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Students in Vance County Schools were recognized with Honorable Mention awards for work submitted in competitions at the 47th Annual N.C. School Boards Association Conference in Greensboro, November 16-18. Southern Vance High School students, under the direction of Career and Technical Education teacher Angela Cusaac, earned Honorable Mention for their video entry “What’s Super About […]
Chuck Stuber who was a candidate for NC Auditor has requested a statewide recount. We will have our recount starting on Wednesday, December 7th, 2016 starting at 1:00 PM and finishing up on Thursday, December 8th, 2016 in the Board of Elections Office located at 300 S. Garnett Street, Henry A. Dennis Building. The public […]
Vance County Schools fourth graders and their teachers enjoyed a wonderful performance of the “Beauty and the Beast” ballet on Monday, December 5. The performance was held at the McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center. The ballet was performed by the New York City Ballet. The free performance was provided to the students and teachers by […]
Newly elected member of the Vance County Board of Education, Clementine “Tina” Hunter, joined fellow board members Dorothy Gooche and Ed Wilson in being administered the oath of office this morning by the Honorable Judge Henry Banks. They took the oath of office in the Board Room of the Vance County Schools Administrative Services Center […]
North Carolina has accepted an invitation to play in the 2016 Hyundai Sun Bowl vs. Stanford in El Paso, Texas, on Friday, Dec. 30. The game will kick off at 2 p.m. ET (noon local time), and will be televised nationally by CBS. The 2016 game will mark the 83rd anniversary of the Sun Bowl […]
The Business Administration program at Vance-Granville Community College recently received recognition as one of the top 25 best values in its field across the United States. VGCC came in at number 22 on the list of the nation’s most affordable online business administration associate degrees published by Texas-based AffordableColleges.com. The organization, which also recently […]
District Attorney Mike Waters welcomes new Assistant District Attorney Nicole G. Burnette to his office as of December 1, 2016. Ms. Burnette was born and raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She attended North Carolina State University on a full scholarship, where she double majored in political science and criminology. Ms. Burnette attended the University […]
The Granville County Chamber of Commerce’s Recognition Committee announces that the committee is accepting nominations for the 2017 John Penn Citizen of the Year Award. This prestigious award, named for Granville County’s signer of the Declaration of Independence, is presented at the Chamber’s Annual Membership Banquet. The 2017 event will be held Monday, January […]
Students in the Criminal Justice Technology and Paralegal Technology programs at Vance-Granville Community College recently heard from a guest speaker, who spoke about his work in the justice system and about opportunities to jump-start their own careers while they are still students. The speaker was Juan C. Bais, chief investigator for the Public Defender’s Office […]
The Granville County Chamber’s Annual Banquet has been scheduled for Monday evening, January 30th, 6:30 pm in Vance-Granville Community College’s Main Campus Civic Center. The evening will once again include the presentation of the Chamber’s most prestigious award, the John Penn Citizen of the Year Award, recognizing outstanding community service. The Chamber’s Board of […]
