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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...
“Discover History Worth Repeating” in Warrenton
— courtesy The Chamber of Commerce of Warren County | Craig Hahn, Executive Director ~ 252-257-2657 ~ info@warren-chamber.org ~ Facebook — by Craig Hahn Discover History Worth Repeating is up and running in Edenton, Halifax and Warrenton. This program is a unique collaboration of three historic North Carolina towns coming together in a joint effort to market and promote themselves...
Henderson Man Drowns at Kerr Lake
Henderson resident Robert E. Chism, 42, drowned at Kerr Lake, near Satterwhite Point, on Sunday evening. According to Doyle Carpunky, chief of the Vance County Rescue Squad, the dispatch for a possible drowning victim came in at 5:33 p.m. At approximately 10 p.m., Chism’s body was recovered from the water. According to authorities, Chism is believed...
Vance Co. Father, Son Charged with Murder
-Press Release, Henderson Police Department On May 12, 2018, around 10:38 p.m., there was an argument in the 200 Block of Gary Street, Henderson that resulted in gunfire. Officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to the area and found Jaylin Jones, 25, of Macon, NC suffering from a gunshot wound. Jaylin Jones succumbed to...
55th Annual Henderson Shrine Club Fish Fry, Wed., May 16
The 55th Annual Henderson Shrine Club Fish Fry will be held Wednesday, May 16 in the Vance Square Shopping Center on Raleigh Road in Henderson, across from Supply Line Country Market and M.R. Williams, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Plates are $8 a piece and all proceeds go to support Shriners Hospitals for Children...
Norlina Market Festival Kicks Off Sat., May 19
— courtesy The Chamber of Commerce of Warren County | Craig Hahn, Executive Director ~ 252-257-2657 ~ info@warren-chamber.org ~ Facebook The Norlina Market Festival is the biggest celebration to come to Norlina to highlight and celebrate farming and agriculture! There will be fresh foods, produce, goods & services available from local and neighboring county farms. The celebration includes live music...
Vance Co. Regional Farmers Market Wed. Sales Postponed to June 6
-Information courtesy Tracy Madigan, VCRFM Due to the cold spring weather, many of our produce vendors were unable to get their crops planted as early this year. As a result, our delicious locally grown summer produce will not be ready for consumption for a few more weeks. Therefore, we are moving the date for Wednesday sales...
VGCC Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Inducts 65 Students
-Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Vance-Granville Community College recognized 65 students who were inducted into Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for students of two-year colleges, on April 17 in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus. VGCC students honored with induction into Phi Theta Kappa must have a cumulative grade-point average of...
