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Henderson City Council Strategic Planning Retreat Thursday

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— submitted by the City of Henderson

UPDATE: Due to the weather, Council has elected to postpone the Strategic Planning Retreat scheduled for today, Thursday, January 28, 2021. It will be rescheduled.

The Henderson City Council will meet for its annual Strategic Planning Retreat on Thursday, January 28, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at City Hall.   A quorum of Council Members is expected; however, no decisive action will be taken during this meeting.   The public is welcome to observe via Zoom:

Topic: Strategic Planning Retreat
Time: Jan 28, 2021 09:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Vance County Special Olympics NC Plunge in Place

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Special Olympics North Carolina Plunge in Place is a fundraiser that allows participants to donate to Vance County Special Olympics.  During Plunge Week (Sunday, February 21-Friday, February 26, 2021), you can plunge into a pool, ice bath or the ocean, run through sprinklers, play with super soakers or dump a frigid bottle of water over your head.  Share your Plunge on social media with #findyourfreeze or send to plunge@sonc.net.  Tune in to the Live Plunge Celebration on Saturday, February 27, 2021.   Participants can register at https://give.classy.org/SOVance.  For more information, please contact Crystal Allen at 252.431.6091 (callen@ci.henderson.nc.us).

(Info courtesy of Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Department)

Triangle North Healthcare Foundation Launches Community Response Fund

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Triangle North Healthcare Foundation has announced the launch of a Community Response Grant Fund, available to nonprofit, local government, and educational organizations, serving the counties of Franklin, Granville, Vance and Warren.

The grants will fund relief and response programs related to the COVID-19 Pandemic.  “With the continuing stress on our communities from the Pandemic, our local safety net organizations are struggling to make ends meet and respond to their clients’ needs.  We are pleased to announce the Foundation Board’s commitment to provide grants for community relief,” said Val Short, Executive Director.

Applications for grants up to $20,000 each will be accepted, beginning February 1, 2021. Applications will be reviewed quarterly and grants will be awarded in March, June, September, and December.  Through this Community Response program, recipients can receive up to four grants throughout the year.

The Community Response Grant application is now available at the Foundation’s online grant portal. A link to the grant portal is available at the website:   http://www.tnhfoundation.org   Applications will be accepted continuously now through September 1, 2021.

Virtual meetings with Foundation staff will be required prior to submitting an application.  To schedule a meeting, please call 252-430-8532.

Triangle North Healthcare Foundation is a regional healthcare grantmaking organization based in Henderson, established in November 2011, after the merge of Maria Parham Medical Center with the for-profit Duke LifePoint.  Funded by an endowment created from the assets of the former nonprofit hospital, Triangle North Healthcare Foundation has invested over $2 million in over 80 programs in the region since beginning grantmaking in 2013.

(Press Release provided by Triangle North Healthcare Foundation)

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Granville Vance COVID-19 Update as of January 25, 2021

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Granville Vance District Health Director Lisa Harrison provides information routinely by email and other means, and Monday she wrote, “Since our last update on Jan. 19th, there have been 171 new cases of COVID-19 in Granville and 172 in Vance.

“Unfortunately, there have been 2 additional deaths reported this week. A 58-year-old male from Granville County passed away on Jan. 19th, and a 64-year-old male from Vance County passed away on Jan. 16th.

“The GVPH data dashboard is currently under construction. As we shift our priority to COVID-19 vaccines, we are reevaluating what data we are able to share and how we share it. We appreciate your patience during this time. In the meantime, we encourage you to visit the NCDHHS COVID-19 Dashboard. Relevant graphs from these dashboards are available on our website at https://gvph.org/covid-19_dashboard/.”

According to Harrison, vaccine providers needed to administer all of the initial doses of vaccine received since December 22nd by January 25th.

Hospitals and health departments receive vaccine shipments weekly.  Amounts received vary greatly, however, from provider to provider and county to county.

Harrison reported in her Monday email that she sees the frustration as vaccine supply is not matching the demand.  She said it does not come close.  She wrote, “With the imposed deadline to finish out first doses, we are all running critically low on vaccine. However, I’m confident things will catch up. We all have sufficient second dose supply to match our first doses – we want to assure everyone that second doses of vaccines will be provided to those who received their first dose. Due to the limited supply, first doses are still limited to those in Group 1 and Group 2 – health care workers and those 65 years and older.”

At least 9,000 people have been vaccinated in Vance and Granville Counties, of about 100,000 in the district.  Harrison wrote, “We have vaccinated more than 3,000 people at GVPH and Maria Parham Hospital and Granville Health Systems have each vaccinated as much.”

