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-Information courtesy Vance County Schools
Vance County Schools will offer free meal boxes for drive-thru style pick-up every Monday in August from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Vance County Middle School (293 Warrenton Road, Henderson).
The meal box will contain five breakfasts, five lunches and 10 milk containers.
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-Press Release, North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association
Sheriff Curtis Brame of Vance County recently attended the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association’s 98th Annual Business Conference held in Wake County, North Carolina.
Sheriff Brame said, “Our Annual Business Conference allows North Carolina’s sheriffs to discuss their experiences and learn from each other, as well as bring ourselves up to date on important law enforcement developments. North Carolina sheriffs have a complex role as constitutional officers leading law enforcement within their respective counties. Our duties often require that we be available to personnel and to the public continuously. My staff and I will use this conference training to further serve and protect Vance County citizens.”
“Sheriffs in every county of North Carolina are facing tremendous challenges in carrying out their responsibilities for law enforcement and the safety of our citizens; maintenance and operation of local jails; recruiting, training and maintaining talented personnel; working with domestic situations, child abuse cases, serving civil papers, tracking sex offenders in the state, issuing weapons permits, providing court security, and in many other areas,” said Sheriff Brame.
At the NCSA Annual Business Conference, sheriffs discussed issues of interest to the Office of Sheriff, including updates on new changes to law and procedures, as well as an update on the State Budget and other actions by the 2020 General Assembly.
Sheriff Gerald M. Baker of Wake County and his staff were hosts for the 2020 Annual Business Conference.
The North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association is the statewide organization of the state’s 100 Sheriffs. Through their Association, the Sheriffs work to strengthen the professional law enforcement services their offices provide to the people of North Carolina.
The Association Headquarters is located in Raleigh, North Carolina. Edmond W. Caldwell, Jr. serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel.
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-Press Release, Granville County Chamber of Commerce
The Granville County Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Granville Steering Committee and Executive Committee have made the decision to cancel the Leadership Granville Class of 2020 – 2021. The decision was made based on the potential impact of COVID-19 on the upcoming class, which was scheduled to begin in early September and run through the end of March 2021.
Currently, Chamber businesses and industry members are unable to allow visitors to tour their facilities. Also, Steering Committee members are limited in the amount of “outside of their workplace” interaction they are able to have.
A virtual class option was discussed; however, it was unanimous that this was not ideal as networking face-to-face with other class members, and visiting the community entities is extremely important.
Those persons who wish to be included on a list to be contacted for the 2021 – 2022 Leadership Granville class should email the Granville County Chamber of Commerce – wanda@granville-chamber.com or tawheeler@granville-chamber.com to request an interest flyer.
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-Information courtesy Cardinal Innovations Healthcare
Join Cardinal Innovations Healthcare this August to learn about available mental health resources and services for kids and families in Vance, Granville, Franklin, and Warren counties. This event – 4 County Community Connections Fair – is designed for children and families.
Due to COVID-19, there have been some changes to ensure everyone’s health and safety. This event will be held drive-thru style where children and families will receive:
• Drawstring bags stuffed with school supplies
• Facemasks (Pack of 4)
• Meals from Subway (while supplies last)
• Community Providers and Resources Flyers and Videos
• Access to the Virtual Key Note Speaker focusing on the #mentalhealthmatters theme to challenge the stigma of mental health and substance use
WHEN AND WHERE:
Tuesday, August 18, 2020 ~ 2 to 6 p.m.
Granville County
Wednesday, August 19, 2020 ~ 3 to 7 p.m.
Vance County
Warren County
Franklin County
Sponsors: 4 County Juvenile Justice Behavioral Health Team (JJBH), Vance Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, Warren Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, Granville Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, Franklin Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, Gang Free, Inc. and Cardinal Innovations Healthcare.
For more information, please email Whitney Robertson at Whitney.Robertson@cardinalinnovations.org.
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-Press Release, Granville County Government
With the completion of construction work at Granville County’s new Law Enforcement Center, finishing details are now being addressed for the move-in of the Granville County Sheriff’s Office and for the 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Center, which will soon follow.
The project has been ten years in the making after a study determined the existing 4,900-square-foot facility was no longer adequate. After consideration of several possible sites, the county closed on 35 acres on New Commerce Drive in Oxford in August of 2017. Situated just off I-85, the location is easily accessible from Butner, Creedmoor and Oxford and is a short drive from the Granville County Courthouse.
Aerial photo of new Granville County Law Enforcement Center courtesy Bordeaux Construction.
The new Law Enforcement Center will enable the Sheriff’s Office, Emergency Communications Center and Detention Center to operate under one roof. Plans are for the Detention Center to be transitioned into the new facility in the fall and to be fully operational by the end of the year.
