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Chamber of Commerce of Warren County Announces “Dollar Days Raffle”
Calling All Chamber MembersJoin in Our “Dollar Days Raffle” Chamber Fundraiser to Give Customers Chance For Big Prizes! I’m excited to announce the first steps in our upcoming “Dollar Days Raffle” for Warren County. If you’re a Chamber member, look for a visit from me or one of our Board Members in the next week...
Vance County Board of Ed Approves 10 million dollar funding request
Vance County Schools For Immediate Release April 20, 2017 The Vance County Board of Education at its regular monthly meeting on April 17, approved a funding request of $10,219,321 for appropriations from Vance County for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. The request will go on to the Vance County Board of Commissioners for its review, along...
E.M. Rollins becomes first year-round school in Vance County
The Vance County Board of Education at its meeting on Monday, April 17, approved the year-round calendar for the 2017-2018 school year for E.M. Rollins Elementary School, which has been designated as a restart school by the state. E.M. Rollins will begin the new school year as a STEAM school, with an emphasis on student...
Southern Vance High School Inducts 53 into National Beta Club
A total of 53 students who attend Southern Vance High School have been inducted into the school’s chapter of the National Beta Club. The students were recognized during an assembly held in the school’s gymnasium on April 6. They join 74 current members in the chapter’s Beta Club. Andrea Coleman of Duke Energy Progress, was...
Vance County Schools Announces End-of-Course Test Dates
Beginning in mid-May state testing will begin in Vance County Schools. N.C. End-of-Course and N.C. Final Exams will be administered to students at the Vance County Early College High School May 16-19 and May 22-25. At the Early College, May 16 and May 17 testing will include Math II, Math III and district testing. May...
Southern Vance High School Announces Graduation Marshals
A total of 17 juniors, who make up the top 10 percent of their class this year at Southern Vance High School, have been selected as graduation marshals for the Class of 2017. The top juniors were honored today at a reception held at the school and attended by their parents and school officials. Those...
Guest designer helps VGCC bring “The Glass Menagerie” to life
When audiences enjoy the upcoming Vance-Granville Community College Dinner Theater production of “The Glass Menagerie,” they will see the work of a set designer who has worked on professional productions all along the Eastern seaboard. Shannon Clark is the first official “guest designer” for a VGCC theatrical production. VGCC’s fifth annual Dinner Theater event, featuring...
North Carolina strawberry growers expect second wave of crop
RALEIGH – It has been about a month since most areas of North Carolina saw their last freeze, and for local strawberry growers and eaters that means the second wave of strawberries is almost here. “This has been an unusual strawberry season in North Carolina,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “Thanks to a warm February...
