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-Press Release and photos, Granville County Government
A new picnic shelter was dedicated at the Grassy Creek Community Center on Saturday, October 24, 2020. The new structure was made possible through grant funding provided by the Granville County Parks, Greenways and Recreation Advisory Committee, and was approved by Granville County’s Board of Commissioners for the 2019/2020 fiscal year.
Granville County’s Parks, Greenways and Recreation programming funds are used to develop and support active and passive recreation and leisure activities for the County’s residents. The objective is to make these activities available to as many residents as possible, seeking to serve all age groups.
The new picnic shelter at the Grassy Creek Community Center was made possible through grant funding by the Granville County Parks, Greenways and Recreation Advisory Committee and was approved by the Granville County Board of Commissioners.
Additional mini-grants had been awarded to the City of Creedmoor, the City of Oxford, the Town of Butner, the Town of Stovall, the Town of Stem, Granville County Senior Services, the Granville County Chamber of Commerce, the Toler Reach Out Club and Hopping Frogs Forest School during the same grant cycle.
The Parks, Greenways and Recreation Advisory Committee includes 11 voting members, one from each County district and four at-large members. District representatives appointed by the Board of Commissioners include Allen Nelson (District 1), Reginald Tyrone Harris (District 2), Glenda Williams (District 3), Betty Lou Davis (District 4), Joshua Averette (District 5), Ivan Washburn (District 6), and Michael McFadden (District 7). Serving as at-large members are Mara Shelton, Marilyn Howard, Richard Rote and Ginnie Currin.
The new picnic shelter at Grassy Creek’s Community Center joins the addition of playground equipment on-site, funded and installed during the 2018/2019 grant cycle.
“The new picnic shelter, along with the playground, walking track and grassy areas at the Grassy Creek Community Center, provides a great venue for community and family gatherings,” said Justin Jorgensen, Granville County’s Senior Transportation Planner and Committee Advisor.
The Grassy Creek Community Center is located at 9121 Grassy Creek Road in Bullock.
Due to COVID-19, the grant application process was suspended for the 2020/2021 budget year. Applications will be made available on opening day of the next grant cycle. For more information about the Parks, Greenways and Recreation Advisory Committee, please contact Jorgensen at (919) 603-1332 or at Justin.jorgensen@granvillecounty.org.
Pictured at Saturday’s ribbon-cutting for the Grassy Creek picnic shelter are Justin Jorgensen, James Currin, Peggy Currin, David Smith, Travis Loftis, Pratt Winston, Ida Keeton, Sue Hinman, Ray Keeton and Zelodis Jay.
Justin Jorgensen, David Smith, Susan Hiscocks, Amy Sizemore, Francis Winston, Scott Loftis, Jr, Taylor Hiscocks, Scott Loftis, Rebecca Sizemore, Dylan Cash, Sue Hinman, Glenda Williams, Zelodis Jay, Easton Long, Michael Sizemore, Jeb Rector and Madalynn Long participated in the ribbon cutting for the playground equipment at the Grassy Creek Community Center.
Approximately 43% of Eligible Vance Co. Voters Have Already Voted
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-Information courtesy the Vance County Board of Elections
As of Wednesday, October 28, 2020, 42.8% of eligible voters in Vance County had already voted (12,654 out of 29,565).
According to the State Board of Elections, 66.3% of eligible voters cast ballots (early and election day votes) in 2016 (20,057 out of 30,254).
Early voting ends Saturday, October 31, 2020, at 3 p.m. On Tuesday, November 3, 2020, you MUST go to your assigned polling place to vote. The Henderson Operation Center will not be open for voting on November 3
In Vance County, early voting is being held at the Henderson Operation Center (900 S Beckford Dr., Henderson) and Aycock Recreation Complex (307 Carey Chapel Rd., Henderson). There is no early voting at the Board of Elections Office due to COVID restrictions.
