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Per Terri Hedrick, Public Information Officer for Vance County Schools: Right now, Vance County Schools has one-and-a-half months of funding reserves to support our School Nutrition Program if there is no funding available through the USDA. At least 75 to 80 percent of our students throughout the Vance County school district eat lunch each day. […]

-Information courtesy Esther J. McCrackin, City Clerk, City of Henderson CITY OF HENDERSON – TRAFFIC FLOW CHANGES On Tuesday, January 22, 2019, Young Street will become a ONE-WAY street. Traffic will flow from Garnett Street to Chestnut Street. DO NOT enter Young Street from Chestnut Street. Court Street will continue to be a ONE-WAY Street but the traffic flow will […]

-Press Release, NC Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is accepting grant applications for the 2019 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Applicants have until 5 p.m. on March 1, 2019, to apply. “Specialty crops make up a significant portion of the state’s $87 billion agriculture industry and […]

-Press Release, Vance County Schools The N.C. Pre-Kindergarten Site Selection process is now open. N.C. Pre-Kindergarten Site Selection applications are due on April 11, 2019, at 4:30 p.m. from local child care centers, preschools and day care centers. The applications should be sent to the Vance County Schools, Federal Programs Office at 1724 Graham Avenue […]

-Information and flyer courtesy Tara Goolsby, Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Facilities Supervisor, Aycock Recreation Center Come enjoy friendly and educational fun as the Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks Department hosts the 5th Annual African-American Quiz Bowl from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 23, 2019. The competition is open to 6th – 12th graders […]

Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame was on Thursday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk program to discuss his first six weeks in office. Brame’s first order of business was assessing the current staffing structure and making a plan to strengthen areas of potential weakness. “I’m learning a lot,” he said. “Right now I’m doing an assessment. […]

-Press Release, Vance County Schools Vance County Schools was first notified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on January 4 that the federal government shutdown would affect funds for our school system’s School Nutrition Program. School system officials subsequently were notified on January 7 by the N.C. State Department of Agriculture that food shipments […]

-Information and flyer courtesy Tara Goolsby, Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Facilities Supervisor, Aycock Recreation Center Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks will hold registration for youth spring baseball and softball February 2 – March 9, 2019. Baseball is open to ages 4 – 18; playing age is determined as of May 1, 2019. Softball is open to […]