From Vance County Schools:
In light of the current gasoline shortage, Friday, May 14 will be a remote, asynchronous instructional day for all PK-13 students. Students and parents need to check their child’s Google and/or Canvas classrooms for specific details on Friday’s instruction.
The Granville County Board of Education is a step closer to determining whether to close one or more school campuses in the southern end of the county as it continues to define its school reorganization plan. During its May 3 meeting, the board voted unanimously to begin a study to close Granville Central High School and repurpose the campus.
Dr. Stan Winborne, district public information officer and assistant superintendent of operations & human resources, said in a press release that the campus, located off Sanders Road in Stem could possibly be used to house students from G.C. Hawley Middle School or South Granville High School.
The board also voted to direct district staff to review and update the possible closing of two elementary schools – Wilton and Creedmoor – those studies were paused back in the fall pending additional input from a strategic task force.
Board Chair David Richardson formed the task force, which presented findings to the board in April. “Their findings were presented to the board in April, which helped inform the Board’s current course of action,” Winborne stated.
Next steps of the school reorganizations may be determined at an upcoming board work session on May 17. “The goal of the is to finalize any possible reorganization decisions prior to July 1, 2021,” according to Winborne, but the actual closing or mergers likely would take effect for the 2022-23 school year.
— courtesy of Vance County Schools
With the threat of inclement weather on Thursday, March 18, Vance County Schools will operate as an asynchronous remote learning day for all students and staff. Assignments will be posted to student’s learning platforms for completion. All buildings will be closed. Safety continues to be our priority. We encourage all of our families to keep a close eye on the weather tomorrow (Thursday) and stay safe.
Closings and Delays for this weather-related event will be announced on WIZS 1450 AM / 100.1 FM. Your Community Voice.
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The County of Vance and the City of Henderson have declared a State of Emergency due to the current weather conditions. The State of Emergency includes a curfew that begins at 9PM tonight and ends at 6AM tomorrow morning.
The purpose of the curfew is due to power outages, road conditions, and the possibility of more falling trees/branches/and ice. These conditions can, especially at night, cause grave danger to our citizens and to the emergency workers.
The curfew does not apply to emergency personnel who are responding to calls, essential health care workers, utility repair workers, or any who is required to report to their place of work during the posted hours.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Marcus W. Barrow
Chief of Police
Henderson Police Department
Henderson, N.C.
The Henderson City Council’s Strategic Planning Retreat, which was postponed a few days because of the weather, has now been rescheduled for Wednesday.
On February 3, 2021 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at City Hall, the annual meeting will take place. A quorum of council members is likely, but no decisive actions will take place during the meeting.
A public notice from City Clerk Esther McCrackin says the public can observe via Zoom and provides the following information:
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Meeting ID: 825 8232 8369
Passcode: 091682
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Below freezing temperatures will result in a refreeze the evening of Jan 28th into the morning of January 29th.
The latest National Weather Service briefing includes the possibility of stormy, maybe even severe, weather for the WIZS area.
You can always see the Latest Briefing of from the National Weather Service by clicking this link.
While the strongest, most wide-spread weather is expected along and east of the I-95 corridor as of this posting (at 9:30pm Wednesday), the fact remains the severe threat has shifted closer to our area in the last 24 hours. Does it shift closer, stay the same or move more to the east? Those facts and the timing will be revealed Thursday as the frontal boundary approaches.
The big questions are how warm and unstable it becomes in Vance County on Thursday, how far down the strongest winds aloft can reach towards the surface and if the greatest instability and “supercell” thunderstorms stay more to the east.
For now, the latest forecast, courtesy of the National Weather Service: Click here or read below for the period Thurs-Sat.
Thursday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. High near 64. South wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Low around 31. South wind 14 to 18 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Christmas Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 40.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 50.
