools For Immediate Release Officials with Vance County Schools awarded a total of 88 school volunteers and business partners with plaques and certificates during the school system’s annual Volunteer/Business Partner Recognition Reception held on April 25 at the Henderson Country Club. Principal Harold Thompson, Jr. of New Hope Elementary School, presented Eboni Terry […]
— submitted by Tracy Madigan, Market Manager The Vance Co. Regional Farmers Market’s regular market season begins Saturday, April 28, 2018! Come out, shop and visit the market at 210 Southpark Drive in Henderson. Each week the farmers will be adding more produce. The Saturday Market features plants for the garden including vegetables, herbs and […]
Are you one of the early birds at the farmers market or someone who pulls over to support the many roadside farm stands scattered across Warren County? Are you a proponent of local foods and supporting family farms and local businesses? If you answered yes, then the Warren County Local Foods Celebration and Public Forums […]
-VGCC Press Release Angela M. Thomas, dean of health sciences at Vance-Granville Community College, was recently honored with the President’s Leadership Award from Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the president of the college. The honor is one of three Glen Raven Excellence in Teaching and Leadership Awards presented to VGCC employees during each academic year. The others, […]
-Courtesy of goduke.com and Duke Athletics DURHAM, N.C. – Duke University will enshrine eight new members into the school’s Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday, September 21, announced today by Vice President and Director of Athletics Kevin White. Slated for induction are Elton Brand (basketball), Katie Chrest Erbe (lacrosse), Candy Hannemann (golf), Lindsey Harding (basketball), Bob Harris (broadcaster), Ryan Jackson (baseball), Randy Jones (football & track) and Shelden Williams (basketball). Brand, a native […]
