Vance County Schools will host bus driver training Tuesday, June 19 through Thursday, June 21,at what is currently Northern Vance High School in room I-103.
Interested persons must attend the training on all three days to receive certification. The training will be only for individuals to drive school buses for our school system. Participants will be given applications for VCS schoolbusdrivers to be completed by the third day of the class.
Participants who use a VCS yellow bus to complete the driving part of the class must commit to drive for our school system for one year as a part-time or substitute driver. Those who fail to meet this commitment to drive will be charged for the use of the bus during road training and the background check completed by Vance County Schools.
The training sessions will begin at 8:15 a.m. and end at approximately 3:15 p.m. each day.
Those persons interested in participating in the training sessions must register five days prior to the sessions with the school system’s Transportation Department, located at 226 Welcome Avenue off Raleigh Road south of Henderson. For additional information, please call the Transportation Department at 438-5012.
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-Weekly parenting tips provided courtesy of Jean Bell, Parenting Education Coordinator, Vance County Cooperative Extension
Parenting tip week of 5/21/18
Grocery Shopping
Grocery shopping with kids can be fun. Involve your kids in your shopping trip by making shopping into a learning experience. Have your younger children find foods of different colors and shapes. Older children can look for letters in signs or read packages.
Write a shopping list together and have your older child check off the items as you purchase them. When your kids are busy shopping, it can be less stressful for you and kids can learn about healthy foods.
-Information courtesy Cindy Robinson, Vance County Relay for Life volunteer
American Cancer Society’s – Vance County Relay for Life
2018 Caregiver of the Year
This Award will be presented in honor of those unsung heroes who dedicate themselves to making the lives of others more comfortable and their lives more dignified. Caregivers devote much of their lives to ensure that their loved ones are well cared for, and whenever possible, at home.
Qualifications:
A caring and loving person that has helped an individual during their battle with cancer or someone that has
made a difference in a family’s life of a cancer patient.
To nominate an individual for this award:
You must send a letter explaining how this person has helped you or someone you know!
Also, tell us why they deserve to be Vance County’s Relay for Life Caregiver of the Year.
To send nominations by mail, use the following address:
Cindy Robinson
4931 Satterwhite Point Road
Henderson, NC 27537
To email nominations, send to one of the following:
Christy Bennett: cbharvestmoon@gmail.com
Karen Callahan: KCallahan@vancecounty.org
Cindy Robinson: ctrofnc@hotmail.com
***Deadline for Nominations: June 9, 2018***
All nominees and the individual or family that nominates them will be invited to this year’s Vance County Relay for Life on Saturday, June 23 to participate in our walk.
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-Press Release, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Terry M. Wright – Chief of Staff
PRESS RELEASE
On May 16, 2018, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit and Community Action Team arrested four individuals from Henderson, NC on various drug-related charges. Robert Archie III, Jaquell Oshay Marrow, Timothy Christmas and Oakoya Monae Turner were arrested and processed at the Franklin County Detention Center for Trafficking of Heroin and other related charges.
Robert Archie III
This investigation began as a result of detectives receiving information alleging Robert Archie III, who is currently on probation for Possessing Controlled Substances, was involved in illegal drug activity in Franklin County. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit began investigating the complaint and validated that Mr. Archie was involved in illegal drug activity throughout the county. During the investigation, multiple purchases of heroin were made from Mr. Archie which ultimately led to a vehicle stop in the northern part of Franklin County. This vehicle stop resulted in the seizure of 219 bindles of heroin, US Currency and the arrest of these four individuals.
In addition to this investigation, it was determined during the arrest procedure, that Jaquell Oshay Marrow brought controlled substances into the Franklin County confinement facility. Marrow will be facing additional charges as a result of this deliberate act.
Jaquell Oshay Marrow
Sheriff Kent Winstead stated, “Once again our strategy to concentrate the enforcement efforts of our drug teams to areas and individuals who are poisoning our communities, is paying off. We have focused our priorities in areas that truly make a difference and we will continue to pursue those individuals and groups who choose to sell drugs in our county.”
Timothy Christmas
Robert Archie III, of Lincoln St, Henderson, is charged with the following: Possess with Intent to Sell and Deliver a Controlled Substance (3 counts), Sell and Deliver a Controlled Substance (2 counts), Trafficking a Controlled Substance by Possession, Maintaining a Vehicle/Dwelling for the Purpose of Selling a Controlled Substance, Conspiracy to Sell and Deliver a Controlled Substance and is currently being held in the Franklin County Detention Center under a $500,000 secured bond.
Jaquell Oshay Marrow, of Frances Avenue, Henderson, charged with the following: Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Confinement Facility, Trafficking a Control Substance by Possession, Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver a Controlled Substance, Conspiracy to Traffic Heroin and is currently being held in the Franklin County Detention Center under a $350,000 secured bond.
Oakoya Monae Turner
Timothy Christmas, of Dick Faines Rd, Henderson, is charged with the following: Trafficking a Controlled Substance by Possession, Possession with intent to Sell and Deliver a Controlled Substance, Conspiracy to Traffic Heroin and is currently being held in the Franklin County Detention Center under a $350,000 secured bond.
Oakoya Monae Turner, of Foxborough Ln, Henderson, is charged with the following: Conspiracy to Sell Heroin, Maintain a Vehicle/Dwelling for the purpose of Selling a Controlled Substance and has been placed in the Franklin County Detention Center under a $100,000 secured bond.
