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The Tri-M® Music Honor Society, the honor society for secondary school music students, announces the chartering of a new chapter at Oxford Preparatory School in Oxford, North Carolina, under the leadership of Sarah Stallsmith. 27 students from grades 9-12 were inducted into the organization in a ceremony held at Salem United Methodist Church on January […]
GVC Carolina Fury 14U is a Junior Olympic Volleyball Team that competes in weekend volleyball tournaments. The team finished 1st place at the Greensboro Sportsplex in Greensboro, NC on February 4th. They also finished 1st at Triangle Volleyball Club in Mooresville, NC on February 18th. Members are all students at Vance Charter School. Pictured in […]
After over 30 years of service, our Superintendent, Dr. Dorwin Howard has made the decision to retire. Dr. Howard assumed the leadership role during a tumultuous time and must be commended for calming any concerns in our Granville County Public School system. Now the school board is in the process of identifying candidates and hiring […]
Press Release Creedmoor, NC– Falls Lake Academy is a tuition-free public school. Any child who is qualified under the laws of North Carolina for admission to a public school is qualified for admission to FLA. FLA does not limit admission to students on the basis of intellectual ability, measures of achievement or aptitude, athletic ability, […]
Henderson, NC – Henderson and Vance County Residents will now be able to text the Henderson-Vance Crime Stoppers along with the traditional phone in method to report crime. Kevin Bullock, the president of the Henderson-Vance Crime Stoppers said, “We’re still in the early stages of setting up our local Text-a-Tip program, but once completed, the […]
Seven masonry students at Southern Vance High School have earned two national certifications that make them eligible for employment upon their graduation. Ben Arrington is the students’ masonry teacher at Southern Vance. All of the students met the standards required for certification in both the Core Curriculum and Green Environment areas through the National Center […]
It’s that time of the year again. For 100 years, 4-H summer camp has been a life-changing experience, offering campers a greater chance to learn, develop life skills and form attitudes that will help them to become self-directed, productive members of society. Youth interact with people of different cultures and backgrounds, increasing interdependence, understanding and […]
Henderson, NC – Jurors in Vance County Superior Court found Antwon Burt guilty of Battery on an Unborn Child and Simple Assault after hearing one day of testimony. Officers with the Henderson Police Department testified about their 2016 investigation of the defendant. Mr. Burt was sentenced to 210 days in the North Carolina Department of […]
Vance-Granville Community College has announced an upcoming production of “The Glass Menagerie,” the Tennessee Williams classic, for the college’s fifth annual Dinner Theater. The cast and crew have also been named for the dinner theater, which is scheduled for the evenings of Thursday, April 27, and Friday, April 28, in the Civic Center on VGCC’s […]
Administrators and students at the Vance County Schools Empowerment Academy have created a garden outside of the facility’s main entrance with funding from a special grant program. The grant funding, totaling about $170, came from the Karma for Cara Foundation which funds youth volunteer projects. Brian Schlessinger, a teacher at the Empowerment Academy, led efforts […]
