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One-Stop Early Voting Begins Today, Click for Vance Co. Locations & Times

-Information courtesy the Vance County Board of Elections website

ONE-STOP SCHEDULE FOR 2018 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION

One-stop early voting begins Wednesday, October 17 and ends Saturday, November 3, 2018. The schedules for the Vance County early voting sites – Board of Elections Office and Henderson Operations Center – are listed below.

Board of Elections Office – 300 S. Garnett St.

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 – 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Thursday, October 18, 2018 – 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Friday, October 19, 2018 – 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Saturday, October 20, 2018 – CLOSED

Sunday, October 21, 2018 – CLOSED

Monday, October 22, 2018 – 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 – 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Wednesday, October 24, 2018 – 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Thursday, October 25, 2018 – 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Friday, October 26, 2018 – 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Saturday, October 27, 2018 – CLOSED

Sunday, October 28, 2018 – CLOSED

Monday, October 29, 2018 – 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Tuesday, October 30, 2018 – 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Wednesday, October 31, 2018 – 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Thursday, November 1, 2018 – 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Friday, November 2, 2018 – 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Saturday, November 3, 2018 – 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM

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Henderson Operations Center – 900 S. Beckford Drive

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Thursday, October 18, 2018 – 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Friday, October 19, 2018 – 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Saturday, October 20, 2018 – CLOSED

Sunday, October 21, 2018 – CLOSED

Monday, October 22, 2018 – 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 – 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Wednesday, October 24, 2018 – 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Thursday, October 25, 2018 – 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Friday, October 26, 2018 – 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Saturday, October 27, 2018 – CLOSED

Sunday, October 28, 2018 – CLOSED

Monday, October 29, 2018 – 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Tuesday, October 30, 2018 – 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Wednesday, October 31, 2018 – 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Thursday, November 1, 2018 – 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Friday, November 2, 2018 – 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Saturday, November 3, 2018 – 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Vance Co. Schools to Make Up Lost Instructional Time on Wed., Oct. 31

-Press Release, Vance County Schools

With Vance County Schools students missing two days of instruction on October 11 and 12 due to the remnants of Hurricane Michael passing through our area, we must make plans to make up that lost instructional time.

Wednesday, October 31, 2018, will now be a full school day for students at all of our schools.

This day was originally scheduled as an early release day with professional development sessions for staff in the afternoon.

We are currently working with the Vance County Board of Education and school-based leadership to work out the details for the makeup of the second lost day of instruction. A decision on this missed instructional time will be announced soon.

VGCC Hosting CCP Information Sessions For High School Students, Parents

-Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College 

High school students and their parents are being given the opportunity to learn more about how eligible students can earn college credits for free while still enrolled in high school. Vance-Granville Community College has scheduled a series of sessions offering information on the “Career & College Promise” (CCP) program.

CCP allows the students to earn college credits towards a college degree, diploma or certificate while still in high school, without having to pay college tuition.

Attendees will learn about the requirements of the program and the steps to apply for admission in CCP. This information will help students prepare to enroll and register for classes in the upcoming Spring Semester starting in January and the Summer Term starting next May at Vance-Granville.

These information sessions will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. on these dates: Monday, Oct. 22, at the Main Campus between Henderson and Oxford (Building 8, Conference Room); Tuesday, Oct. 23, at South Campus between Butner and Creedmoor (Room G1131); Thursday, Oct. 25, at Warren County Campus in Warrenton (Building 4, Room W4103); and Monday, Oct. 29, at Franklin Campus in Louisburg (Multipurpose Room, F4101).

VGCC’s Career & College Promise pathways lead to students acquiring entry-level job skills and/or credits that transfer to four-year universities. Students who select the College Transfer (CT) option will take general education courses that transfer seamlessly to any of the 16 public universities in the University of North Carolina system or participating private colleges or universities. VGCC currently offers two CT Pathways with a prescribed set of courses: the Associate in Arts and the Associate in Science.

