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Henderson Resident Pleads Guilty to Murder of his Father
Henderson, NC— A session of Vance County Criminal Superior Trial Court was held during the week of May 8, 2017. The Honorable Michael O’Foghludha, Superior Court Judge, presided over the session. Willie McAffee, III pleaded guilty to Second Degree Murder and Second Degree Arson in the 2015 death of his father, Willie McAffee, Jr. Mr...
Thomas C. Church Jr. Boy Scouts Citizen of Year
— by Susan Rose Thomas C. (Tom) Church Jr. was awarded the 2017 Citizen of the Year Award through the Awahili District, Occoneechee Council, of the Boy Scouts of America Thursday night at the Henderson Country Club. The award is named after George Rose Watkins Sr. Dinner was served and three testimonials followed. Rev. Donald...
Vance Relay for Life To Proceed Friday 3p-12a at SVHS
The Relay for Life of Vance County is scheduled to proceed as planned Friday, according to Jon Charest, a community manager with the American Cancer Society. He said this was a local decision made by the local committee. Rain will not be an issue. If there is lightning, that changes things for safety reasons. WIZS...
Two Vance County Schools assistant principals complete FRL
Vance County Schools For Immediate Release May 10, 2017 Nowell Brooks and Alice Hinson, both assistant principals with Vance County Schools, have successfully completed a year-long participation in the Future-Ready Leadership (FRL) development program for practicing assistant principals. Brooks is an assistant principal at Northern Vance High School and Hinson is the assistant principal at...
Eaton-Johnson Names New Principal
Vance County Schools For Immediate Release May 10, 2017 Travis Taylor, who has extensive experience as a high school and middle school principal, has been named the new principal at Eaton-Johnson Middle School. Taylor was approved as the school’s new principal by the Vance County Board of Education at its meeting on May 8. He...
Oxford Alive After 5 Postponed
Due to the weather predictions and uncertainty, a decision has been made to POSTPONE tomorrow night’s ALIVE AFTER FIVE until Thursday, June 29th. Please know that this decision was made after careful consideration for the band, concession vendors, sponsors, volunteers, law enforcement — everyone we can think of! The Chamber appreciates everyone’s support and understanding! ...
Granville Relay Postponed Due to Weather
COUNTYWIDE RELAY EVENT DELAYED Due to the anticipated weather conditions on Friday, May 12th, the countywide Relay for Life event scheduled for the J.F. Webb High School track has been delayed to Saturday, May 20th . The event will commence with the opening ceremony on Saturday, May 20th at 6:00 p.m. on the track. The...