On Friday, May 4, 2018, Oxford Preparatory School celebrated College Signing Day. The school is proud to announce that 94% of Oxford Prep students have been accepted by a four-year college or university and 67% have made the commitment to attend the four-year college of their choice.
As a symbol of that commitment, OPS Griffins participated in a signing ceremony that was attended by the entire student body, faculty and families.
Students committed to further pursue their education at a four-year university include:
Appalachian State University: Olivia Brown and Jose Kyle Maghanoy
East Carolina University: Autumn Brantley, Kim Campbell, A. Luis Rodriguez, Erin Thomas, Jacinthia Williams, Kenard Williams and Nicoria Williams
A few of the many Oxford Preparatory School students headed to four-year colleges in the fall.
Elon University: Mary Catherine Stallsmith
Johnson & Wales University: Antwan McCrimmon
King University: William Trey Reese
Meredith College: Haley Hight, Clara West and Kayla Whirley
North Carolina A&T University: Zenia Hart
North Carolina State University: Bo Puckett
University of Mount Olive: Bailee Barker
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Layla Alashmli
University of North Carolina at Charlotte: Riley Proctor
University of North Carolina at Greensboro: Chelsea Gatgewood, Caleb Hunt, Madeline Stallsmith
University of North Carolina at Wilmington: Andrew Crumpler, Andrew Whitt Daniel, Ca’rin Green and Joseph Vaughan
Western Carolina University: Megan Ayscue
Wingate University: Cassidy Griffin
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-Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board/Asst. to the County Manager, Granville County
BUDGET WORK SESSIONS 2018
The Granville County budget work sessions are scheduled for Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at 10 a.m. and Thursday, May 24, 2018, at 4 p.m. at the Granville Expo Center located at 4185 Highway 15 South in Oxford.
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Dr. Jean Jackson, vice president for college programs at Meredith College, will be the principal commencement speaker for Vance-Granville Community College’s graduation exercises on Friday, May 11.
Sovanny “Sophie” Taylor, president of the VGCC Student Government Association, will be the student speaker.
Nearly 500 students are scheduled to be honored during ceremonies beginning at 6 p.m. at the gazebo by the lake on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. For those unable to attend the event in person, VGCC will broadcast a live video feed from the ceremony online at www.vgcc.edu.
Dr. Jean Jackson will serve as the guest speaker at Vance-Granville Community College’s curriculum graduation ceremony on Friday, May 11, 2018.
Dr. Jackson, a native of Vance County, oversees strategic planning and budgeting for offices at Meredith that include Academic and Career Planning, Athletics, Campus Police, the Chaplain, the Dean of Students, and Student Leadership and Service. She became a member of the English faculty at Meredith in 1983 and continues to teach courses on English Poetry of the Romantic Period.
Dr. Jackson, who is the daughter of Ira and Rose Mabry Jackson from Middleburg, graduated from Vance County High School. She went on to earn her Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, at Meredith College, double-majoring in English and Religion. She also earned both a Master of Arts and a Ph.D. in English at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In addition, she completed the Institute for Educational Management at Harvard University.
Among numerous honors, Dr. Jackson has received the Pauline Davis Perry FAME Award for Excellence in Teaching, the Laura Harrill Presidential Award and the Meredith Alumna Award. She has been inducted into the Greater Triangle YWCA Academy of Women as its Inductee for Education and into the inaugural class of the North Carolina 4-H Hall of Fame. She is the recipient of three international travel grants for research in Great Britain and the recipient of travel grants for presentations or panels in Canada, Hawaii, and England.
A member of Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Nu Sigma, Silver Shield and Theta Alpha Kappa and a Patroness for the Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity, she also frequently serves as a reviewer for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
Sovanny “Sophie” Taylor, president of the VGCC Student Government Association, will be the student speaker for the ceremony.
Taylor, the student speaker, is graduating from VGCC with an Associate in Arts degree and an Associate in Science degree. Later in May, she will graduate from Franklin County Early College High School, completing both of her degrees and her high school diploma one year earlier than the traditional early college high school graduate. She has received a scholarship to continue her education in the fall in Honors Carolina at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she plans to study molecular genetics.
