-Information courtesy the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce
The Rotary Club of Henderson, NC is accepting student scholarship applications now through Friday, April 19, 2019.
In order for students to be eligible to apply for this scholarship, they must be a current senior in high school and attend any school or homeschool in Vance County, NC.
Applicants must write an essay in answer to the following question:
How is the motto of the Rotary Club, “Service above Self,” evident in your life, and how will you continue to uphold this motto through college and beyond?
Specifically, your essay should be sure to address the following:
- What “Service above Self” means to you;
- What you have accomplished that demonstrates “Service above Self”; and
- Your future plans describing how you will continue to incorporate “Service above Self” throughout the rest of your life.
In addition to the essay, please include the following:
- Student’s full name
- Grade
- School
- Cell phone number
- Home phone number
- Email address
Please submit all completed scholarship information to:
Mail to:
C/O D. Rix Edwards
Stainback, Satterwhite & Zollicoffer
115 N. Garnett St.
Henderson, NC 27536
OR
Email to: redwards@sszlaw.net
Award Timeline:
Friday, April 19, 2019 – All scholarship applications are due to the address or email address listed above.
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 – Scholarship winners will be notified of awards and invited to the scholarship banquet.
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 – Scholarship winners should plan to attend the banquet to be recognized for their achievements.
Scholarship Essays will be judged on the following criteria:
- Clarity of the writing
- Specific evidence of “Service above Self” in your life
- Specific evidence of your future plans to continue to incorporate “Service above Self” throughout your life
NOTICE OF SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS:
Award Winners:
Scholarship award winners will be notified of their awards on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. Scholarship award winners will receive a scholarship in the amount of $2,000 to apply toward their continuing-education-related expenses.
On notice of award, scholarship award winners will be invited to attend the Scholars Banquet.
Questions regarding this scholarship application should be submitted via email to Rix Edwards at redwards@sszlaw.net.
Rotary Club of Henderson Accepting Student Scholarship Applications
/by WIZS Staff-Information courtesy the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce
The Rotary Club of Henderson, NC is accepting student scholarship applications now through Friday, April 19, 2019.
In order for students to be eligible to apply for this scholarship, they must be a current senior in high school and attend any school or homeschool in Vance County, NC.
Applicants must write an essay in answer to the following question:
How is the motto of the Rotary Club, “Service above Self,” evident in your life, and how will you continue to uphold this motto through college and beyond?
Specifically, your essay should be sure to address the following:
In addition to the essay, please include the following:
Please submit all completed scholarship information to:
Mail to:
C/O D. Rix Edwards
Stainback, Satterwhite & Zollicoffer
115 N. Garnett St.
Henderson, NC 27536
OR
Email to: redwards@sszlaw.net
Award Timeline:
Friday, April 19, 2019 – All scholarship applications are due to the address or email address listed above.
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 – Scholarship winners will be notified of awards and invited to the scholarship banquet.
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 – Scholarship winners should plan to attend the banquet to be recognized for their achievements.
Scholarship Essays will be judged on the following criteria:
NOTICE OF SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS:
Award Winners:
Scholarship award winners will be notified of their awards on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. Scholarship award winners will receive a scholarship in the amount of $2,000 to apply toward their continuing-education-related expenses.
On notice of award, scholarship award winners will be invited to attend the Scholars Banquet.
Questions regarding this scholarship application should be submitted via email to Rix Edwards at redwards@sszlaw.net.
Oxford Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Illegal Possession of Firearm
/by WIZS Staff-Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice
Robert J. Higdon, Jr., the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that Chief United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced MAURICE SHAWAYNE HARRIS, a/k/a “Gator”, 38, of Oxford to 60 months’ imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised released.
On January 2, 2019, HARRIS pled guilty to possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.
In January 2018, the Oxford Police Department attempted to make a traffic stop of a vehicle occupied by HARRIS, to investigate a report of shots fired in the area. HARRIS jumped and ran from the vehicle. Inside of that vehicle officers recovered a box of .38 caliber ammunition. Officers traced HARRIS’s flight path and recovered a Taurus model .38 caliber revolver. HARRIS was later arrested by the Oxford Police Department.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.
Since 2017 the United States Department of Justice has reinvigorated the PSN program and has targeted violent criminals, directing all U.S. Attorney’s Offices to work in partnership with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and the local community to develop effective, locally-based strategies to reduce violent crime.
This case is also part of the Take Back North Carolina Initiative of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
This initiative emphasizes the regional assignment of federal prosecutors to work with law enforcement and District Attorney’s Offices on a sustained basis in those communities to reduce the violent crime rate, drug trafficking, and crimes against law enforcement. The investigation of this case was conducted by the Oxford Police Department and the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
Assistant United States Attorney Robert J. Dodson prosecuted the case for the government.
VGCC Announces Changes to Public Cosmetology Services
/by WIZS Staff-Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College
The Main Campus (Henderson, NC) Vance-Granville Cosmetology Department will no longer offer services to the public effective April 11, 2019.
Beginning May 21, 2019, services will be offered at our Franklin Campus, located at 8100 Hwy. 56, Louisburg, NC.
Services will resume at our South Campus, located in Creedmoor, NC on May 29, 2019, and Warren Campus, located in Warrenton, NC on August 15, 2019.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause you. Thank you for your continued support of the VGCC Cosmetology Department and we look forward to continuing to serve you.
