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Vance Co. School System Honors Retirees
Vance County Schools district officials, school administrators, educators and family and friends honored 36 outstanding associates who are retiring from their positions with the school system during the Annual Retirement Banquet held on Wednesday, June 13, in McGregor Hall Gallery in downtown Henderson. Each of the honorees were presented with gifts from the school system...
8th Annual Henderson Kiwanis’ KLCC Golf Tournament, Sat. June 16
Ron Rubin, tournament director for the 8th Annual Henderson Kiwanis Club Golf Tournament, was recently on WIZS’ Town Talk program to provide a history of the organization and its mission and inform listeners of tournament details. This year’s tournament will feature a four-person superball format and will be held on Saturday, June 16 at Kerr...
Free Fireworks at Fox Pond Park, Sun., July 1
-Information courtesy Sandra C. Wilkerson, Director of Admin and Events, Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce Free fireworks will light up the night at Fox Pond Park, 467 Vicksboro Rd., Henderson, on Sunday, July 1, 2018, at 9 p.m. Fox Pond Park will close at 7 p.m. on the evening of July 1 for normal operations. No parking...
Granville Co. Board of Commissioners to Meet Mon., June 18
-Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, Granville County The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, June 18 at 7 p.m. at the Granville Expo and Convention Center, 4185 US Highway 15 South, Oxford. Agenda items include: – Contingency Summary – Budget Amendment #8 – Capital Project Ordinance – 2018 GAP...
Crosson Named Principal of Pinkston Street Elementary
-Press Release, Vance County Schools Congratulations to Dr. Jacqueline Batchelor Crosson, who has been appointed as the new principal of Pinkston Elementary School. Dr. Crosson most recently served as the assistant principal for Pinkston Street and L.B. Yancey elementary schools. She has over 20 years of experience in education with Vance County Schools. She succeeds...
Henderson Rec. Players to Perform “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”
-Information courtesy Crystal G. Allen, Henderson-Vance Recreation Program Supervisor, Aycock Recreation Center Get your tickets now for the Henderson Rec. Players’ summer production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” Based on the story of Joseph and his coat of many colors from the Bible’s Book of Genesis, this uplifting and energetic musical is celebrating its...
A Goodbye From Former Warren Co. Chamber Executive Director Craig Hahn
— courtesy The Chamber of Commerce of Warren County | info@warren-chamber.org ~ Facebook — by Craig Hahn It is with great sadness that I let you know I submitted my resignation recently to our Board of Directors as the Executive Director of The Chamber of Commerce of Warren County. My final day as Director was May 31. Please know that...
Heavy Equipment Operator Course Returns to VGCC’s Warren Campus in July
-Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College WARRENTON — The Heavy Equipment Operator course will be offered by Vance-Granville Community College starting Tuesday, July 10, at the college’s Warren County Campus. A Short-Term Workforce Training Grant from the N.C. Community College System will be available to cover the cost of tuition and books for qualified students taking...
Henderson Man Sentenced to 36 Months for Felon in Possession of Firearm Charges
-Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today, LAJOHN CHAMPION, 28, of Henderson, North Carolina was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever, III to 36 months imprisonment followed by 3 years’ supervised release. CHAMPION was named in an Indictment on November 29, 2017...
Kittrell Community Watch to Meet Thurs., June 21
-Information courtesy Edward Woodlief, Kittrell Community Watch The Kittrell Community Watch will meet Thursday, June 21, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall of Union Chapel United Methodist Church, 6535 Raleigh Road, in Kittrell, NC. The speakers for the meeting will be Amy Daniels, RN, MDS and Raven Sanford RN, MDS of Kerr Lake...
