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The inaugural “Citizens Academy” of the Granville County Sheriff’s Office concluded Thursday with a graduation ceremony for 13 participants. The program is open to residents age 21 or older and is designed to build a bridge between law enforcement and local citizens through a series of classroom presentations and community involvement. Participants gathered on Tuesday […]
Perhaps Walter Craig remembers his father’s admonition as he’s in his workshop building wooden toys for children and others to enjoy. Son, the carpenter and farmer would say, it takes a lifetime to grow a tree, but it only takes an idiot 15 minutes to screw one up. Craig, a U.S. Army veteran, took up […]
The City of Henderson has announced that leaf collection season will begin in October, and provided guidelines to residents to ensure proper placement to the leaves can be picked up. Between Oct. 18, 2021 and Jan. 14, 2022, residents may places rows or piles of loose leaves and pine straw along the roadsides for the […]
Downtown Oxford is the setting for Saturday’s CultureFEST, which will showcase a variety of multicultural artistic performances with a street fair vibe – food trucks, crafts and more await participants who visit Littlejohn Street between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Ajulo Othow and Oxford Mayor Jackie Sergent are among the event planners, and they talked […]
The federal Drug Enforcement Administration launched the One Pill Can Kill public awareness campaign Monday and issued a public safety alert as part of its effort to combat the growing availability of fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. DEA Administrator Anne Milgram issued a statement saying that the counterfeit pills are being illegally produced […]
(Disponible en español.) Hispanic Heritage Month is observed Sept. 15-Oct. 15 and Gang Free Inc. is hosting a fiesta on Thursday, Sept. 30 that will showcase foods, music and dances for everyone to enjoy. The event will be held at 940 County Home Road in Henderson from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. A deejay will […]
The Vance County Relay for Life is sponsoring a Luminaria ceremony on Oct. 23 that is shaping up to illuminate a portion of Garnett Street with little bags of light to remember or honor lives affected by cancer. Like so many events affected by the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and safety precautions, local organizers said they […]
The Henderson City Council has approved naming a couple of city-owned properties for two former residents who helped shape the community and make it a better place for their neighbors. The Operation and Service Center will be renamed in memory and in honor of Dr. Andrea L. Harris, who grew up in Henderson and went […]
Fall is a wonderful time to get out and enjoy the outdoors, whether it’s hiking or working in the yard. And Derek Halberg, executive director of Tar River Land Conservancy, has a couple of opportunities for volunteers to combine both activities. The result will be the addition of 3.3 miles of hiking trails in southern […]
(Photo courtesy R.F. Timberlake – Kerr Lake Park Watch on Facebook and Shutter Art Gallery) •••••••••••••••••••• Kerr Lake covers about 50,000 acres when it’s at normal elevation, but if the lake level were to reach its maximum elevation of 320 feet above sea level, the lake would more than double in size. In short, Kerr […]
