Entries by Laura Gabel

VGCC “Boot Camp” Offers Skills To Get Jobs, Plan For Careers

Vance-Granville Community College is offering a job readiness “boot camp” for anyone interested in learning valuable skills to get employed and stay employed. All four campuses are having the four-day sessions, designed to provide 24 hours of instruction, according to information from Tanya S. Weary, dean of business & industry solutions at VGCC. The class […]

Spring Recycling Event Diverts 22,000 Pounds of Materials To Proper Disposal

The annual Spring Clean Out and Collection Event May 15 netted more than 22,000 pounds of material – from shredded paper to ammunition. That’s 11 tons of stuff that will not languish on a tractor barn shelf, be stacked in a storage shed in the backyard or clutter up someone’s garage. Granville County’s Environmental Services […]

TownTalk 5-18-21 Mobile Learning Lab “Open Bus” Event May 22

Chalis Henderson gives credit where credit is due. And Henderson credits her father for coming up with an idea that is finally coming to fruition – the Creating Success Mobile Learning Lab. What used to be a mode of transportation to take students to and from school now brings the school to the students – […]

South Granville Rotary Busy With Projects, Fundraiser

The Rotary Club of South Granville County has been busy lately with projects and fundraisers. Buy a duck for the June 5 “Rubber Duck Race” and you could win a vacation package, a round of golf, an iPad, gift cards and more, according to club President Angela Allen. “Buying a duck can support the local […]

Duke Energy Grants Available To Support Downtown Revitalization; Submit by May 31

Local non-profit organizations in the community still have time to submit grant proposals to a Duke Energy program poised to give $500,000 to help downtown communities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hometown Revitalization Grant program (click the link for details) is designed to award non-profit/small business partnerships in 20 communities in North Carolina grants of […]

Memorial Day Event To Honor Fallen Heroes In Service To Their Country

The Memorial Day holiday is a welcome day off for many, shortening the week by a day for many workers and schoolchildren. On this Memorial Day, May 31, Kindred Hospice in Oxford is offering a way for area residents to honor those whose lives have been lost in service to their country. The public is […]

VCS Administrator Receives Leadership Award From Superintendents’ Association, School Leadership Alliance

A Vance County Schools official has received a prestigious award from the North Carolina School Superintendents’ Association (NCSSA) and the North Carolina Alliance for School Leadership Development (NCASLD). Dr. Letisha Judd-Manning, director of elementary education and professional development for Vance County Schools, is the winner of the Dr. Samuel Houston Leadership Award for the Aspiring […]

GCPS Considers School Closings at May 17 Work Session

The fate of a couple of school campuses may become clearer during a work session of the Granville County Board of Education next week. The work session will be held Monday, May 17 at 4:30 p.m. at the Mary Potter Center of Education. The purpose of the meeting is to hear a first draft of […]