She was elected president of the SGA for the 2017-2018 year, and, in that capacity, also served as the student member of the VGCC Board of Trustees. She is only the second early college high school student to serve in those leadership roles in VGCC history. At VGCC, she has been named to the President’s List. Taylor is the daughter of Mrs. Cleveland Evans of Louisburg and Mr. Ronald Taylor of Cary.
Students serving as graduation marshals will be Savannah L. Brogden of Oxford; Brenda G. Ellis of Durham; Kacie L. Gann of Durham; Alyssa M. Gupton of Oxford; Jayla N. Harris of Henderson; Fatima N. Hawter of Henderson; Samantha C. Hines of Henderson; Kynleigh E. Holley of Wake Forest; Evan A. O’Geary of Henderson; Abigail M. Smith of Oxford; Alexis M. Watson of Henderson; and April Zuniga-Trejo of Henderson.
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-Information courtesy of Cynthia Bowen, City Clerk, City of Oxford
The City of Oxford Board of Commissioners will hold their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at 7 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Board Room, City Hall.
Among the agenda items:
Public Hearing to receive citizen comments about a possible Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application that must be submitted by the City to the NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEO), Division of Water Infrastructure (DWI) and/or the NC Department of Commerce – Rural Development Division (RDD).
Consider calling a public hearing for the June 12, 2018, meeting for a rezoning request from Attorney James C. Wrenn Jr. on behalf of HEW Rental, LLS requesting to rezone 4.8 +/- acres of land from B-2 (Hwy Business) to I-2 (General Industry) located at 322 Lewis Street.
Receive 2018-2019 FY budget from City Manager Alan Thornton.
Consider calling for a public hearing for the June 12, 2018, meeting to hear public input on the FY 2018-2019 budget.
Consider changing the current park operational hours which are different at each park and in some cases, not posted for the public to view. Establishing hours of use and posting them at each site will help keep the parks safe and the Oxford Police Department to enforce rules regarding after-hours use.
Consider authorizing the City Manager to sign Task Orders with McGill Associates for the 2018 Water & Sewer Improvement projects that the City received funding for from the Division of Water Infrastructure in March 2018.
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Creedmoor Elementary School will join schools around the world to celebrate Walk to School Day on Wednesday, May 9, 2018! The event is organized in conjunction with the City of Creedmoor, the Creedmoor Police Department, Granville-Vance Public Health Department and Granville Greenways.
Students from Creedmoor Elementary School will walk to school along with parents, teachers and community leaders. The event will last from 6:45 – 7:45 a.m.
Students will arrive by bus or parent drop-off at Creedmoor Gymnasium & Activity Center, 108 E. Wilton Ave. They will then walk to school, using city sidewalks and crosswalks. Volunteers will help direct the flow of children and keep them on the sidewalks.
Volunteers are needed and can sign up at www.volunteersignup.org/HDP4K. Call Angie Perry, City of Creedmoor Event Coordinator (919) 764-1013 for more information.
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-Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, Granville County
The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, May 7 at 7 p.m. at the Granville Expo and Convention Center, 4185 US Highway 15 South, Oxford.
Agenda items include:
Presentation to recommended a budget for the 2018‐2019 fiscal year
Resolution Supporting a Statewide Referendum on a Bond Issue for School Facility Needs
Recognition of a Volunteer Service Award – Roxanne Blackburn
Presentation by the Juvenile Crime Prevention Program
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-Information courtesy Mary Yount, Downtown Development Director, City of Oxford
You may not be able to catch the races at the Kentucky Derby this year, but you can join in the fun by visiting Historic Downtown Oxford this Saturday for Derby Day from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
This ‘n That… Hat and Bow Tie Competitions, Build Your Own Hat, Strawberry Juleps for ALL ages!
Painted Ox… Build Your Own Tiara.
Nan’s… Discounts for customers wearing hats, Kentucky Derby selfie photo booth, craft area for Make Your Own Noodle Pony, Run For The Roses Fashion Show at 12 p.m.
The Hub… Flash sales throughout the day and EXTRA savings for customers in hats and bow ties. We will be sampling fine bourbon chocolates and Kentucky bourbon barrel beers.
