Henderson Vance DDC To Present Spring Fling

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The Henderson Vance Downtown Development Commission will present Spring Fling 2017 on Saturday, June 3rd. The event will take place on Breckenridge Street in front of the Perry Memorial Library from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

There will be activities for adults and children. Live Music and Dance are expected to be popular attractions.

Food Vendors and Arts & Crafts Vendors will be on site.

Vendors include: Aviator Craft Brewery, All American Gutters, It’s All About Custom Catering, Keep Collective, Lularoe Products, Tisha’s Tattoos, and others

Admission is free but vendors have their own fee list.

Interested in becoming a vendor? Check out hendersonncdowntown.com.

Matt Nowell named Interim Manager of McGregor Hall

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The McGregor Hall Board of Directors has named Matt Nowell as the interim manager of the performing arts center.  Mr. Nowell, serving as Technical Director since 2015, will assume the position recently vacated by Tommy Deadwyler, who has decided to pursue new projects outside the local area.   Mr. Deadwyler served as executive director of the hall since its opening in October 2015.

“The board is pleased to have someone of Mr. Nowell’s experience step into this leadership role,” said John Wester, chairman of the board of directors. “He has been with us since the beginning, working with the artists Mr. Deadwyler brought to our stage and the organizations that have used the facility.  We wish the best for Mr. Deadwyler in his new endeavors,” Mr. Wester said.

The board of directors is preparing the 2017-2018 season.  “Opening and operating a facility such as McGregor Hall requires many different elements that work together. McGregor Hall has an engaged board of directors and a tremendously loyal group of volunteers and patrons,” Mr. Wester continued. “I have no doubt these committed groups will continue to be important elements that make us successful.”

John Wester
Chairman, McGregor Hall Board of Directors

Southern Vance’s Coach Ackles to hold basketball academy

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The event will be June 19-21 at Southern Vance from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon each day.

Registration will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on June 19th at Southern Vance.

The cost is $60.00 per child and payment can be in the form of cash or check.

Campers should bring appropriate basketball clothing, a drink, a snack, a winning attitude, and a willingness to learn the game of basketball.

The academy is open to all boys and girls ages 9-17. Campers may not be high school graduates.

 

Joe Sharrow

Southern Vance High School Athletic Director

Youngsville man charged with killing mother at Kerr Lake

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A Youngsville man was charged Wednesday with strangling his mother at the family’s house on Kerr Lake, authorities said.

Vance County deputies were called to 135 Friendly Lane at around 2:15 p.m. for a possible cardiac arrest, but Sheriff Peter White said deputies immediately suspected foul play once they got to the lake house.

Geraldine Oakes, 55, of Youngsville, was dead, and her injuries suggested that she had been strangled, White said.

Oakes and her son, Jarred Robert Oakes, 29, had been cleaning up the property at the time.

Jarred Oakes was charged with murder and was being held in the Vance County jail.

Sheriff White said Oakes has a history of mental illness, and investigators aren’t sure he knows what happened.

(The Vance County Sheriff’s Office and WRAL News contributed to this report)

United Way of Vance County holds unique fundraiser

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Prime parking spaces at some local businesses were graciously donated to the United Way to help with our fundraising efforts for our 3rd Grade Reading Initiative…United We Read, United We Succeed!

Sponsors are:

BB&T

Mast Family Drug Center

Walmart Supercenter (4 parking spaces)

Marketplace Cinema

Skipper Forsyth’s Bar-B-Que

Vance County Schools Admin Services

Chick-fil-A

Passes are $40 each or 2/$60 and are good until 12/31/17.

The passes are available at the United Way office on Dabney Drive.

New passes will be available beginning in January.  If you purchase one now, you can get a discount next year.

Franklin County Finance Team achieves another honor

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Franklin County, NC May 25, 2017: For eighteen years, Franklin County’s Finance Department has been recognized nationally for their excellence in financial reporting. Once again, the team has achieved the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting.

The Finance Department was recently notified by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) that its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report was awarded the Certificate of Achievement.

The Certificate of Achievement is awarded by the GFOA of the United States and Canada for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR).

Attainment of the certificate of the achievement represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management.

The CAFR has been judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program including demonstrating a constructive “spirit of full disclosure” to clearly communicate its financial story and motivate potential users and user groups to read the CAFR.

For additional information, contact Franklin County Finance at (919) 496-3182 or visit www.franklincountync.us. The Finance Office is staffed by Interim Director Chuck Murray, Mattie May, Lisa Medlin, Tracy Stevenson and Samantha Sanchez.

Franklin County Government is committed to effective and innovative public services for all Franklin County citizens and businesses.

