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-Information courtesy the County of Vance
The Vance County Board of Commissioners will meet on Monday, November 2, 2020, at 6 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, 122 Young Street, Henderson.
Agenda Items Include:
1. Public Comments (for those registered to speak by 5:45 p.m. – each speaker is limited to five minutes)
2. Appointment – 6 p.m. – Javier Plummer, EMS Director
– Introduction of New Medical Director, Dr. Richard Benson II
3. Appointment – 6:15 p.m. – Porcha Brooks, Tax Administrator
– Business Personal Property Appeal
– Untimely Exemption Applications
4. Appointment – 6:30 p.m. – Tim Carpenter, LKC Engineering
– Henderson-Vance Industrial Park Phase 3 Change Order
5. Water District Board
a. Monthly Operations Report
b. Envirolink
– Tap Install Update
6. Committee Reports and Recommendations
a. Public Safety Committee
– 911 Console Radio Replacement
– Ambulance Franchise Ordinance Amendments
b. Human Resources Committee
– Engagement Team Update
– Employee Survey
– Personnel Policy Update
c. Planning Committee
– White Goods Collection
7. Finance Director’s Report
a. Education Lottery Funds Application
b. Finance Software Replacement
8. County Manager’s Report
a. Land Lease
– Townsville Convenience Site
b. Farmer’s Market Cleaning Fee
c. DSS Building Appraisal Agenda
9. County Attorney’s Report
a. REO Properties
– Bid Acceptance
– 1324 Hargrove Street – Parcel 0006 06003
– St. Matthews Street Lot – Parcel 0066 05003
b. REO Properties – New Offers
– 715 Vaughan Street – Parcel 0075 02004
– 322 Pearl Street – Parcel 0098 01003
– 318 Pearl Street – Parcel 0098 01004
– 335 Pearl Street – Parcel 0098 02021
– 225 Pearl Street – Parcel 0098 03012
10. Consent Agenda Items
a. Budget Amendments
b. Tax Refunds and Releases
c. Monthly Reports
d. Minutes
11. Miscellaneous
a. Appointments
12. Closed Session
a. Personnel Matter
Click here to view current and prior Board agendas.
VGCC Receives $125,000 Grant From Cannon Foundation
/by WIZS StaffTHIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY
-Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College
The Cannon Foundation, based in Concord, North Carolina, recently awarded a $125,000 grant to the Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund. The funds will support VGCC’s Nursing Simulation Lab and Heavy Equipment Operator program simulators.
“With this grant, Vance-Granville Community College will continue to enhance our Nursing and Heavy Equipment Operator training programs, so that students can receive state-of-the-art preparation for their careers,” said VGCC President Dr. Rachel Desmarais. “We appreciate the Cannon Foundation’s commitment to workforce development and education.”
Part of the grant will provide needed equipment for the new, 4,000-square-foot Simulation Lab on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County. This lab has recently been relocated from its previous space on the campus of Maria Parham Health in Henderson.
Much like it did at the previous location, the lab will provide students in Associate Degree Nursing and Practical Nursing with opportunities to train for a variety of real-life situations, using high-tech manikins. The life-like “patients” can be programmed to replicate a variety of medical diagnoses and conditions.
The other, larger portion of the grant funds will provide simulators of a different sort. The Heavy Equipment Operator program, based on VGCC’s Warren County Campus in Warrenton, will benefit from new, improved training simulators, on which students can practice in a safe, controlled way. The trainers simulate equipment such as bulldozers and excavators.
The college’s HEO program is now a registered apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship program, and the updated simulation equipment will help align the training with current workforce needs.
“Our current Heavy Equipment Operator program has been in place since 2015 with the simulators we currently have through an agreement with the North Carolina Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration,” explained Kyle Burwell, VGCC’s director of Occupational Extension & Human Resources Development. “I am thrilled at the opportunity offered to us by the Cannon Foundation to purchase additional simulation equipment to enhance our HEO program so that students can practice and learn on updated equipment as they prepare to work in the field of Heavy Equipment Operation.”
The Cannon Foundation was formed in 1943 by Charles A. Cannon, chairman and president of the Cannon Mills Company. The Cannon Foundation continues his philanthropic legacy by funding primarily capital and infrastructure projects for organizations across the state of North Carolina. To date, the Cannon Foundation has awarded grants totaling more than $305 million.
“This new grant from the Cannon Foundation is good news for our community, for the students who will use this equipment to learn, and for their future employers,” said Eddie Ferguson, VGCC endowment fund director. “VGCC continues to partner with a variety of funders to provide high-quality training for good jobs in fields like health care and construction.”
The Cannon Foundation has supported VGCC in the past, including a grant of $150,000 to help complete the renovation of Building 10 on the college’s Main Campus.
