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Info Sessions to be held for new STEAM Academy at E.M. Rollins
Vance County Schools For Immediate Release July 6, 2017 Parents and students can learn more about the new STEAM Academy at E.M. Rollins Elementary for the 2017-2018 school year during meetings scheduled for Monday, July 10, and Thursday, July 13, at Perry Memorial Library on Breckenridge Street in Henderson. Both meetings begin at 6:30 p.m...
VGCC connects students and new graduates to employers
As the end of the spring semester approached, the staff of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant program at Vance-Granville Community College held their first-ever “College-to-Career Mixer” for students to meet with potential employers. Not only were 15 new graduates of the Welding Technology and Mechatronics Engineering Technology programs in...
Critical Red Cross blood shortage prompts emergency call for donations
RALEIGH, N.C. (July 5, 2017) — The American Red Cross is facing a critical blood shortage and is issuing an emergency call for eligible blood and platelet donors of all blood types to give now and help save lives. Blood donations have fallen short of expectations for the past two months, resulting in about 61,000...
Little Hotel Fire Displaces 34 Residents
For the second straight nationally observed holiday here in the United States, the local Henderson community has been marked by fire. Mid-morning today, The Little Hotel on Garnett Street, which provides rented apartments to its residents now, suffered heavy smoke and water damage due to an electrical fire in a room on the first floor...
Keep Independence Day celebrations safe with these fire-safety tips
RALEIGH – Officials with the N.C. Forest Service encourage people to celebrate Independence Day by viewing public fireworks displays rather than risk starting fires with their own fireworks. “The careless use of sparklers, fountains, glow worms, smoke devices, trick noisemakers and other Class C fireworks can cause wildfires,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “Each year...
Granville County Board of Education Appoints Acting Superintendent
On Thursday, June 29, the Granville County Board of Education announced several important updates regarding key leadership positions at the district level. Following the retirement of Dr. Dorwin L. Howard Sr. as Superintendent effective June 30, the Board appointed Dr. Michael A. Myrick, to serve as Acting Superintendent until the new Superintendent search process...
Granville County provides new option for proper disposal of worn U.S. flags
Oxford, June 29, 2017- In partnership with the National Association of Counties, the National Flag Foundation and the National Sheriffs Association, Granville County has installed a flag retirement box, at no cost to the county, at the Granville County Administration Building at 141 Williamsboro Street, Oxford. Flags should be folded respectfully before being placed in...
Granville Board to Meet July 10, 2017
Debra Weary, clerk to the Granville County Board of Commissioners, has announced to the media a change of the July meeting date. In an email she wrote, “The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet on Monday, July 10, 2017 instead of Monday, July 3, 2017 as previously advertised due to the July 4th holiday...