VGCC’s Career & Technical Education (CTE) Pathways allow students to potentially earn certificates in more than 20 areas, including: Administrative Assistant, Heating & Air, Bioprocess, Business Management, Carpentry, Cosmetology, Criminal Justice, Culinary Arts, Early Childhood, Electronics Engineering, Information Technology, Medical Office Administration, Paralegal, Robotics, and Simulation & Game Development; and diplomas in Carpentry, Electrical Systems, Information Technology, Paralegal and Welding.

Students and parents from anywhere in the four-county service area are invited to attend the CCP meeting of their choice and are not limited to attending the campus in their county.

For more information, contact Lyndon Hall at (252) 257-1900 or halll@vgcc.edu.

More information on the CCP program, including a Pathway Guide, is available at www.vgcc.edu/HighSchoolStudents/index.

Community Partners of Hope

11th Season of Henderson Men’s Shelter to Kick Off With Ice Cream Social

-Information courtesy Community Partners of Hope

Come help us kick off the 11th season of the Henderson Men’s Shelter with an Ice Cream Social. Hear our stories, pray for our programs, and learn more about volunteer opportunities.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 6:30 p.m.

First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall – Henderson

Sponsored by: COMMUNITY PARTNERS OF HOPE, Inc.

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!

Bring friends and neighbors!

News 10/17/18

Henderson Vance Recreation & Parks

Youth Basketball Registration, Annual Fall Festival on H-V Rec. & Parks Agenda

Tara Goolsby, facilities supervisor for Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks and Aycock Recreation Center, was on Tuesday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk program to discuss the department’s upcoming events, including the annual fall festival.

This year’s festival will be held at the Aycock Rec. Center, 307 Carey Chapel Rd. in Henderson, on Thursday, October 18 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The public is encouraged to bring their family for an evening of games, rides, concessions and the “famous haunted house.” Visitors under the age of 14 require adult supervision and no masks will be allowed.

Registration is also underway now through Sunday, November 3, 2018, for the youth basketball league at the Aycock Recreation Center. The league will include boys’ and girls’ teams for youth ages 4 to 18. Ages are determined by January 1, 2019. The cost to cover registration and insurance is $40 for in-county and $60 for out-of-county residents. The games are played at the Aycock Rec. Center and at the former Henderson Middle School building at 219 Charles St. in Henderson.

For more information on these events or other events such as exercise programs and the upcoming Cookies and Milk With Santa in December, please visit the Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks website by clicking here. Y0u may also call (252) 492-9400 with questions or for additional information.

U.S. Department of Justice

‘Project Safe Neighborhoods’ & ‘Take Back NC’ Making Communities Safer

-Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice

One year ago, the Department of Justice announced the revitalization and enhancement of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which Attorney General Sessions has made the centerpiece of the Department’s violent crime reduction strategy. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.

Throughout the past year, we have partnered with all levels of law enforcement, local organizations, and members of the community to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.

“Project Safe Neighborhoods is a proven program with demonstrated results,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said. “We know that the most effective strategy to reduce violent crime is based on sound policing policies that have proven effective over many years, which includes being targeted and responsive to community needs. I have empowered our United States Attorneys to focus enforcement efforts against the most violent criminals in their districts and directed that they work together with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and community partners to develop tailored solutions to the unique violent crime problems they face. Each United States Attorney has prioritized the PSN program, and I am confident that it will continue to reduce crime, save lives, and restore safety to our communities.”

“During the course of my over 25 years as a federal prosecutor, I have seen the dramatic impact that PSN can have on reducing violent crime in our communities. Following the Attorney General’s lead, we directed the revitalization of the PSN program in this District and have fully staffed it with aggressive and skilled prosecutors who can take on these violent criminals, and those who would victimize our citizens and local businesses. To reduce violent crime and remove drug traffickers from our neighborhoods, our efforts must be real on the streets of the cities, towns, and counties across the District and cannot just be a re-emphasis from Raleigh. As such, in March of this year, we implemented the Take Back North Carolina Initiative to mold our PSN program to address the specific violent crime problems that exist in eastern North Carolina.”