Granville Co. Board of Commissioners to Meet This Evening
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-Information courtesy the County of Granville
The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet remotely by Zoom conference call on Monday, November 2, 2020, at 7 p.m. for a regular scheduled meeting.
In order to adhere to COVID-19 restrictions, the meeting may be accessed by a Zoom link. Please contact the County Administration Office at (919) 693-5240 to receive the registration link.
Public comments will be accepted in written format and must be received by Monday, November 2 at 12 p.m. by mail to P.O. Box 906, Oxford, NC 27565 or email to grancomrs@granvillecounty.org
To view Granville Co. Board of Commissioner meeting agendas and minutes, click here.
Coach’s Corner: Tar Heels Face Virginia Away After Win Against NC State
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Jones Angell, the voice of UNC Tar Heel Football, joined Trey Snide on the WIZS Coach’s Corner to discuss the team’s 48-21 win over NC State last week and to preview tomorrow’s game at Virginia.
“I was really impressed,” Angell said of Carolina’s win against State. “I thought it was maybe Carolina’s best performance, in total, of the season.”
Angell continued, “The offense was moving at a high level again as we’ve become accustomed to seeing the Tar Heel offense do. It was the rushing attack that really started that – pounding out 326 yards on the ground – and the Heels were able to throw it effectively as well. Then you mix in the defense picking up for turnovers and a positive day for the special teams as well. Just a quality performance all the way around.”
Click Play to Hear More From Angell on the Tar Heels and predictions for Saturday’s game against Virginia:
SHPHC to Hold Revival With Evangelist Mick Snider
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-Information courtesy Rhonda Pulley, SHPHC
South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church will hold a Revival with Evangelist Mick Snider November 1-4, 2020. The church is located at 905 Americal Road in Henderson.
Service Times:
Sunday, November 1 – 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Monday, November 2 – 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Tuesday, November 3 – 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Wednesday, November 4 – 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Vance Co. Commissioners to Hold Regular Board Meeting Nov. 2
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-Information courtesy the County of Vance
The Vance County Board of Commissioners will meet on Monday, November 2, 2020, at 6 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, 122 Young Street, Henderson.
Agenda Items Include:
1. Public Comments (for those registered to speak by 5:45 p.m. – each speaker is limited to five minutes)
2. Appointment – 6 p.m. – Javier Plummer, EMS Director
– Introduction of New Medical Director, Dr. Richard Benson II
3. Appointment – 6:15 p.m. – Porcha Brooks, Tax Administrator
– Business Personal Property Appeal
– Untimely Exemption Applications
4. Appointment – 6:30 p.m. – Tim Carpenter, LKC Engineering
– Henderson-Vance Industrial Park Phase 3 Change Order
5. Water District Board
a. Monthly Operations Report
b. Envirolink
– Tap Install Update
6. Committee Reports and Recommendations
a. Public Safety Committee
– 911 Console Radio Replacement
– Ambulance Franchise Ordinance Amendments
b. Human Resources Committee
– Engagement Team Update
– Employee Survey
– Personnel Policy Update
c. Planning Committee
– White Goods Collection
7. Finance Director’s Report
a. Education Lottery Funds Application
b. Finance Software Replacement
8. County Manager’s Report
a. Land Lease
– Townsville Convenience Site
b. Farmer’s Market Cleaning Fee
c. DSS Building Appraisal Agenda
9. County Attorney’s Report
a. REO Properties
– Bid Acceptance
– 1324 Hargrove Street – Parcel 0006 06003
– St. Matthews Street Lot – Parcel 0066 05003
b. REO Properties – New Offers
– 715 Vaughan Street – Parcel 0075 02004
– 322 Pearl Street – Parcel 0098 01003
– 318 Pearl Street – Parcel 0098 01004
– 335 Pearl Street – Parcel 0098 02021
– 225 Pearl Street – Parcel 0098 03012
10. Consent Agenda Items
a. Budget Amendments
b. Tax Refunds and Releases
c. Monthly Reports
d. Minutes
11. Miscellaneous
a. Appointments
12. Closed Session
a. Personnel Matter
Click here to view current and prior Board agendas.
Granville Board of Education To Hold Regular Meeting Mon., Nov. 2
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-Information courtesy Granville County Public Schools
The Granville County Board of Education will meet for a regular Board meeting on Monday, November 2, 2020, at 6 p.m. at the Mary Potter Center of Education, 200 Taylor Street, Oxford, NC 27565. Members of the public are invited to view via livestream.
To join the livestream meeting, please use the following link: https://live.myvrspot.com/st?cid=MDhkZj.
The Board will also meet in Closed Session in accordance with N.C. General Statute 143.318.11 (a)(6), 143-318.11 (a)(3), 143.318.11 (a)(5) and Section 115C-321 for Personnel, and Attorney/Client Privilege.
Members of the public wishing to attend the meeting will be required to wear face coverings, undergo health screenings before entering the building and cooperate with social distancing requirements. There will be limited seating available.
