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Water Planning Committee Seeks Self-Sufficiency in Customer-Friendly Incentives
At Monday night’s Vance County Board of Commissioners meeting, the Water Planning Committee discussed its plan for self-sufficiency for the county water system by presenting two possible incentives focused on the goal of attracting a new customer base. The first incentive called for “forgiving” the outstanding balance of availability customers once they have been connected...
City of Oxford Public Works, Water and Infrastructure Committee Meeting Feb 9, 2018
According to a press release issued by the City of Oxford, the Public Works, Water and Infrastructure Committee will meet Friday, February 9, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. The meeting will be held in the First Floor Training Room, City Hall, 300 Williamsboro Street. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss Macra Lace Company’s request to...
VGCC guest speaker starts series on the brain
— courtesy VGCC Phil Dixon is passionate about the human brain, and he communicated his passion in a fascinating Jan. 30 discussion that kicked off a series of three lectures hosted by Vance-Granville Community College, entitled “Using Your Brain for a Change.” Originally from England, Dixon has lived in Oxford, N.C., for less than a...
Highlights from the 80th Annual Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce Banquet
The 80th annual Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce banquet, presented by Duke Energy, was held Thursday, February 1 in the Civic Center of Vance-Granville Community College. Highlights included: Kristen Boyd of Aycock Elementary School was recognized as Vance County Schools Principal of the Year. Jacqueline Batchelor-Crosson of Pinkston Street and L.B. Yancey elementary schools was...
9/11 Survivor Joe Dittmar Speaks at Henderson-Vance Chamber Banquet
(If you would like to hear Joe Dittmar’s full speech at the H-V Chamber Banquet, please click here.) By: Kelly Bondurant, Freelance Writer for Hire Joe Dittmar, a survivor of the World Trade Center terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, served as the keynote speaker at the 80th annual Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce banquet held February...
Applications for Special Learning Opportunities in Vance County Schools 2018-2019
Applications for Special Learning Opportunities in Vance County Schools 2018-2019 — courtesy Vance County Schools Applications for students to enroll in the Vance County Early College High School for the 2018-2019 school year are being accepted now, while applications for STEM Early High School and the STEAM Academy at E.M. Rollins Elementary School for 2018-2019...
Thomas “Tommy” Hester, Jr. Named 2017 Citizen of the Year
By: Kelly Bondurant, Freelance Writer for Hire Thomas Hester, Jr., lifelong Henderson native, Vance County Commissioner and local businessman, was named Citizen of the Year at the 80th annual Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce Banquet held in the Civic Center of Vance-Granville Community College on Feb 1. The 2016 Citizen of the Year recipient Pete O’Geary...
Local Grant Funds Garnett Street Improvements
— press release, H-V DDC Local Grant Funds Garnett Street Improvements Garnett Street will soon see more billboard vinyl advertising over some of the vacant storefronts thanks to a grant from the Vance County Community Foundation. The Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission will use a grant of $1,880 from the foundation to design and install colorful...
