SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO O’CLOCK, MCGREGOR HALL PAID TRIBUTE TO ITS PRIME VISIONARY, SAMUEL MERRIWEATHER WATKINS, JR.
THE LATE SAM WATKINS WAS A DRIVING FORCE BEHIND PERRY MEMORIAL LIBRARY BEING IN ITS PRESENT LOCATION ALONG WITH THE PERFORMANCE AREA AND CONNECTING SPACE KNOWN AS MCGREGOR HALL. THE HENDERSON POLICE STATION TOO FOR THAT MATTER.
IN ADDITION TO A FULL 13-MEMBER ORCHESTRA, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MARK HOPPER, A LOCAL SOLOIST, JONATHAN O’GEARY, AND THE WORLD PREMIERE OF “REMEMBRANCE,” A SONG COMPOSED BY HENDERSON’S OWN DR. PHILIP M. YOUNG, REMARKS OF HONOR AND REMEMBRANCE WERE PROVIDED BY LONG-TIME FRIENDS DONALD SEIFERT AND THE HONORABLE JAMES W. (JIM) CRAWFORD, JR., BOTH OF WHOM ARE ALSO PILLARS OF THE COMMUNITY. ALSO OFFERING REMARKS OF GRATITUDE AND TRIBUTE WERE DR. YOUNG AND JOHN WESTER.
THE PICTURE SHOWS THE MOMENT THE PERFORMANCE OF “REMEMBRANCE” BEGAN.
AND WHILE THE FOCUS OF THE MUSICAL PERFORMANCE AND THOUGHTS OFFERED WERE ZEROED IN ON THE VISION, LEADERSHIP AND DETERMINATION OF SAM WATKINS, THE WORDS, THE MUSIC AND THE ENTIRE GATHERING ALSO HONORED SAM’S TWIN BROTHER GEORGE WATKINS AND THE WATKINS FAMILY. FOR WHERE ONE WATKINS BROTHER WORKED AND SERVED, SO DID THE OTHER.
TO HEAR IT ALL, THE AFTERNOON WAS A CELEBRATION OF COMMUNITY AND GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
SO WHETHER IT WAS THE WORDS OF WESTER, SEIFERT, YOUNG OR CRAWFORD, OR THE INSPIRING COMPOSING, PERFORMING OR JUST BEING IN AWE OF THE SPACE, A NUMBER OF SPECIAL THOUGHTS, PHRASES AND NOTES REVERBERATED THROUGH MCGREGOR HALL ON A SUNNY SUNDAY AFTERNOON ABOUT THE MAN, THE BROTHERS AND THE CHORUS OF SUPPORTERS WHO GOT MCGREGOR HALL TO WHERE IT IS, NOT ONLY A PROVISION FOR LEARNING AND THE ARTS BUT ALSO A REVITALIZATION OF THE VIBRANT BLOCKS OF HENDERSON THAT WERE, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN NO MORE IF NOT FOR THEIR HARD WORK.
AS THE ONES WHO SPOKE SUNDAY OF SAM WATKINS SAID IT: “THANK YOU.” “WELL DONE.” “HE WAS MY BUDDY.”
IT WAS AN AFTERNOON OF AMERICAN MUSIC, A TRIBUTE TO SAM WATKINS, AND IT WAS SO MUCH MORE.
Oxford Preparatory School Readies for 2019/2020 Enrollment & Expansion
/by WIZS Staff-Information courtesy Andrew Swanner, Executive Director, Oxford Preparatory School
Applications for new 5th – 12th grade student enrollments for the 2019 – 2020 school year have been available at oxfordprep.org since Open Enrollment began on October 29. Oxford Preparatory School (OPS) is an independent and tuition-free public charter school that is designed to mold students into future leaders through completion of a rigorous curriculum while focusing on community service and developing an appreciation of the arts. OPS offers a college preparatory curriculum, a variety of competitive middle school and varsity athletic teams, and is located at 6041 Landis Rd. in Oxford.
To be considered for a potential lottery, all applications must be submitted online by Friday, February 1, 2019. If more applications are received than available seats in the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade, a blind public lottery will be held on Saturday, February 9, 2019. All students choosing to attend OPS will need to confirm enrollment by completing and sending in an enrollment packet by Friday, March 15, 2019. After February 1, applications received at the end of the waiting list as determined by the lottery.
Oxford Preparatory School invites families of prospective students to learn more about the unique offerings of the school. The final of three information sessions will be held on Saturday, January 19 at 10 a.m. Afterward, tours will be conducted that will allow the opportunity to meet faculty.
In addition, prospective students are invited to spend time visiting the school on the final of three Shadow Days so they can experience our unique school program firsthand. Visiting students accompany OPS student guides through their classes during a four-hour visit. It’s a chance to meet the staff and the students and to get a snapshot view of our engaging college preparatory classes. The final shadow day will take place on Friday, January 18 from 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Please call the Oxford Preparatory School office at (919) 690- 0360, or email Office Manager, Karen Brown at KarenBrown@oxfordprep.org to make an appointment.
