Delays/Closings For Monday, Dec. 8

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————————————–UPDATED 12/7/2025 AT 10 P.M.———————————————

Due to the winter weather advisory and current forecast, the following closings and delays have been reported for Monday, Dec. 8:

Henderson City offices: Closed. Monday’s City Council meeting will and swearing-in ceremony will be rescheduled.

Vance County government offices: Closed

Vance-Granville Community College: Closing at noon for employees and students on 12-8-2025. Dual enrollment and Early College students should check Moodle or email for remote learning assignments or rescheduling of physical lab hours.

Vance County Schools: Closed for students. Staff will operate on an optional remote workday. Additional information will be provided by email to staff. The safety of our students, families and employees remains our top priority. Please stay warm, stay safe and stay connected.

Warren County Schools: Schools will be closed for students. It will be a remote workday for staff.

Victory Christian School: Closed

Henderson Collegiate: Closed for students. Staff will have a remote work day.

Granville County Public Schools: No school for students. Staff should check their emails for important workday instructions.

 

 

Phase 2 Of Operation ‘Robocall Roundup’ Expands Crackdown On Illegal Calls

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— information courtesy of the office of N.C. Attorney General

N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson kicked off Phase 2 of Operation Robocall Roundup, expanding the crackdown on illegal robocalls to include four of the largest voice providers in the country. As part of an ongoing investigation, the bipartisan Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force, led by Jackson, has directed Inteliquent, Bandwidth, Lumen, and Peerless to stop transmitting suspected illegal robocalls across their networks. The letters to the companies are available here.

In a statement Thursday, Jackson said “Phase 2 of Robocall Roundup is about the larger companies that are knowingly pushing through millions of scam robocalls. “We’re giving them thirty days to clean this up. If they don’t, we’re prepared to use every tool we have. The scale of this abuse is outrageous and we’re not going to tolerate it.”

In August, Jackson sent warning letters to 37 smaller voice providers that were allowing suspected illegal robocalls onto the U.S. telephone network. This next phase targets companies with far larger footprints in the U.S. telecom ecosystem. The four companies are continuing to transmit hundreds of thousands – and in some cases, millions – of suspected illegal robocalls.

In 2022, 51 attorneys general joined forces to create the Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force, which is led by North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. The Task Force investigates and takes legal action against companies responsible for significant volumes of illegal and fraudulent robocall traffic routed into and across the United States.

Phase 1 of Robocall Roundup included sending warning letters to 37 companies, with positive results:

  • 13 companies were removed from the FCC’s Robocall Mitigation Database, meaning no provider in the United States may accept their call traffic.
  • 19 companies stopped appearing in any traceback results, indicating they ceased routing suspected illegal robocalls.
  • At least four providers terminated high-risk customer accounts identified as transmitting illegal traffic.

Jackson said the changes demonstrate that enforcement is working. “But to protect the public, the largest carriers must meet the highest standards,” he said.

 

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Vance Commissioners’ To Hold Special Called Meeting For Public Hearing On Zoning Requests

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The Vance County Board of Commissioners will hold a special called meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 4 p.m. to hold public hearings on several zoning requests and to receive and potentially approve a fiscal operations policy.

According to information from Clerk to the Board Dywanda Pettaway, Board Chair Carolyn Faines called the meeting, which will be held in the commissioners’ conference room of the county’s administration building, 122 Young St.

The two rezoning requests – (ZMA25-003 & ZMA25-004) – are pursuant to Section 11.2(D)(1) of the County Zoning  Ordinance and N.C. G.S. 160D. Article 6.

A second public hearing regarding two rezoning requests – (ZMA25-003 & ZMA25-004) – pursuant to Section 11.2(D)(1) of the County Zoning  Ordinance and N.C. G.S. 160D. Article 6. Action may be taken following the public hearings to adopt the proposed requests.

 

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Candidate Filings For March 2026 Primary

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One candidate filed to run for the Vance County Board of Commissioners on Thursday, according to the Vance County Board of Elections.

Angie Ryan will be a candidate for the District 3 seat, currently held by Charisse Fain, who was appointed to the board in February 2025.

Two incumbents filed for re-election Wednesday for the March 2026 primary, according to information from the Vance County Board of Elections.

Vance County Board of Commissioner Dan Brummitt filed for another term to represent District 4 and Vance County Board of Education member Randy Oxendine filed for re-election to the District 2 seat.

Brummitt faces opposition from Kelley Wade Perdue, who filed Monday for the District 4 seat.

Amanda Burnette and Eric Burwell have filed for Vance County Clerk of Superior Court. The Hon. Henry Gupton is retiring at the end of December.

Sheriff Curtis Brame filed for re-election, as did Vance County Register of Deeds Cassandra D. Neal.

The filing period began Monday, Dec. 1 at 12 noon and will end at 12 noon on Friday, Dec. 19.