Local Elementary Schools kick-off Summer E-Reader Program

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Vance County Schools

For Immediate Release

May 24, 2017

Vance County Schools held a kick-off event this afternoon for its new Summer E-Reader Program for five local elementary schools.

Superintendent Anthony Jackson led the celebratory kickoff which will place 80 new Nook electronic reading devices in the hands of identified students in grades 3-5 at Carver, New Hope, Pinkston Street, Clarke and E.O. Young Jr. elementary schools this summer.

The school system purchased the Nooks, which are capable of downloading a large number of books for students to read, from Barnes & Noble book stores after receiving a $2,000 literacy grant through the Vance County Public School Foundation. The grant funding originated from Duke Energy Progress. The school system provided matching funds for the grant to purchase the devices.

Tanya Evans of Duke Energy Progress, was on hand for the kick-off event, as were Archie Taylor, Jr., president of the Vance County Public School Foundation, and Bob Fleming, secretary of the Vance County Public School Foundation.

The students who are receiving the Nooks and their parents were on hand at the event. Each student was able to “walk the red carpet” to be presented with their device by Clifford the Big Red Dog.

Several educators from the school system joined school administrators in applauding the students as they walked the carpet and received their Nooks for their summer reading.

The Summer E-Reader Program event was coordinated by Jo Tyler, media specialist at Pinkston Street, Diane Averette, media specialist at Carver, and Teresa Baldwin, media specialist at New Hope. They will lead the summer reading efforts at their schools, as will Wendy Short at E.O. Young, and Tonia Davis at Clarke.

Regis visits VGCC to conduct training for Cosmetology students

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The Cosmetology program at Vance-Granville Community College recently welcomed the Regis Corporation to conduct a free, one-day training session for students and instructors from all four of the college’s campuses. Regis Corporation, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is the beauty industry’s global leader in beauty salons and cosmetology education.

“I would like to thank Regis for the free training that they set up, the way they catered to the students, the modern updo styling techniques they showed them, and the way they included technology to make it fun for the students,” VGCC Cosmetology program head Tomeka Moss said. “Our Department Chair, Mr. Hargrove, even participated by attempting to complete a portion of one of the updos on a manikin to show how well the presenter delivered the information and how she made it easy for the students to follow.”

Leading the instruction was Michelle Roderick, a Raleigh-based artistic director for Regis. She applauded students on attending the training to increase their technical skills. Roderick and other experts from Regis spent the day demonstrating various techniques, which the students would then practice on manikins. “We are honored to be here and we thank the leadership at VGCC for hosting us,” Roderick said, adding, to the students: “I am moved by your passion for this industry, and I wish you the best on your journey.”

Recent VGCC Cosmetology graduate Maria Ordonez of Warrenton, who now works at Smart Styles in Henderson, said she enjoyed the event. “I learned more about Regis products that I could use with my clients,” Ordonez said, and she looked forward to trying them. She was intrigued that Regis instructors described them as healthier for hair than some other products.

VGCC offers diploma and certificate programs in Cosmetology, along with a Cosmetology Instructor certificate program. These curriculum programs provide competency-based knowledge, scientific/artistic principles and hands-on fundamentals associated with the cosmetology industry. Students develop their skills in a simulated salon environment at each campus, located in Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties.

New students interested in Cosmetology can apply for admission now, online (www.vgcc.edu) or on any VGCC campus. Orientation, advising and registration for summer and fall classes are currently ongoing. For more information, contact Tomeka Moss at (252) 738-3357.

News 05/25/17

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NVHS inducts latest members of NTHS

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Vance County Schools

For Immediate Release

May 24, 2017

Northern Vance High School students, who are outstanding academic achievers in their Career and Technical Education courses, were inducted into the school’s chapter of the National Technical Honor Society on May 24.

The student recognitions occurred during the school’s annual National Technical Honor Society Induction and Cording ceremony and reception. The event was held in the school’s media center.

They are shown in the first photo holding the framed certificates they received and include, seated from left, Alex Machado, Tobias Mosley, Erin Ramseur and Amber Reid. The remaining inductees are, standing from left, Shyanne Robertson, Kamiya Scott, Jodi Vaughan, Jaylen Webb and Alajhasha Williams. Christopher Stainback also was inducted, but could not attend the event.

Seniors at Northern Vance who have demonstrated high academic achievements throughout their high school careers in Career and Technical Education courses also received honorary cords to wear in their graduation ceremony. They are shown in the second photo and include, seated from left, Antavia Alexander, Jared Bennett, Don’Ye Burwell and Brooks Falkner. Others are, standing from left, Chontara Mason, Shadi Nagi, Courtney Parham, Deriana Scott, Imani Simmons and Jaylen Webb. Also honored, but unable to attend the event, were Caitlin Melvin and Penny Phan.