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Garrison Provides Updates on Recent NC General Assembly Session
-Information courtesy the June 2018 newsletter of Rep. Terry E. Garrison The 2018 session of the NC General Assembly convened on May 16 and adjourned on June 29. The General Assembly is scheduled to reconvene on November 27, 2018. This short session of the NC General Assembly included adjustments to the 2017-19 Biennium Budget and passage...
Families Living Violence Free to Offer Domestic Violence 101 Courses
-Information courtesy Peggy Roark, Sexual Assault Advocate & PREA Coordinator, Families Living Violence Free Register today for Domestic Violence 101 Domestic Violence 101 is a six-week course with a new class beginning Tuesday, August 7, 2018. Classes will be held Tuesdays from 6 – 7 p.m. at the office of Families Living Violence Free, 125...
Gang Free Inc. Awarded $5K Grant for Community Service
Gang Free Inc., a program focused on reducing crime in Vance County, was the recent recipient of the Coastal Credit Union Foundation’s Hometown Hero Award. One nonprofit organization from each of the 16 counties in North Carolina served by the Coastal Credit Union was selected by the foundation’s committee members to receive this honor. Melissa...
Still Plenty of Upcoming Fourth of July Events to Enjoy!
WIZS wishes you and your family a very happy and SAFE July 4th holiday! Tuesday, July 3 – The City of Creedmoor and Town of Butner will host a “spectacular” fireworks display at Lake Holt, located at 1200 Old Highway 75 in Butner, on Tuesday, July 3, 2018. Gates open at 6 p.m. and fireworks begin at 9...
Masonic Home for Children at Oxford to Hold Annual Public Service Appreciation Day
-Information courtesy Gene Purvis, Vocational Counselor, Masonic Home for Children at Oxford The Masonic Home for Children at Oxford, 600 College St., Oxford, will hold its 6th Annual Public Service Appreciation Day on Friday, July 13, 2018. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Public service workers who received invitations to the event...
EMS, Fire Redistricting & Broadband Slated for Review at Upcoming County Meetings
-Information courtesy Kelly H. Grissom, Clerk to the Board, Vance County Board of Commissioners The Vance County Board of Commissioners has scheduled three individual committee meetings for the month of July. Meetings will be held in the Administrative Conference Room, Vance County Administration Building, 122 Young Street, Henderson, NC. Meetings are open to the public. Human...
Welcome Chapel Missionary Baptist to Celebrate Homecoming
-Information courtesy Gloria Hawley, Welcome Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Welcome Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 237 Welcome Ave., Henderson, will be celebrating Homecoming on Sunday, July 8, 2018, at 11 a.m. during morning worship services. Please come out and join us for a good word from Rev. Saint Silver, good fellowship and dinner to be served after...
Jennifer Carraway Selected as Principal at Clarke Elementary School
-Press Release, Vance County Schools Dr. Jennifer Carraway has been selected as the new principal at Clarke Elementary School. She will begin her new duties with Vance County Schools on July 16. She joins the district after serving most recently as the principal of Hawley Middle School with Granville County Schools. “We are extremely excited...