Water Outage Planned for Oxford Road – Mon., April 15
/by WIZS Staff-Information courtesy the City of Henderson
The City of Henderson announces that there will a water outage on Oxford Road from the intersection of Dabney Drive and Oxford Road to the intersection of Oxford Road and Willowood Drive on Monday, April 15, 2019, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Contractors will be working on a tie-in to the water main during this time.
Residents in this area may have experienced a water outage for several hours earlier today (April 11) as contractors worked to isolate the segment of the distribution system.
If you live or work in the area and will be affected by Monday’s outage, please plan accordingly.
Oxford Prep Announces MaryAnn Crews as Lower School Director
/by WIZS Staff-Press Release, Oxford Preparatory School
Oxford Preparatory School (OPS), a free public charter school, is pleased to announce that MaryAnn Crews will be joining the leadership team as Lower School Director beginning July 2019.
In the coming 2019-2020 school year, the OPS Lower School is expanding down to serve the 5th grade. Beginning in August 2020, the school will again expand to become a full K-12 school. Because of this expansion, the new role of Lower School Director has been created. Vici Bradsher will remain in the role of Upper School Director.
Oxford Preparatory School (OPS), a free public charter school, is pleased to announce that MaryAnn Crews will be joining the leadership team as Lower School Director beginning July 2019. (Photo courtesy OPS)
MaryAnn Crews has 14 years of experience in education including her roles as a 5th-grade teacher, an assistant principal, and principal. She has an undergraduate degree from Wellesley College and a Masters in School Administration from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill.
She was a recipient of a North Carolina Principal Fellowship in 2011, as well as a recipient of Teacher and Principal of the Year for Granville County Schools. She is a resident of Oxford, along with her husband and two children.
“I am excited to join Oxford Prep to create an innovative and rigorous lower school program for students in Granville County. I believe schools should be places filled with joy where students are challenged daily to be the best they can be,” Crews remarked about the new opportunity.
“Among the many applicants for the position, MaryAnn’s passion, track record, and vision for the Lower School made her stand out from all of the applicants,” OPS Executive Director, Andrew Swanner commented. “The OPS Board and leadership team are thrilled to have MaryAnn join our organization.”
Agenda: Granville Co. Board of Commissioners Meeting – Mon., April 15
/by WIZS Staff-Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, Granville County
The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, April 15, 2019, at 7 p.m. at the Granville Expo and Convention Center, 4185 US Highway 15 South, Oxford.
Agenda items include:
Consent Agenda
1. Contingency Summary
2. NC Education Lottery Fund Request
3. Minutes
Recognitions and Presentations
4. Recognition – Governor’s Volunteer Service Award – Tally Ho First Baptist Church
5. Update on the Granville County Museum and Historical Society Request
Public Comments
6. Public Comments
Recreation Matters
7. Inclusive Play Equipment: Instruments for the GAP Sound Garden
Solid Waste Matters
8. Solid Waste Ordinance Revision(s)
9. Solid Waste Collections and Convenience Site Management RFPs
Appointments
10. South Granville Memorial Gardens Board of Trustees
11. Granville Greenways Advisory Council
County Manager’s Report
12. Request to Submit a Text Amendment to the Planning Board
13. Acceptance of 12 Acre Transfer from the State
County Attorney’s Report
14. County Attorney’s Report
Presentations by County Board Members
15. Presentations by County Board Members
Any Other Matters
16. Any Other Matters
Closed Session
17. Closed Session as allowed by G.S. 143-318.11(a)(3) – Attorney-Client Matter
For current and previous Granville Co. Board of Commissioner meeting agendas and minutes, click here.
Granville Board of Education to Hold Financial Work Session
/by WIZS Staff-Press Release, Granville County Public Schools
NOTICE TO PUBLIC AND PRESS
The Granville County Board of Education will meet for a Financial Work Session on Monday, April 15, 2019, at 2:30 p.m. at the Granville County Public Schools Central Office, 101 Delacroix Street, Oxford, North Carolina.
The purpose of the meeting is to receive a financial presentation and financial updates from staff on School System finances.
The next regular scheduled Board meeting is set for Monday, May 6, 2019, at 6 p.m.
Town Talk 04/12/19
/by LarryNews 04/12/19
/by LarryNC 39 Water Main Break in Franklin Co. Now Repaired
/by WIZS Staff-Press Release, County of Franklin
Update – April 12, 2019, @ 4 p.m.
The water main break on NC 39 between Ferrells Bridge Road and Alford Mill Road has been repaired and service has been restored.
Customers that were without water will have some air in their water lines. Please run faucets for 5 – 10 minutes to flush out any remaining air.
For additional information concerning this event, please contact Christopher Doherty, Franklin County Public Utilities Director at (919) 556-6177. Additional contact numbers can be obtained by visiting Franklin County’s website at www.franklincountync.us.
April 12, 2019, @ 10:15 a.m.
Franklin County Public Utilities experienced a water main break on NC 39 between Ferrells Bridge Road and Alford Mill Road this morning at approximately 5 a.m. Customers would have experienced low pressure or some without water.
Public Utilities crews have isolated the leak and are repairing. At this time there is no estimated time when water will be restored.
For additional information concerning this event, please contact Christopher Doherty, Franklin County Public Utilities Director at (919) 556-6177.
Additional contact numbers can be obtained by visiting Franklin County’s website at www.franklincountync.us.