Vance Co. Regional Farmers Market

Vance Co. Regional Farmers Market Advisory Board to Meet Feb. 13

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-Information courtesy Paul McKenzie, Agricultural Extension Agent, NC Cooperative Extension

The first meeting of the year for the Vance County Regional Farmers Market Advisory Board will be held on Thursday, February 13, 2020, at 2 p.m. at the Farmers Market (210 Southpark Dr., Henderson, NC).

Meetings are open to the public and there will be an opportunity for public comment.

For more information, please call (252) 438-8188 or email farmersmarket@vancecounty.org.

News 02/04/20

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Vance County Sheriff's Office

Four Suspects Arrested for Dec. Murder of Nicholas Conner

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-Press Release, Vance County Sheriff’s Office

Sheriff Curtis R. Brame announces the following arrests by the Vance County Sheriff’s Office in regards to the homicide investigation of Nicholas Conner on December 18, 2019, at 172 Mansfield Lane, Henderson, NC. 

Assisting Agency: North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations

This investigation is continuing. 

Four suspects arrested and charged: 

Damarous Magbie (age 23) – 755 Dr. Finch Rd., Henderson, NC

Charges:

Felony Murder 

Attempt Robbery – Dangerous Weapon

Discharge Weapon into Occupied Moving Vehicle 

Court Date: February 17, 2020 (Vance County District Court)

Bond: No Bond, Release Not Authorized 

Demetris Miller (age 23) – 131 Sherwood Rd., Henderson, NC

Charges:

Felony Murder 

Attempt Robbery-Dangerous Weapon 

Court Date: February 17, 2020 (Vance County District Court)

Bond: No Bond, Release Not Authorized 

Latimor Drumgold (age 23) – 1218 Rail Road St., Henderson, NC 

Charges:

Felony Murder 

Attempt Robbery-Dangerous Weapon 

Court Date: February 17, 2020 (Vance County District Court)

Bond: No Bond, Release Not Authorized

Neajsia Jones (age 19) – 128 Hidden Creek Lane Warrenton, NC

Charges:

Felony Murder 

Attempt Robbery-Dangerous Weapon 

Court Date: February 17, 2020 (Vance County District Court)

Bond: No Bond, Release Not Authorized

Damarous Magbie

Demetris Miller

Latimor Drumgold

Neajsia Jones

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Vance BOE: Public Hearing Dates for Absentee Ballot Applications

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-Information courtesy the Vance County Board of Elections

LEGAL NOTICE

The Vance County Board of Elections hereby gives notice that public hearings for the consideration of absentee ballot applications for the March 3, 2020, Primary Election will be held at 5 p.m. in the Elections Office on the following dates:

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Monday, March 2, 2020

The Board will not be required to hold any of the above-listed meetings unless, since its last preceding meeting, it actually received one or more applications, which it has not passed upon.

Sennica Nicholson, Chair Person

Vance County Board of Elections

300 S. Garnett Street Henderson, NC  27536

(252) 492-3730

Marrow Arrested on Heroin, Marijuana Charges

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-Information courtesy the Henderson Police Department

On January 30, 2020, the Henderson Police Department served a search warrant at the residence of 552 Grant Street.

Jemario O’Neil Lewis Marrow, age 24, was arrested on January 30, 2020. (HPD photo)

Located during the search were 4.9 ounces of marijuana and 2 bricks of heroin along with scales, drug paraphernalia, US currency, and Motion Picture Money 100 dollar bills.

Twenty-four-year-old Jemario O’Neil Lewis Marrow was arrested on scene and charged with the following:

Possession with Intent to Sell, Manufacture, and Deliver Heroin, Possession of Heroin, Possession with Intent to Sell, Manufacture, and Deliver Marijuana, Felony Possession of Marijuana, Maintaining a Dwelling for a Controlled Substance, 2 counts of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Marrow received a $ 49,000 secured bond.

Located during the search of 552 Grant Street were 4.9 ounces of marijuana and 2 bricks of heroin along with scales, drug paraphernalia, US currency, and Motion Picture Money 100 dollar bills. (HPD photo)

Woodland Owner Workshops Offer Tips From Planning to Harvesting

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-Information courtesy Paul McKenzie, Agricultural Extension Agent, NC Cooperative Extension

Whether you own 10 acres of woodlands or 1,000 acres, proper planning and management offer countless benefits. Woodland owners who follow a professionally prepared management plan are likely to reap rewards in the form of improved aesthetics, better wildlife habitat and, in the end, more profit.

To learn more, woodland owners can attend a series of free classes in Henderson and Oxford that will take them through the whole process from planning to harvest. The instructors will include professionals from the NC Forest Service and NCSU Extension Forestry. Each class will also feature landowner testimonials.

The classes will meet at 7 p.m. on February 13, May 14, August 13 and November 12, 2020. Topics to be covered include planning, planting, thinning, prescribed fire, harvest and much more. Classes will meet at the Granville Expo Center (2/13 & 8/13) and at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market (5/14 & 11/12).

