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Oxford Board of Commissioners to Hold Agenda Meeting Mon., June 4
-Information courtesy Cynthia Bowen, City Clerk, City of Oxford The City of Oxford Board of Commissioners will hold an agenda meeting on Monday, June 4, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Board Room, City Hall. Among the agenda items: Report from the Airport Authority Chairman, David Thomas Budget amendment for the final payment on...
Granville Co. Library System Announces Summer Programming
-Information courtesy Angela Allen, Director, Granville County Tourism Development Authority The Granville County Library System will sponsor several programs this summer, including: “Master of Mayberry” the Miraculous Life of Andy Griffith at the Thornton Library in Oxford Tuesday, June 5 from 6 to 7 p.m. The library will host Dr. Elliott Engel to speak on Andy...
Dr. Ray Spain Appointed to Governor’s Early Childhood Advisory Council
Dr. Ray Spain, superintendent of Warren County Schools, was appointed by Governor Roy Cooper to serve on the state’s Early Childhood Advisory Council. Gov. Cooper issued an executive order in February to reauthorize North Carolina’s council. Federal law requires each state to establish an early childhood advisory council. North Carolina’s Early Childhood Advisory Council provides...
VGCC Basic Skills Graduates Encouraged to Dream of Better Futures
-Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Graduates of Vance-Granville Community College’s Adult Basic Skills programs received a double dose of encouragement to dream of better futures and work to make those dreams come true at their commencement exercises on May 3. The honorees were among those students who have completed either the Adult High School Diploma program or...
VGCC Releases Names of 2018 Basic Skills Graduates
-Information courtesy Vance-Granville Community College VGCC ADULT HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS Vance County Seion Bobbitt, Henderson Lateria Christmas, Henderson Jazmer Cole, Henderson Shawn Davis, Henderson Grethel Flores Tavera, Henderson Sherrell Harris, Henderson Andrew Creech, Kittrell David Kaiser, Kittrell Shadian Whitmore, Kittrell Granville County Gavin Carroll, Bullock Leslie Collie, Creedmoor Franklin County Christopher Ayscue...
Volunteers Needed for Red Cross’ Disaster Action Team
The American Red Cross will hold Disaster Action Team Boot Camp sessions on Saturday, June 2 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday, June 16 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Franklin County Emergency Services building, 8146 NC-56 in Louisburg, NC. Sessions are free of charge to Franklin, Warren, Vance and Granville...
NCDA&CS to Treat Gypsy Moth Infestation
-Press Release, North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will soon start treating for gypsy moth infestations in several areas across North Carolina. Treatment will start around June 2 through June 20. The areas to be treated include: Buxton, on Hatteras Island in Dare...
Community Home Care and Hospice Offers Plenty of Volunteer Opportunities
-Information courtesy Dorothy Faucette, Volunteer Coordinator, Community Home Care and Hospice Community Home Care and Hospice of Henderson is looking for kind-hearted, caring individuals to provide volunteer services for their patients and families. There are unlimited ways that you can help, and volunteer opportunities are centered around how you feel you can best be a...
Butner’s Annual Street Dance and Chicken Pickin’ Sure to Entertain
-Information courtesy Angela Allen, Director, Granville County Tourism Development Authority The Butner-Community Association is making final plans for the 24th Annual Butner Chicken Pickin’! Butner Street Dance The festival weekend kicks off with the Butner Street Dance, which will be held on Friday, June 1 from 7 – 10 p.m. Due to unpredictable weather, this...