Take Back North Carolina is a partnership between the United States Attorney’s Office, District Attorney’s offices, and federal, state and local law enforcement agencies across the 44 counties of the district to combat violent crime, drug trafficking and crimes against law enforcement. This partnership includes 44 Sheriffs, 188 Police Departments, and 15 elected District Attorneys, and utilizes the regional assignment of Assistant United States Attorneys, strategic targeting, decentralized case intake authority, and public messaging. Regional prosecution teams have been given the responsibility of working directly with law enforcement on a sustained basis to reduce violent crime by targeting those organizations and individuals responsible for the increased violent crime rates and for introducing the poison of illegal drugs into those particular communities. Take Back North Carolina allows the entire district to have the full range of enforcement tools available through the federal court system, allows the regional teams to quickly route matters to federal court when prosecution in that venue would deliver the most significant impact, and protects and supports law enforcement officers who face unacceptable threat levels as they enforce the law.

As we celebrate the one-year anniversary of the revitalized PSN program, here are some of the highlights of our PSN actions over the past year:

Enforcement Actions

• Warren T. Baker was sentenced to 408 months in federal prison in August 2018 for his armed robbery of a Starbucks in Fayetteville, NC, during which he confronted employees at gunpoint. Baker had a prior federal conviction for armed bank robbery.

• Kelly Shadrome Anderson was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison in September 2018 after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Fleeing an altercation during which he fired a gun in Wilson, NC, Anderson took a 4-year-old child hostage inside a nearby house. Anderson had prior felony convictions for selling cocaine, breaking and entering, and assault on a female.

• Charlie O’Bryant Terry was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison in July 2018 for obstruction of justice and illegal possession of a firearm. Terry assaulted and robbed a couple at gunpoint in Vance County – placing a pistol in one victim’s mouth, and cutting the other victim’s head by repeatedly hitting him with the firearm. Terry had a prior federal conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

• Joseph Luther Lewis was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison in August 2018 for possession of a firearm by felon and possession of a stolen firearm. After having a gunfight with a drug dealer in Fayetteville, NC, Lewis traveled to Robeson County and forcibly abducted his girlfriend at gunpoint – kicking and punching her when she attempted to escape. Lewis had prior felony convictions for possession with the intent to manufacture, sell, and deliver marijuana and conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon.

• David Kareem Turpin was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison in August 2018 for Hobbs Act robbery and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. Turpin robbed Walmart, Food Lion, and Family Dollar stores in Raleigh, NC during which he brandished a firearm and abducted and threatened employees.

• John Devere Battle was sentenced to 1,272 months in federal prison this month for robbing several convenience stores in Cary, NC, as well as his role in committing a home invasion during which the victims were robbed, tied up, pistolwhipped, threatened, and forced to withdraw money from a bank. Battle had prior felony convictions for breaking and entering and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

News releases are available on the U.S. Attorney’s webpage at www.usdoj.gov/usao/nce. Follow us on twitter @USAO_EDNC.

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Properties Committee to Discuss Contract for Industrial Park – Tues., Oct. 30

-Information courtesy Kelly H. Grissom, Clerk to Board/Executive Asst., County of Vance

Please be informed that the county’s properties committee (Brummitt, Taylor, Wilder) is scheduled to meet Tuesday, October 30 at 4 p.m. in the administrative conference room. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss a contract with LKC Engineering for the industrial park.

All commissioners are invited to attend.

Union Chapel United Methodist to Hold HUGE Yard Sale – Sat., Oct. 20

-Information courtesy Edward K. Woodlief, Union Chapel United Methodist Church 

Union Chapel United Methodist Church is having a huge yard sale Saturday, October 20, 2018, at Tony’s Automotive, 415 Raleigh Road, Henderson from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Lots of Christmas items, baby items, books, clothing and miscellaneous items available.

News 10/16/18