For additional comment, please contact Andrew Swanner, Oxford Preparatory School Executive Director at swannerab@oxfordprep.org or by calling (919) 690-0360.
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Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland 01/07/19
/by CharleneTown Talk 01/07/19
/by LarryA TRIBUTE TO SAM WATKINS
/by John C. RoseSUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO O’CLOCK, MCGREGOR HALL PAID TRIBUTE TO ITS PRIME VISIONARY, SAMUEL MERRIWEATHER WATKINS, JR.
THE LATE SAM WATKINS WAS A DRIVING FORCE BEHIND PERRY MEMORIAL LIBRARY BEING IN ITS PRESENT LOCATION ALONG WITH THE PERFORMANCE AREA AND CONNECTING SPACE KNOWN AS MCGREGOR HALL. THE HENDERSON POLICE STATION TOO FOR THAT MATTER.
IN ADDITION TO A FULL 13-MEMBER ORCHESTRA, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MARK HOPPER, A LOCAL SOLOIST, JONATHAN O’GEARY, AND THE WORLD PREMIERE OF “REMEMBRANCE,” A SONG COMPOSED BY HENDERSON’S OWN DR. PHILIP M. YOUNG, REMARKS OF HONOR AND REMEMBRANCE WERE PROVIDED BY LONG-TIME FRIENDS DONALD SEIFERT AND THE HONORABLE JAMES W. (JIM) CRAWFORD, JR., BOTH OF WHOM ARE ALSO PILLARS OF THE COMMUNITY. ALSO OFFERING REMARKS OF GRATITUDE AND TRIBUTE WERE DR. YOUNG AND JOHN WESTER.
THE PICTURE SHOWS THE MOMENT THE PERFORMANCE OF “REMEMBRANCE” BEGAN.
AND WHILE THE FOCUS OF THE MUSICAL PERFORMANCE AND THOUGHTS OFFERED WERE ZEROED IN ON THE VISION, LEADERSHIP AND DETERMINATION OF SAM WATKINS, THE WORDS, THE MUSIC AND THE ENTIRE GATHERING ALSO HONORED SAM’S TWIN BROTHER GEORGE WATKINS AND THE WATKINS FAMILY. FOR WHERE ONE WATKINS BROTHER WORKED AND SERVED, SO DID THE OTHER.
TO HEAR IT ALL, THE AFTERNOON WAS A CELEBRATION OF COMMUNITY AND GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
SO WHETHER IT WAS THE WORDS OF WESTER, SEIFERT, YOUNG OR CRAWFORD, OR THE INSPIRING COMPOSING, PERFORMING OR JUST BEING IN AWE OF THE SPACE, A NUMBER OF SPECIAL THOUGHTS, PHRASES AND NOTES REVERBERATED THROUGH MCGREGOR HALL ON A SUNNY SUNDAY AFTERNOON ABOUT THE MAN, THE BROTHERS AND THE CHORUS OF SUPPORTERS WHO GOT MCGREGOR HALL TO WHERE IT IS, NOT ONLY A PROVISION FOR LEARNING AND THE ARTS BUT ALSO A REVITALIZATION OF THE VIBRANT BLOCKS OF HENDERSON THAT WERE, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN NO MORE IF NOT FOR THEIR HARD WORK.
AS THE ONES WHO SPOKE SUNDAY OF SAM WATKINS SAID IT: “THANK YOU.” “WELL DONE.” “HE WAS MY BUDDY.”
IT WAS AN AFTERNOON OF AMERICAN MUSIC, A TRIBUTE TO SAM WATKINS, AND IT WAS SO MUCH MORE.
Man Shot Dead, HPD Asking For Assistance
/by John C. RoseHenderson Police Department Press Release – January 06, 2019
This morning, around 6:30, Jonathan Durham, age 47, succumbed to a gunshot wound he sustained during an encounter in front of his residence of 611 Highland Avenue.
The Henderson Police Department has been working diligently on this case and is asking for your assistance.
If anyone has any information related to this case, please contact Detective Mitchell of the Henderson Police Department at 252-438-4141 or 252-492-0202, or Crime Stoppers 252-492-1925 or use the P3 app on your smart phone device.
Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards for information leading to the arrest of the perpetrator(s) of this crime.
Authority: Chief Barrow
Public Comments on Fire Reorganization Welcomed at Vance Co. Board Meeting
/by WIZS Staff-Information courtesy Kelly H. Grissom, Clerk to Board/Executive Asst., County of Vance
Public comments regarding the fire services reorganization (agenda item #2) are welcomed and encouraged.
