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Significant Closures Coming to I-85
RALEIGH – As work to improve I-85 accelerates, several closures and detours are coming over the next week to Vance and Warren counties. On Tuesday Night, August 8, between 9:00 PM and 6:00 AM, Southbound I-85 will be closed north of Oine Road. Traffic will be detoured by law enforcement to Wise Road (Exit 233)...
Computer-aided design course offered at VGCC
Vance-Granville Community College has scheduled a “CAD with Solid Edge” course, to be held Monday through Thursday, Aug. 29 through Oct. 24, from 9 a.m. until noon, on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Grant funding from the NC TechHire program can help eligible area residents pay for this training. Solid Edge is a...
Franklin County Names Public Utilities Director
Franklin County, August 8, 2017: Franklin County has selected Christopher Doherty to serve as Public Utilities Director effective August 21, 2017. Mr. Doherty has served as Superintendent for the South Florida Water Management District from May 2012 until March 2017. Prior to working for South Florida Water Management District, Mr. Doherty served as Public Works/Utilities...
Granville County Swears in New Superintendent
At the beginning of their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, August 7, 2017, the Granville County Board of Education held a special ceremony for the official swearing in of Dr. Alisa R. McLean as Superintendent of Granville County Public Schools. On hand to observe her taking the oath of office were Dr. McLean’s family, friends...
P3 App Tip Submission
Henderson-Vance Crime Stoppers may now accept tips from Facebook via P3 App Click here to submit a tip online and install the app. Like H-V Crime Stoppers on Facebook here. The Henderson-Vance Crime Stoppers organization has once again made it easier for Hendersonians and Vance County residents to report crime in the community. Together with...
Microsoft Office training courses scheduled at VGCC
Microsoft Office software training courses are set to be offered soon at Vance-Granville Community College, and grant funding from the NC TechHire program can help eligible area residents pay for them. These courses are offered in a “hybrid” format, with some coursework online and some on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County. The “Microsoft Office...
State Highway Patrol Investigates Louisburg Fatal Collision
RALEIGH – On Friday, August 4, at approximately 9:34 a.m., the State Highway Patrol responded to a multi-vehicle collision on US 401 near NC 56 in Franklin County. A 2001 Volkswagen passenger vehicle, operated by Samar Ferd Jurdi, 20, of Raleigh, was traveling south on US 401. A 2016 Nissan passenger vehicle, operated by Chastity...
Oxford Prep Students Personalize Parking Spots
The final year of high school has already begun for the Oxford Prep Class of 2018. Once again, Griffin seniors joined together on a weekend in early August to personalize their senior parking spot. Friends, brothers and sisters, parents and others join with the seniors to spend a weekend painting their own design creations on...