Cooperative Extension with Jamon Glover: Behaviors You Build

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Jamon Glover, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report:

Children’s behaviors are taught, but who is doing the teaching and how can you show your child the right behavior?

Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs.

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Community Info Series Dec. 9: Kerr-Tar COG Re-Entry Services

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Re-entry services is the topic of the Community Information Session, hosted by Baskerville Funeral Home, LLC.

The public is invited to attend on Tuesday, Dec. 9 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sharon Thomas, regional re-entry program manager for the Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments, is the guest speaker.

This session will provide valuable information on re-entry transitional planning, expungement support, housing and transportation assistance, employment resources, community referrals, and more. We encourage you to share this flyer with individuals, families, or community partners who may benefit from these services.

The funeral home is located at 104 S. Chestnut St., Henderson. For more information, please call 252.430.6824.

TownTalk: Vance County Sheriff’s Car Use

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The Vance County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to have Chair Carolyn Faines continue in the role for 2026. The board also elected newcomer Charisse Fain to the role of vice chair.

In making his motion to nominate Faines, Commissioner Tommy Hester told Faines she’d done an “outstanding job. I’d like to spend my last year with you as chair.”

Commissioner Leo Kelly seconded the motion.

Kelly nominated Fain to be vice chair. That motion was seconded by Hester and also was passed without objection.

After adopting the 2026 holiday, work session and meeting agendas, the commissioners heard from Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame, who appeared before the board to express his concerns about the county vehicle acceptable use policy, which was approved in September.

Before Brame’s comments, Vance County Manager C. Renee Perry told the board that liability and risk are prime concerns for her.

She cited costs the county has incurred -$212,000 in jail repairs, $690,000 in emergency pay and an $80,000 increase in liability insurance due to concerns at the jail and with the Department of Social Services handling of child welfare cases.

The county implemented one cost-saving measure during spring budget deliberations – switching to leased vehicles, including vehicles destined for the sheriff’s office.

Those vehicles remain parked and unused, however, because the manager and the sheriff cannot agree on whether deputies should be allowed to transport their children to and from school.

Perry said she and Assistant County Manager Jeremy Jones had met with Brame, who expressed concerns about the new policy. “The only issue he had with the new policy was transport of family and children,” Perry said, adding that the sheriff said he would lose staff members if that one particular benefit was taken away.

“I guess I see the issue totally different than the sheriff. I don’t want any added liability for the county,” Perry said.

Brame said he was all for the county saving money, and agreed to the idea that sheriff’s office replacement vehicles be included in the lease agreement.

But his office hasn’t been able to replace the old vehicles with the new ones because of the impasse.

Brame said that six of his office’s current vehicles have more than 131,000 miles on them. “If we continue to operate those cars, they’re not going to be any good for resale,” Brame said, adding that they will be hazardous and dangerous.

“Holding on to new cars simply because the sheriff disagrees with the county manager,  I think that’s wrong. I really do,” Brame said.

After close to half an hour of discussion and back and forth comments, Commissioner Dan Brummitt made a motion to allow deputies to continue to transport their children to and from school in their work vehicles. The motion failed for lack of a second.

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The Local Skinny! Perry Memorial Library Holiday Festivities Include Book Sale, Movies And Caroling Downtown

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It’s not a stretch to imagine that librarians love to give books as gifts – in fact, Perry Memorial Library’s Youth Services Librarian Melody Peters says a book “is a gift that keeps on giving.”

So why not do a little holiday shopping at the Friends of the Library’s Back Door Book Sale? It’s happening Saturday, Dec. 6 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the library.

Books are no more than $1 and gift wrapping is free, said Peters.

Proceeds go to support the Friends of the Library, which in turn supports library programming.

There will be hot chocoloate, goodies and a craft activity to create your own special bookmark, Peters said on Tuesday’s segment of The Local Skinny!

The library has lots in store to get folks in the Christmas spirit. Bring the whole family on Tuesday, Dec. 9 for a special showing of the movie “The Polar Express.” The movie begins at 4:30 p.m. and Peters said it’s fine to bring your own snacks – traditional pajama wearing is encouraged, but not required!

The library is kicking off another tradition this year with carol singing along Breckenridge and Garnett streets on Wednesday, Dec. 17. The group will gather at the library at 4:30 p.m. before making its way to the police station and then along Garnett Street, stopping at local downtown businesses to share some familiar holiday carols.

They’ll return to the library by about 5:30 p.m. and enjoy S’mores as a special holiday treat.

“I love caroling,” Peters said. “We’ll sing carols everybody knows,” but she’ll have printouts of the lyrics just in case.

If the weather’s chilly, carolers will most likely be wearing hats, scarves and mittens to keep warm, and Peters reminds patrons and others in the community to bring donations of hats, gloves and mittens to the library to decorate a special tree. The winter clothing items are free for anyone to take who needs them. Donations may be taken to any of the library’s service desks.

Visit www.perrylibrary.org to learn more.

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