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Vance Co. Educators Take Part in Tech Expo at Clarke Elementary
-Press Release, Vance County Schools Over 200 Vance County Schools educators attended the school system’s Tech Expo held at Clarke Elementary School during the afternoon of May 15. Members of the “We Inspire” technology cohort groups, who all work in our schools, led the collaborative event over its approximately two-hour period. Educators shared strategies to...
Save the Date: Vance Co. Relay for Life Survivor Registration
-Information courtesy Cindy Robinson, Vance County Relay for Life Volunteer The Vance County Relay for Life Survivor Registration and t-shirt pick up will be held Thursday, May 31, 2018, from 4 – 6 p.m. in the front lobby of Maria Parham Health. Please call Hope Breedlove at (252) 436-1605 with any questions...
Public Safety/Properties Committee to Meet Mon., May 21
-Information courtesy Kelly H. Grissom, Clerk to Board/Executive Asst., County of Vance Please note the following committee meeting schedule. Both meetings will be held in the administrative conference room. Public Safety Committee (Wilder, Brummitt, Faines) Monday, May 21 – 3 p.m. Purpose: To discuss Fire Commission guidelines and fire service structure. Properties Committee (Brummitt, Taylor...
Granville County Crime Stoppers: Larceny/Burglary/Vandalism
-Press Release, Granville County Crime Stoppers Sometime between Wednesday, May 2 and Wednesday, May 9, 2018, an unknown person or persons unlawfully went upon the private property of the Meadowview Cemetery located off Highway 15 North, Oxford, NC and criminally removed seventeen copper flower vases from graves. Sometime between Monday, May 7 and Sunday, May...
Andrew Willis & Friends to Perform at Cherry Hill
— courtesy The Chamber of Commerce of Warren County | Craig Hahn, Executive Director ~ 252-257-2657 ~ info@warren-chamber.org ~ Facebook Andrew Willis, professor of music at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, will return to Cherry Hill on Sunday, May 20, 2018. Dr. Willis has performed on the Steinway grand piano at the antebellum plantation concert site a number...
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...