REMAINING One-Stop Early Voting Schedule for the November 3, 2020 General Election
Locations: Aycock Recreation Complex and Henderson Operation Center
If you are not sure if you are registered to vote, please call the Vance County Board of Elections at (252) 492-3730 to verify your status.
Grassy Creek Community Center Dedicates New Picnic Shelter
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-Press Release and photos, Granville County Government
A new picnic shelter was dedicated at the Grassy Creek Community Center on Saturday, October 24, 2020. The new structure was made possible through grant funding provided by the Granville County Parks, Greenways and Recreation Advisory Committee, and was approved by Granville County’s Board of Commissioners for the 2019/2020 fiscal year.
Granville County’s Parks, Greenways and Recreation programming funds are used to develop and support active and passive recreation and leisure activities for the County’s residents. The objective is to make these activities available to as many residents as possible, seeking to serve all age groups.
The new picnic shelter at the Grassy Creek Community Center was made possible through grant funding by the Granville County Parks, Greenways and Recreation Advisory Committee and was approved by the Granville County Board of Commissioners.
Additional mini-grants had been awarded to the City of Creedmoor, the City of Oxford, the Town of Butner, the Town of Stovall, the Town of Stem, Granville County Senior Services, the Granville County Chamber of Commerce, the Toler Reach Out Club and Hopping Frogs Forest School during the same grant cycle.
The Parks, Greenways and Recreation Advisory Committee includes 11 voting members, one from each County district and four at-large members. District representatives appointed by the Board of Commissioners include Allen Nelson (District 1), Reginald Tyrone Harris (District 2), Glenda Williams (District 3), Betty Lou Davis (District 4), Joshua Averette (District 5), Ivan Washburn (District 6), and Michael McFadden (District 7). Serving as at-large members are Mara Shelton, Marilyn Howard, Richard Rote and Ginnie Currin.
The new picnic shelter at Grassy Creek’s Community Center joins the addition of playground equipment on-site, funded and installed during the 2018/2019 grant cycle.
“The new picnic shelter, along with the playground, walking track and grassy areas at the Grassy Creek Community Center, provides a great venue for community and family gatherings,” said Justin Jorgensen, Granville County’s Senior Transportation Planner and Committee Advisor.
The Grassy Creek Community Center is located at 9121 Grassy Creek Road in Bullock.
Due to COVID-19, the grant application process was suspended for the 2020/2021 budget year. Applications will be made available on opening day of the next grant cycle. For more information about the Parks, Greenways and Recreation Advisory Committee, please contact Jorgensen at (919) 603-1332 or at Justin.jorgensen@granvillecounty.org.
Pictured at Saturday’s ribbon-cutting for the Grassy Creek picnic shelter are Justin Jorgensen, James Currin, Peggy Currin, David Smith, Travis Loftis, Pratt Winston, Ida Keeton, Sue Hinman, Ray Keeton and Zelodis Jay.
Justin Jorgensen, David Smith, Susan Hiscocks, Amy Sizemore, Francis Winston, Scott Loftis, Jr, Taylor Hiscocks, Scott Loftis, Rebecca Sizemore, Dylan Cash, Sue Hinman, Glenda Williams, Zelodis Jay, Easton Long, Michael Sizemore, Jeb Rector and Madalynn Long participated in the ribbon cutting for the playground equipment at the Grassy Creek Community Center.
Downtown Henderson Trunk-or-Treat Event Postponed to Nov. 2
/by WIZS StaffTHIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY
-Information courtesy Downtown Henderson, NC
Due to weather conditions, the “Downtown Henderson Drive-Thru Trunk-or-Treat” event originally scheduled for today has been postponed to Monday, November 2, 2020, from 4:30 until 6:30 p.m.
This event is sponsored by the Henderson Vance Downtown Development Commission and the Henderson Police Department.
Directions:
From the Henderson Fire Station on Young Street, make a left turn on Court Street, continue across Montgomery Street (treats in the police parking lot), go through the Sally Port (more treats), make a right on Breckenridge Street (even more treats) and, finally, exit on Breckenridge.
Please wear your mask!
