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Allen Simmons – Vance Co. Sheriff Candidate Q&A
Allen Simmons, a veteran of the Henderson Police Department, will run as an unaffiliated candidate for Sheriff of Vance County in the November 6th general election, facing opponents Curtis Brame (Dem) and Charles Pulley (Rep). Simmons received the signatures of 1,424 qualified Vance County voters, several hundred more than the required 1,189 needed to have...
Former Educator Elissa Yount Shares Thoughts on Teachers’ Rally
Elissa Yount, a long-serving Vance County educator and former Henderson City Council member, was on Tuesday’s Town Talk to discuss, among other issues, today’s teachers’ rally in downtown Raleigh. Thousands of teachers from across the state marched through the Capitol this afternoon to lobby lawmakers for increased funding for education. Many school districts, including Vance...
Granville’s First Alive After Five of 2018 Rescheduled
— courtesy Granville County Chamber of Commerce | Ginnie Currin, Executive Director ~ 919-693-6125 ~ ginnie@granville-chamber.com Regretfully, this past Thursday evening’s storm began in Oxford just prior to us beginning our first Alive After Five event of 2018. There was simply no way to have the event that night. The Granville County Chamber of Commerce was waiting to confirm with the band...
“Meet and Greet” Events Scheduled for New Vance Co. Middle and High School Principals
-Press Release, Vance County Schools Vance County Schools will host “Meet and Greet” events for our new principals at Vance County Middle School and Vance County High School. The events are designed to provide opportunities for everyone in our community to meet and talk with the principals who will lead these new schools for the...
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...