*For more information pertaining to this investigation please contact Sgt. Ken Pike at (919) 496-2186.
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Members of the Class of 2018 at Northern Vance High School were honored during the evening of May 17, at their Class Night celebration held in the school’s gymnasium.
Students in the 177-member class were recognized for their accomplishments during their high school careers. They also accepted scholarships to further their educations at colleges and universities beginning this fall. Their scholarships totaled almost $2 million.
An audience of about 500 people attended Class Night to pay tribute to the graduates.
Several senior leaders led the event. Laneka Littlejohn served as mistress of ceremony. Jadyn Jones, another senior, sang the “National Anthem.” Briana Coleman made welcoming remarks and Makayla Jefferys read the “Class Poem” to her fellow graduates and the audience. La’Niayah Bates and Omar Closs introduced the class slide show and Kwaji Bullock and Nisia Superville led class shout outs and memories.
Class of 2018 leaders stand on the stage as their fellow graduates walk in to begin their Class Night celebration at Northern Vance High School. Photo courtesy Vance County Schools.
Mark Lawhorne, an assistant principal at Northern Vance, provided closing remarks.
Special recognition during the evening was given to graduates who are among the top 10 percent of the seniors in academic standing. They include: Akyvia Alston, La’Niayah Bates, Clara Bobbitt, Kwaji Bullock, Jordan Burnette, Briana Coleman, Diamond Durham, Jamon Glover, Destini Hargrove, Madison Hetrick, Makayla Jefferys, Jadyn Jones, Autumn Julian, Laneka Littlejohn, Erin McAllister, Manaya Perry, Shyanne Robertson, Christopher Stainback, Cody Stainback and Jonathan Vu.
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The Class of 2018 at Southern Vance High School, with 170 members, were honored May 15 during their Class Night celebration in the school’s gymnasium.
They were recognized for their achievements during their high school careers and received scholarship funds to further their education in college.
Scholarship funds for the class total about $2 million.
Hundreds of parents, siblings, other family members, school staff members, school system officials and community members came to the event to cheer on the graduates.
Salome Wiley, music teacher at Southern Vance High School, plays the saxophone to begin Class Night proceedings as members of the senior class look on in the background. Photo courtesy Vance County Schools.
Principal Rey Horner led the proceedings, which also featured leaders in the graduating class. Some of the student leaders who made remarks and introduced speakers were Adriana Evans, Walter Hernandez, Aliyah Wright, Jacob May, Kaitlyn Tant, Kailee Ball and Brandon Loyd. Several seniors performed the graduates’ “Class Song.” They included Jordan Alston, Justus Baldwin, Timothy Massenburg, Desmond Mills, Shamond Lyons and Kevon Perry.
A steady stream of business leaders and community and civic organization leaders came to the podium to recognize students who have been selected to receive scholarships. Each graduate came forward to thank the presenters and accept their scholarship.
Special recognition was given to those graduates who are among the top 10 percent of the academic achievers in the Class of 2018. They include: Kailee Ball, Reina Banda Orozco, Itzy Chavarin Contreas, Cody Edwards, Adriana Evans, Cynthia Hernandez, Walter Hernandez, Emily Isidro, Perla Lopez, Brandon Loyd, Crystal Marrow, Ashley Mosley, Litzy Renteria, Onjahlaya Robinson, Karen Sandoval, Kaitlyn Tant, Antoinette Watson, Destiny Williams and Aliyah Wright.
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-Information courtesy Paul McKenzie, Agricultural Extension Agent, NC Cooperative Extension
Ponds can be an important asset for farmers and landowners, providing irrigation for crops and livestock, and recreational opportunities such as fishing. Pond owners can maximize the benefits of these aquatic resources by learning how to manage them properly.
Come on out to the Oxford Tobacco Research Station on May 24, 2018, to learn all about managing your farm or recreational pond. Experts from NC State University will present and demonstrate methods to manage aquatic weeds as well as fish populations.
This event will start at 4 p.m. and conclude at 7 p.m. A sponsored meal is included. The workshop will be held at one of the farm shop buildings, which is located on the north side of US Highway 158, west of Oxford, between Cornwall Rd. and Graham Hobgood Rd. The GPS street address is 2503 US 158, Oxford, NC, or use coordinates 36.323831, -78.658246.
Register at go.ncsu.edu/pond2018 or by calling 252-438-8188 or 919-603-1350. This event is made possible by the generous sponsorship of Southern States of Oxford.
The Relay for Life of Vance County is just a little more than a month away, and fundraising, team formation and finalized logistics are just a few of the things being cared for by your local Vance County relay committee and planners.
Tomorrow (Saturday, May 19th), there is a Vance County Relay for Life Auction. It will take place, according to Jeanette Brummitt, at Eaton Johnson middle school gymnasium. Brummitt told WIZS News, “Viewing for the auction items starts at 5 p.m., and the auction will start at 6 p.m.”
All proceeds will go to American Cancer Society.
Brummitt added, “There will be food for sale at the auction. Anyone that would like to donate items for the auction can call 252-226-6085.”
The WIZS file photo below shows a group of volunteers at the 2013 Relay for Life of Vance County preparing the luminaries for that year’s event. This year you can buy a brick as part of the 2018 theme of “Follow The Yellow Brick Road To A Cure.”
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