Spring St. Missionary Baptist’s Free Soup Kitchen, Clothing Closet Open
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-Information courtesy Spring Street Missionary Baptist Church
The Spring Street Missionary Baptist Church Soup Kitchen and Clothing Closet is open every Tuesday and Wednesday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Free food and clothes are available during these times at 511 Orange Street in Henderson.
Visitors are asked to wear face masks and practice social distancing.
For more information, to volunteer or to make donations, contact Rev. Adrian Davis at (252) 767-1686.
Henderson Man Who Injured Deputies Sentenced to 15+ Years in Federal Prison
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-Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice
A Henderson man was sentenced today to 189 months in prison for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Included in this sentence is 24 months in prison for violating the terms of his federal supervised release.
Jasmele Robinson (Photo courtesy Vance Co. Sheriff’s Office)
According to court documents, on September 13, 2019, Jasmele Robinson, 37, fled from deputies of the Vance County Sheriff’s Office when they attempted to serve a search warrant at his residence. Deputies obtained a search warrant after they utilized a confidential informant to purchase heroin from Robinson at his Henderson residence.
When deputies arrived to serve the warrant, Robinson fled the residence in a car. Deputies attempted to block his car with their patrol vehicles and Robinson rammed their cars and drove away before striking a tree. Robinson continued to struggle with deputies after he wrecked his vehicle and threw a bag underneath the wrecked car. When deputies recovered the bag, they found a quantity of heroin.
Upon Robinson’s arrest, he was found with a loaded firearm, which had been stolen from Granville County. Four deputies sustained injuries in the incident, two of them suffering serious injuries, which required hospitalization and surgery. At the time of the incident, Robinson was on federal supervised release following a prior conviction in federal court for felon in possession of a firearm.
Jasmele Robinson (Photo courtesy Vance Co. Sheriff’s Office)
Robert J. Higdon, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina made the announcement after sentencing by Chief U.S. District Judge Terrence W. Boyle. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), the Henderson Police Department, and the Vance County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case and Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert J. Dodson prosecuted the case.
A copy of this press release is located on the U.S. Department of Justice’s website. Related court documents and information can be found on the website of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina or on PACER by searching for Case No. 5:19-CR-500-BO.
C. Boyd Sturges, III Appointed Lead Franklin County Attorney
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-Press Release, Franklin County Government
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners unanimously appointed C. Boyd Sturges, III as lead County Attorney from the firm of Davis, Sturges & Tomlinson Attorneys at Law of Louisburg on October 19, 2020.
Mr. Sturges’ experience with the County includes work on special projects, most notably Maria Parham’s expansion into Franklin County after the unexpected closing of Novant Health in 2015. As a result of negotiations, Maria Parham Franklin opened in October 2018 to serve Franklin County residents.
In addition to his private law practice, he is currently serving his fourth term on the Louisburg Town Council. Mr. Sturges has been lead counsel for the Franklin County Board of Education since 2005 and also serves on the Board of Trustees of Louisburg College and the Tar River Land Conservancy.
Mr. Sturges received a B.A. from Wake Forest University in 1991 and graduated from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1995 with a Juris Doctor Degree. He is a native of Franklin County where he currently resides with his wife, Cindy Sturges, North Carolina Superior Court Judge. He has one daughter, Olivia.
For additional information, please contact Angela L. Harris, Franklin County Manager, at (919) 496-5994.
Oxford Public Works Committee to Meet on Medians, Sewer Needs
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-Information courtesy the City of Oxford
The Public Works Committee for the Oxford Board of Commissioners will meet on Thursday, October 29, 2020, at 1 p.m. The meeting will be held via Zoom.
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss College & Main Street medians, the City contribution to downstream sewer needs for the developments on US 15 South, Main Street Bulb Outs and possible additional downtown bulb outs.
All those interested are invited to attend.
ZOOM INFORMATION
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Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland 10-29-20 – Pecans
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Home and Garden Show 10-27-20
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Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland 10-28-20 – Nematodes
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