To view the agenda for this meeting, please click here.
H-V Rec & Parks ‘Trail of Terror Drive-Thru’ Rescheduled for Nov. 2
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-Information courtesy the Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks Department
The Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks Department’s Trail of Terror Drive-Thru at King Daughter I Park (600 West Montgomery Street, Henderson) has been rescheduled to Monday, November 2, 2020, from 6:30 – 9 p.m.
Participants must enter the Trail of Terror on Young Street. The cost of the event is $5 per vehicle.
For more information, please contact Crystal Allen at (252) 431-6091 (callen@ci.henderson.nc.us).
Granville County Sheriff Offers Tips for a Safe Halloween
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-Press Release, Granville County Government
Although Halloween may be celebrated differently this year, there are ways to enjoy safe trick-or-treating. The Granville County Sheriff’s Office reminds residents to follow common-sense practices, along with adhering to statewide health requirements.
In some communities across the county, traditional house-to-house trick-or-treating is at the discretion of individual households and neighborhoods. If choosing to participate, the Sheriff’s Office asks that door-to-door treats – where candy is handed out to children – be limited. Also, please use hand sanitizer between visits. Households are encouraged to have hand sanitizer readily available, as a precautionary measure.
The Sheriff also reminds trick-or-treaters that a costume mask is no substitute for a protective cloth mask. Please remember to cover the mouth and nose, as required by the Centers for Disease Control, for the most effective protection from COVID-19. Social distancing is also required, as mandated by the State of North Carolina.
Other safety tips include:
“The Halloween season has always been filled with enjoyment,” said Sheriff Charles R. Noblin, Jr. “If choosing to participate in trick-or-treating in your neighborhood this year, let’s make it a fun and safe experience for everyone.”
The Granville County Sheriff’s Office is now open in their new location at 525 New Commerce Drive in Oxford, in the newly-constructed Law Enforcement Center. For any questions or for more information, their phone number remains the same at (919) 693-3213, or you can send emails to granville.sheriff@granvillecounty.org.
Kim Denton Appointed Franklin County Manager
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-Press Release, Franklin County Government
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners appointed Kim Denton as County Manager at their October 19 meeting. Denton has served as Assistant County Manager since December 2017 and will take the lead as County Manager November 1, 2020, upon the retirement of long-time County Manager Angela L. Harris.
“I appreciate the confidence the Board of Commissioners has placed in me,” Denton said. “My knowledge of the County’s important objectives will help ensure continuity.”
As Assistant County Manager, Denton has led the County’s Broadband Action Team, as well as directly supervised several departments and worked with Department Heads on accomplishing a number of Departmental projects. She has worked with the County Manager as a member of the Budget Team and helped interpret and shape policy. Denton directed the Facilities Review and Space Assessment Study to assess the condition and future objectives for County facilities.
“I look forward to working with the Board of Commissioners and County staff to address the opportunities and challenges ahead,” said Denton.
Prior to service with Franklin County Government, Denton served over six years in the Franklin County Clerk of Court’s Office as Assistant Clerk working in the Estates and Civil Departments. Her previous experience includes over ten years in the telecommunications industry working with the company now known as CenturyLink, holding positions in Accounting, Marketing and Regulatory departments. She is also an avid supporter of a number of volunteer organizations in Franklin County.
Denton graduated from Peace College in Raleigh, North Carolina and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from UNC-Chapel Hill and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from East Carolina University. She is a native of Franklin County where she currently resides with her husband, Thomas. She has two sons, Mark and Edward.
For additional information, please contact Angela L. Harris, Franklin County Manager, at (919) 496-5994.
Town Talk 10/29/20: History of Williamsboro, NC
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Mark Pace, local historian and director of the NC Room at the Richard H. Thornton Library in Oxford, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Thursday at 11 a.m.
In the second installment of an ongoing Town Talk series focusing on the history of Henderson, Vance County and the immediate four-county vicinity, Pace and WIZS’ own Bill Harris discussed the origins and first families of Williamsboro, NC.
Established in the 1750s, the town was first known as “Lick,” then “Nutbush” and finally “Williamsboro.” One of its most well-known historical buildings is St. John’s Episcopal Church that remains today as the oldest standing wooden church building in North Carolina.
To give listeners an idea of the historical significance of Williamsboro, Pace explained that the State of NC conducted an architectural and historical survey of Vance County in 1977. Of the 97 structures identified as “significant” in Vance County, 25 were located in Williamsboro. Pace said, unfortunately, only 10-11 of those structures remain today.
“Many of these structures were significant plantation houses; they were structures that dated back to the 1700s,” said Pace. “They were also significant because of the important people that lived there and their association with state history.”
To hear the interview in its entirety, including discussion on Williamsboro’s consideration as the state capitol, additional historical properties and ghost stories, go to WIZS.com and click on Town Talk.