Agenda items:
1. Public Hearing – 6 p.m.
Opening Burning Ordinance, Keith Duncan, Fire Marshal
2. Appointment – 6:15 p.m.
Fire Services Reorganization
– Public Comments
– Fire Chief Comments
– County Manager Comments
– Board Discussion
3. Public Comments (for those registered to speak by 5:45 p.m. – each speaker is limited to five minutes)
4. Water District Board
-Staff Report – Phase 3 Construction Update
-Monthly Operations Report
5. Committee Reports and Recommendations
Properties Committee
– Minimum Offers for REO Properties
– REO Properties – Pending Offers
– REO Properties – New Offers
– REO Property – Upset Bid Process Complete
6. Finance Director’s Report
– Financing Resolution – Vehicles
7. Consent Agenda Items
-Tax Refunds and Releases
-Ambulance Charge-Offs
-Monthly Reports
-Minutes
8. Closed Session
– Property Transaction
Click here to view current and prior Board agendas.
McGregor Hall to Honor Visionary Sam Watkins With Concert Tribute
/by WIZS Staff-Information and graphic courtesy the McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center
McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center presents:
A Tribute to Sam Watkins – An Afternoon of American Music ~
In a tribute to McGregor Hall visionary Sam Watkins, a thirteen-piece chamber orchestra will present an afternoon of American chamber music under the baton of Mark Hopper. The program will feature both the world premiere of “Elegy” for chamber orchestra written in memory of Sam Watkins by composer Philip M. Young and a performance of the original “Appalachian Spring” ballet of Aaron Copland.
Henderson’s own Jonathan O’Geary will be the featured guest soloist.
The concert is part of the Music at McGregor series.
Tickets may be purchased by:
DROP IN: 201 Breckenridge Street, Henderson, N.C. Monday – Friday 1:30 – 5:30 p.m
CALL: (252) 598-0662 (M-F 1:30 – 5:30 p.m.)
CLICK HERE: www.McGregorHall.org (Use the eTix official site, online fees apply)
Granville Co. Board of Commissioners to Meet Mon., Jan 7
/by WIZS Staff-Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, Granville County
The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, January 7, 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 as of 1/7/19
2. Minutes
Recognitions and Presentations
3. Families Living Violence Free Update
4. Boys and Girls Club Update
5. Airport Update
Public Comments
6. Public Comments
Tax Matters
7. Late Application for Present-Use Value
Solid Waste Matters
8. Electronic Waste (E-Waste) Recycling Consolidation
Purchasing
9. COTT System Software Renewal
10. E-911 Back-up Center UPS Expansion
Appointments
11. Opioid Advisory Committee
12. Butner Board of Adjustment – ETJ
13. Butner Planning Board – ETJ Member
14. Orange Street Community Center
15. Senior Services Advisory Committee
County Manager’s Report
16. Mighty River Contract Extension
17. EMS System Medical Director Services
County Attorney’s Report
18. Standing Response to Waiver/Remission of Court Costs and Fines
19. Resolution Declaring the Opioid Crisis a Public Nuisance
Presentations by County Board Members
20. Presentations by County Board Members
Any Other Matters
21. Any Other Matters
Aycock Rec Center Offering New Program for Children Ages 1-5
/by WIZS Staff-Information and flyer courtesy the Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks Dept. Facebook page
Aycock Recreation Center announces Tot-Time, a new program for children ages 1-5 on Thursdays from 8 to 11 a.m. Children will enjoy equipment and toys that are age appropriate and designed to let toddlers explore and learn new skills.
Tot-Time is held in an unstructured, open gym setting and parents must supervise at all times.
The cost to participate is $1 for members and $2 for non-members. No charge for parents or guardians.
For more information, please contact Lauren Newlin at (252) 438-3160 or lnewlin@ci.henderson.nc.us
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Granville Co. Board of Education to Meet in Closed & Opened Sessions Jan. 7
/by WIZS Staff-Press Release, Granville County Public Schools
NOTICE TO PUBLIC AND PRESS
The Granville County Board of Education will meet in a Closed Session to consult with the Board attorney and preserve the attorney/client privilege in accordance with N.C. General Statute 143.318.11 (a)(1) and (a)(3) on Monday, January 7, 2019, at 5:30 p.m. at West Oxford Elementary School.
The Granville County Board of Education will also meet for a regular board meeting on Monday, January 7, 2019, at 6 p.m. at West Oxford Elementary School, 412 Ivey Day Rd, Oxford, NC. Please note the change of location for this regular board meeting.
To find a copy of the agenda for the meeting, click here. The agenda for January 7 includes a Closed Session to discuss confidential personnel matters and preserve the attorney/client privilege in accordance with N.C. General Statute 143.318.11 (a)(6), 143.318.11 (a)(5) and 115C-321.
Dywanda Pettaway
Clerk to Board of Education