Also, Harrison wrote, “I have received so many notes from happy vaccinated individuals who stopped and took the time to say they had a wonderful experience in the highly efficient Granville Health System weekend clinic last weekend. I receive calls and notes regularly about our clinics in each of our health department locations and our collaboration with the Senior Center in Granville County at the Granville Expo Center. And this past weekend, after a Friday clinic in Granville’s health department location and a Saturday vaccine clinic in our Vance health department location, we partnered with Maria Parham Health, Vance County Schools, as well as local law enforcement, Vance County Emergency Management, and Vance County EMS to host a joint vaccine clinic at the Vance County High School. We are working together to ensure that we safely and efficiently administer vaccines to everyone who wants one across our rural and historically marginalized populations.”

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Argument, Shots Fired, In Darkness 300 Yards Away, Unrelated, A Horse Died

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Over the weekend a disagreement led to shots being fired, and a stray bullet killed a horse in its nearby pasture.

Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow explained to WIZS News Monday that officers were dispatched for a shots fired call on Southern Avenue around 5 a.m, Saturday, Jan 23. He said there was a disturbance at 116 Southern Avenue and apparently an argument resulted in someone leaving the scene in a vehicle. That’s when an unknown suspect is believed to have fired at the departing vehicle as it headed up the street.

A stray bullet hit the horse in the temple and killed it nearly instantly. The ground around where the horse was discovered later, after daylight, was barely disturbed.

The horse was upwards of 300-plus yards, if not further, away. No intended malice towards the animal has been discovered.

Chief Barrow said the police are working backwards on this and trying to find out who pulled the trigger. It was dark at 5 a.m., and not only was the horse not discovered until later in the morning, but it was not immediately known where the shots were fired.

Since then, police have spoken to the renters at 116 Southern Avenue, and they have been helpful. Shell casings were recovered from the road in front of that address. Barrow said the incident is related to a feud that has been going on for a while.

Barrow said police are working diligently as the investigation continues to try to figure out who pulled the trigger.

Many in the community are heartbroken.

If anyone has more information about this incident, please contact Henderson Police through Henderson-Vance Crime Stoppers at (252-492-1925 or P3 app), call 252-438-4141, or make contact through Facebook or Instagram.

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Versatrim, NC Works, Kerr Tar COG Team Up for Virtual Hiring Event Tuesday

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A local manufacturing company is teaming up with NCWorks for a virtual hiring event scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, Jan. 26.

Desiree Brooks, business services manager for the local workforce development board of Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments, said Henderson manufacturer Versatrim is hiring for about 30 positions. Anyone interested in learning more about the available job opportunities should register for the event via a link on the Kerr-Tar Works Facebook page, Brooks said Monday during Town Talk. Find the link to the event at facebook.com/NCWorksKT. Participants can register up until 11 a.m., when the event begins.

Although this is a virtual event via Zoom, people without access to a computer may register to listen via telephone, Brooks said.

“It’s just like a job fair, but you’re sitting in the comfort of your home or wherever you are,” Brooks said. Some of the job openings include machine operators, packagers and customer services representatives, among others, she said. Versatrim, makers of laminate flooring and moldings, among other products, is located at 101 Eastern Minerals Road in Henderson.

Brooks and Jamie Cunningham shared details of the virtual event with Town Talk host John C. Rose.  Previously known as the Employment Security Commission, Cunningham described NCWorks as “a one-stop shop for North Carolina’s work force system.” Job-hunters can search for jobs, create résumés and find education and training, but it’s also a resource for employers to search for candidates and post job openings as well. Check it out online at www.NCWorks.gov.

Cunningham is operations manager for the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act, a federally funded program that helps people who need to go back to school to upgrade their skills, or help them with find employment. “We have a lot of training opportunities that help people upgrade their skills,” she noted.

A Versatrim representative will inform the participants about what the company does, the jobs that are available, and the pay associated with those jobs. Participants also will have the chance to ask questions.

“This is the perfect opportunity for people to learn and hopefully be able to start their career with Versatrim,” Brooks said. Cunningham said a business service representative with NCWorks will also be taking part in the event and can answer questions about what NCWorks does. She said the possibility to partner with businesses allows NCWorks to help fund any additional training needed for an employee “to become that great employee.”

Each NCWorks career center is under the direction of a local workforce board, Cunningham said, and Kerr-Tar (Council of Governments) serves Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance and Warren counties.  The NCWorks Career Center offers job search support and assistance, including a computer resource center with copier, printer and faxing capabilities; career counseling and coaching; virtual job search workshops and scholarships for short-term training.

Contact the NCWorks career at 919-693-2686 for more information or to get help registering for the event.

If you would like to listen to the interview on TownTalk, click here. 

Aycock Rec and Aycock Pool Hours

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