Sew Sweet & Sassy, Daniels Flea Market and Country Roots will be having Kentucky Derby Sales throughout the day.
Forward 9…”Talk Derby To Me” sales throughout the day.
On Broad Street… Visit Steel Magnolias and Torreys for Food Trucks and Stick Pony races 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. for the kids as well as special savings and a hat competition at Steel Magnolia’s.
We will have carriage rides from 3 – 5 p.m. beginning at the Episcopal Church parking lot. Make sure to visit Art and Antique Gallery of Oxford for juleps and savings.
C Squared… Enjoy 10% off select southern style apparel. Design your own jockey silk and take home a mint plant!
Mama Crockett’s Doughnuts on Main Street and The Scrap Exchange will have a craft area at Currin Memorial Park from 1 – 4 p.m.
Pet Costumes WELCOMED! Check in at Steel Magnolias, prizes will be announced at the end of the day.
Stick Horse Races in front of Steel Magnolias at 11 a.m. and at 2 p.m. Don’t have a stick horse? Make one at Nans that day in their craft area… before the races!!!
The locations around town that have TV’s will be showing the Kentucky Derby to keep us all abreast of the happenings of race day!
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Vance Quilts-R-Us @ Granville County Senior Center
Lanier St., Oxford
May 6; 1 – 3 p.m.
Vance Quilts-R-Us @ Granville County Senior Center
Lanier St., Oxford
May 7; 2 – 3 p.m.
“Eat Smart, Move More, Take Control” Nutrition Program for Adults
Granville County Senior Center; 107 Lanier St., Oxford
FMI: 919.693.1930
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The Granville County Chamber of Commerce is hosting its 5th Annual Golf Tournament Thursday, June 7, 2018, at Henderson Country Club, 300 Country Club Drive, Henderson. Registration will begin at 12 noon, with a 1 p.m. shotgun start for the 4-man Captain’s Choice tournament.
Corporate sponsorships of $450 offer a hole sponsorship and a 4-man team. Hole sponsors are $100, and individual players pay $100 to play. All players receive 18 holes of golf w/cart, dinner and concessions. Mulligans and tee busters will be $10 per player.
There will be contests for a 50/50 raffle, closest to the pin challenge, longest drive and hole-in-one shootout. Prizes and participant goodie bags are being provided by local Chamber members. Volunteers are needed throughout the afternoon of June 7, beginning at 12 noon. Time slots are 12 noon – 2:30 p.m. and 2:30 – 5 p.m. Come enjoy the afternoon with golfers, Henderson Country Club staff and other volunteers for the Chamber’s fifth annual event.
15th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHAMBER’S ALIVE AFTER FIVE OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES
Thursday evenings ~ 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
May 10 – Oxford Downtown Parking Lot “Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot Band”
August 16 – Butner Gazebo Park “The Konnection Band”
October 13 – Oxford Downtown Parking Lot “Jim Quick & the Coastline Band”
The fifteenth-anniversary celebration of the Chamber’s ALIVE AFTER FIVE series will kick off in downtown Oxford’s parking lot at Littlejohn and Gilliam Streets. GARY LOWDER & SMOKIN’ HOT Band will be performers for the evening.
This band is “known as a Soul, R & B party band,” based out of North Myrtle Beach, SC. Their musical repertoire coves decades of hits from your favorite artists and genres of music including soul, rhythm and blues, funk, reggae, jazz standards, country, 50’s, 60’s and Carolina Beach Music.
In addition to performing some of the most current hits that are topping the charts today, the group has had many successful chart-topping hits on local radio and internet stations across North and South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia and Florida. Garey Lowder & SMOKIN’ HOT are comprised of multi-talented musicians who have come together to produce incredible performances each and every time they take the stage.
The Carolina Beach Music Association awarded Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot with DC of the year in 2013 at the Alabama Theater for “Soul Therapy”. In 2014, the group was nominated for Group of the Year. In 2015, Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot was nominated for thirteen Carolina Beach Music Awards, with J.K. Loftin, group guitarist being honored with Engineer of the Year.
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