Entries by Laura Gabel

“Godspell” Returns To Stage This Weekend For Saturday, Sunday Shows

The cast and crew of Godspell will return to the stage this weekend and McGregor Hall operations director Mark Hopper said response from the actors and from the community couldn’t have been better. The three shows scheduled for last weekend have been combined into two shows – one Saturday at 8 p.m. and a Sunday […]

Town Talk: Families Living Violence Free Prepares For Event At Rucker Park

    Families Living Violence Free is hosting a back-to-school Kids Day event Saturday, Aug. 14 at Rucker Park in Granville County. Children and adults can enjoy a variety of activities, from food trucks to water games during the Fun Day, which is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., according to FLVF staff. LeSha […]

Safe Routes Program Encourages Biking And Walking To School

There may be a couple of bike racks outside some school buildings in the area, but gone are the days that students’ bicycles fill those racks during the day while children are in class. The familiar crosswalks still function, but they are more for students getting out of cars than for those who have walked […]

VGCC’s Dean Kali Brown Selected For Statewide Leadership Academy

Kali Brown, dean of student access and support at Vance-Granville Community College, has been accepted to participate in the 2021 Chief Student Development Administrators Leadership Academy. This academy, developed through the North Carolina Community College System, invites a select number of administrative leaders from the state’s 58 community colleges to participate each year in the […]

TownTalk: Turning Point CDC Community Day Aug 7

Turning Point Community Development Corporation continues its outreach in the area with Community Day 2021 set for Saturday, Aug. 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Turning Point Director Chalis Henderson invites schoolchildren to come out for backpacks stuffed with school supplies and enjoy a variety of activities for the whole family. Henderson was the […]

Leadership Granville Deadline Fri, Aug 6

Applications for the 2021-22 Leadership Granville class are due by Friday, Aug. 6. The educational program, designed to offer leadership training and a broader knowledge of the county to its citizens, will kick off on Sept. 14. Participants have the opportunity to acquire knowledge of the community and become personally and professionally acquainted with the […]

Bring Your Mask: GCPS Students, Staff Must Wear Face Coverings To Begin School Year

All Granville County Public Schools students and staff will be required to wear face coverings on all school property when school starts later this month, following a board of education decision made during its regular monthly meeting on Monday, Aug. 2. The decision came following a presentation from Granville-Vance Public Health Director Lisa Harrison and […]

Donations Of School Supplies Part of Oxford’s Back To School Bash Aug. 6

Teachers get as excited as schoolchildren when it’s time to get back-to-school supplies. There’s just something about opening a new box of…black dry erase markers? It doesn’t evoke the same feeling as when opening a new box of crayons, but dry erase markers, loose-leaf paper and index cards are a few of the items that […]