Complete details and registration information are available at https://go.ncsu.edu/manageyourwoods or by calling 919-603-1350 or 252-438-8188.

Senior Games Registration Forms Now Available, Due Feb. 28

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-Press Release, Granville County Government

Region K Senior Games are set to begin on Friday, March 27, 2020. Athletic events are scheduled during the months of April and May and will include tennis, horseshoes, shuffleboard, golf, bowling, track/field and many other contests. Games are open to any adult age 50+ in Granville, Franklin, Person, Vance and Warren Counties.

Photo courtesy Granville County Govt.

Registration forms are now available at the Granville County Senior Center in Oxford (107 Lanier Street), the North Granville Senior Center in Stovall (318 Highway 15 South), the temporary location of the South Granville Senior Center in Creedmoor (2539 Sam Moss Hayes Road) and the City of Oxford’s Parks and Recreation Department (Hix Gym, next to City Hall). The registration deadline is February 28.

This year’s Senior Games will open in Warren County and will conclude at the National Guard Armory in Louisburg on May 27. Closing events include the 2020 SilverArts Showcase, hosted by Franklin County, and the Senior Games Awards Ceremony.

For more information about the Region K Senior Games, contact Angela Wright, Granville County Senior Games Coordinator, at 919-693-1930.

News 02/03/20

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Yancey Charged With Rape, Kidnapping

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-Press Release, Vance County Sheriff’s Office

On Wednesday, January 29, 2020, the Vance County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division responded to a call for service at 141 Chloe Lane in Henderson, NC. When patrol arrived, the victim of a sexual assault was already inside the Vance County ambulance. After speaking with Vance County paramedics about the victim’s injuries, the victim was transported to Maria Parham Health.

The Vance County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Unit was contacted, at which time the victim was interviewed.

Warrants were obtained for the suspect Shamon Keshawn Yancey (age 36) for First Degree Forcible Rape, First Degree Kidnapping and Assault on a Female.

Yancey was placed in the Vance County Detention Center without bond.

On Wednesday, January 29, 2020, the Vance County Sheriff’s Office arrested Keshawn Yancey (age 36) on charges of First Degree Forcible Rape, First Degree Kidnapping and Assault on a Female. (VCSO photo)

District Court Judge Asks Voters to ‘Keep Katherine Burnette’

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Katherine Burnette, the incumbent district court judge for the Ninth Judicial District of North Carolina, faces challenger Brian Cloninger in the March 3, 2020 Primary election. The district court judge position serves Vance, Franklin, Granville, Warren and Person counties.

Katherine Burnette, the incumbent district court judge for the Ninth Judicial District of North Carolina, faces challenger Brian Cloninger in the March 3, 2020 Primary election. (Photo courtesy Katherine Burnette)

Appointed district court judge by NC Governor Roy Cooper in 2018, Burnette filled the vacancy created by Judge Carolyn J. Thompson who was appointed to serve as a Superior Court Judge in the Ninth Judicial District earlier that year.

With 15 months of experience as a district court judge, Burnette said her current service coupled with her varied legal experience make her the ideal candidate for the job. “I have 35 years of legal experience, and it’s been broad legal experience; it’s been private practice, clerking for court of appeals judges and bankruptcy judges. I have also been a public servant since 2002 when I became an assistant district attorney in this district.”

Describing the district court process in an interview with WIZS, Burnette said she oversees a range of cases including mental health, child support, abuse/neglect/dependency, family law, domestic violence and criminal.

“I hope the main thing people say about me [as a judge] is that I am fair, that I listen to everyone and that I make reasoned decisions on the bench,” Burnette stated.

She graduated cum laude from Wake Forest University in 1981 with a BA in both English and politics and from the Wake Forest University School of Law in 1984. In 2019, she was awarded a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from Queens University in Charlotte.

According to Burnette’s website, she has practiced law in state and federal courts and has experience in family law, criminal law, and bankruptcy law as well as civil and commercial litigation. She served as an assistant district attorney for the former ninth (now eleventh) prosecutorial district from 2002-2007.

In her role as an assistant United States attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina from 2007-2011, Burnette received two national service awards for her work in financial litigation, as the civil division’s financial litigation attorney, primarily in the recovery of restitution for crime victims.

From 2011-2018, Burnette served the Violent Crimes Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office where she participated in multiple criminal trials and prosecutions for bank robbery, federal firearms, and controlled substance offenses in North Carolina.

Burnette has also held positions on the NC Board of Elections, NC Board of Ethics and State Personnel Commission.

Burnette and husband Tom, an attorney, reside in Granville County. For more information on her background, awards and volunteer work, please visit https://keepkatherineburnette.com

To hear the interview with Burnette in its entirety, please click the link below.

(This is not a paid political advertisement. Political candidates are offered equal time.)