For economies of scale, the Board had also approved the construction of a new animal shelter on the same site, which is also in the final stages of completion. This new facility will include additional kennel space, areas for public interaction with adoptable animals, and administrative offices for Animal Shelter staff and Animal Control. The existing Shelter is located on the site of a former state prison at 5650 Cornwall Road in Oxford, with no room for expansion.
Entrance to the recently completed Granville County Law Enforcement Center at 525 New Commerce Drive in Oxford, NC (Photo courtesy Granville Co. Govt.)
For the design of both projects, the focus was on functionality and security, with a plan to meet the county’s needs for the next 35+ years. Moseley Architects and Bordeaux Construction were awarded contracts for the design and construction of both projects. A ground-breaking ceremony was held in March of 2019 to officially kick off work on the 88,000 square-foot law enforcement center and the 8,500-square-foot animal shelter.
Granville County’s Board of Commissioners and Sheriff Charles R. Noblin, Jr. will be hosting an Open House and Ribbon Cutting for the new Law Enforcement Center on Aug. 10 from 2 until 4 p.m., with a program scheduled for 2:15 p.m. Members of the public are invited to attend and to take a tour of the facility. An Open House for the Animal Shelter will be held at a later date.
The Granville County Law Enforcement Center is located in Oxford at 525 New Commerce Drive.
Community partners in the form of the local YMCA and Chamber of Commerce seek to help with childcare for back to school.
The note below emailed out to Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce members from Michele Burgess contains a survey you can fill out as requested by Paul Ross and the Y for back to school childcare.
http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07eh7wpmiikd09w030/start
Community Resources Are Needed For Parents
Our local schools have made recent announcements of how they will operate for the first 9 weeks as they continue to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. We anticipate that some of your employees and staff members with school aged children will be looking for alternative child care on the days their children are not physically in school and also for after-school care. The Chamber has already been receiving questions from local HR Managers about available resources they can share with their employees. Paul Ross, CEO and President of the Henderson Family YMCA, has asked the Chamber to send this important survey out to our membership to gauge local needs/interest. Please share this survey link below with your employees so that the YMCA leadership can begin to make plans to meet our community needs.
Neighbors,
We hope this email finds you well. Below is a link to a survey for parents of school age children. This short survey consist of 9 questions asking what services you may need as we partner with schools and parents for the 20/21 school year. The Henderson Family YMCA is here to serve our community and we are excited to hear from you so we can better understand your needs. At the Y we want to build an effective program which benefits schools, students and parents during these ever changing times. We will use the survey data to finalize the YMCA Back to School Academy and provide program details soon.
http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07eh7wpmiikd09w030/start
Thank you, Paul Ross, Chief Executive Officer, Henderson Family YMCA
Michele Burgess, President, Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce
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-Press Release, Office of Michael D. Waters, District Attorney for the Eleventh Prosecutorial District
On Wednesday, July 29, 2020, District Attorney Michael D. Waters and Assistant District Attorney Hollie Y. McAdams appeared in chambers before the Honorable Cynthia K. Sturges, Resident Superior Court Judge of the Ninth Judicial District. The District Attorney‘s Office asked the Court to release the dash camera footage of the July 24, 2020, officer-involved shooting which lead to the death of David Brooks, Jr.
The family of David Brooks, Jr. and Chief David Hess of the Roxboro Police Department both consented to the release of the video footage and Judge Sturges signed an Order to that effect.
This video footage along with a shotgun seized from the scene as evidence by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), will be sent to the North Carolina State Crime Lab for further analysis. This forensic testing may take several weeks to complete.
If you witnessed the incident on July 24, 2020, involving the Roxboro Police Department, and you have not been interviewed yet, please call the SBI at (919) 779–8188 during business hours (Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.). After hours and on weekends, please call 1–800–334–3000.
The District Attorney‘s Office will await the results of the complete SBI investigation before making any determination about whether the use of force was appropriate.
-Information courtesy Perry Memorial Library
Perry Memorial Library recently launched its Pop-Up Library! This initiative was started to expand services to Vance County patrons and is funded by a grant from the John William Pope Foundation.
At the Pop-Up Library, you can get a library card, access Wi-Fi, return books and place holds. You can receive instruction on using the online databases and Overdrive digital media set-up. There will also be a limited number of books available for check out.
For a limited time, visitors can play a game for a chance to win a great prize!
Initially, the pop-up will be at:
Curbside pick-up is available at the library Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Place your holds, the library will contact you when items are ready for pick-up and bring them to your car when you arrive!
To see where the library is popping up, check the library’s website at www.perrylibrary.org, or follow the library on Facebook.
Perry Memorial Library recently launched its Pop-Up Library. This initiative was started to expand services to Vance County patrons and is funded by a grant from the John William Pope Foundation. (Photo courtesy Perry Memorial Library)
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