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VGCC Plans Science Camp for Middle School Students
-Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Registration ends on Friday, May 18, for the 2018 edition of Vance-Granville Community College’s Science Camp for local middle school students. The camp will be held Monday through Friday, June 11-15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Rising sixth, seventh...
Granville Co. Board of Education to Meet Fri., May 18
-Information courtesy Dywanda Pettaway, Clerk to Board of Education, Granville County The Granville County Board of Education will meet in a called session Friday, May 18, 2018, at the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center at 200 Community College Rd, Henderson, North Carolina at 6:30 p.m. The purpose of the meeting will be to review and approve...
Hurricane Season Begins June 1 – Are You Prepared?
-Press Release, Brian K. Short, Director of Emergency Operations, Henderson-Vance County Emergency Operations The week of May 13 through May 19 has been designated as Hurricane Preparedness Week in North Carolina for 2018. The Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1 of each year and ends on November 30. Though the official start of the...
City of Henderson Reports Bypass of 968,000 Gallons of Untreated Wastewater
-Press Release, City of Henderson The City of Henderson’s Sewer Collection System bypassed approximately 968,000 gallons of untreated water starting May 7, 2018, due to a fallen tree and other debris dislodging the existing sanitary sewer on piers across the creek. This occurred on the Red Bud Outfall to the west of Tiny Broadwick Boulevard...
Vance Co. Schools Designates May 16 as an Optional Teacher Workday
-Press Release, Vance County Schools The Vance County Board of Education approved designating Wednesday, May 16, as an optional teacher workday with no school for students in all Vance County Schools. The change for the day is because a large number of teachers from our school district are expected to attend a public education advocacy...
Vehicle Stop in Epsom Leads to Drug Trafficking Arrest
-Press Release, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office On May 11, 2018, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit and Community Action Team assisted by the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Branch of the SBI, arrested Mario Jamal Steed of 129 N. Elizabeth Street Henderson, NC and Victor Joseph Gill of 280 George Floyd Road Henderson, NC...
Vance Co. Board of Education Approves Administrative Changes for 2018-2019
-Press Release, Vance County Schools The Vance County Board of Education at its meeting on Monday, May 14, approved several administrative changes in Vance County Schools for the 2018-2019 school year. The changes involve new assignments for several principals and assistant principals in the school district. New appointments for principals include: Debbie Hite, current principal...
Vance Co. Opioid Problems Growing, Moving Underground
-Press Release, Karl Bates, Duke Office of News & Communications DURHAM, N.C. — North Carolina experienced an 800 percent increase in opioid drug deaths from 1999 to 2016, largely driven by a growth of illicit heroin use, according to a study of death certificates conducted by a team of Duke University students and faculty. Heroin overdoses...
Granville Co. Crime Stoppers Need Public’s Help Solving Recent Cases of Theft
-Press Release, Granville County Crime Stoppers Sometime between Sunday, April 8 and Wednesday, April 11, 2018, an unknown person or persons unlawfully went upon the private property of a residence located off Cash Rd., Creedmoor, NC and unlawfully forced entry into the garage, which caused criminal property damage. A 48 inch Cub Cadet zero turn...
