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Local Blood Donation Opportunities Coming in April
RALEIGH, N.C. (Mar. 20, 2017) – The American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood during National Volunteer Month this April. Donating blood is a simple way to make a profound difference in the lives of patients. Nearly 2.8 million generous people donated blood through the Red Cross last year. The Red Cross salutes...
Henderson Land Planning Committee and Vance County Commissioners Property Committee To Meet
The Henderson City Council’s Land Planning Committee will meet on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at 3:30 p.m. with members of the Vance County Commissioners Property Committee to discuss joint concerns including, but not limited to demolition or redevelopment of various properties and Urban Homesteading. This meeting will take place in the O’Geary Conference Room at...
Fifteen Vance County Early College High School Students recognized for academic success
Vance County Schools For Immediate Release March 17, 2017 A total of 15 students who attend the Vance County Early College High School, located on the campus of Vance-Granville Community College near Henderson, have been recognized for their outstanding academic achievements in the five-year program. The students include: Hunter Antel, Nancy Bonilla, Andrew Brame, Cameron...
Sixteen Graduate from Prestigious Vance County Teacher Executive Institute
Vance County Schools For Immediate Release March 17, 2017 Sixteen Vance County Schools educators were honored during the evening of March 16 for their completion of the prestigious Vance County Teacher Executive Institute program. The graduation dinner and ceremony were held at the Henderson Country Club. The Teacher Executive Institute (TEI) is presented each year...
Glen Raven joins VGCC as partner in Apprenticeship program
The Glen Raven, Inc., site in Norlina recently became the third area manufacturer to join Vance-Granville Community College in the North Carolina Triangle Apprenticeship Program (NCTAP), a partnership that seeks to provide new opportunities for local students and to prepare a skilled workforce. Representatives of VGCC and of the two other local NCTAP members, Oxford-based...
GrassStreet Opens For The HillBenders’ During April 1st Concert At McGregor Hall
HENDERSON, N.C. (March 16, 2017)— On April 1st, Vance County’s Bluegrass band GrassStreet will perform live on the stage of McGregor Hall Performing Arts & Learning Center as they open for The HillBenders. GrassStreet is comprised of Wayne Kinton on guitar, David Kinton on upright bass and mandolin, Ricky Hargis on banjo and Tab Kearns...
Oxford Finance Committee to Meet to Discuss Federal Interest Rate Hike
CITY OF OXFORD MARCH 23, 2017 FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING The Finance Committee for the Oxford Board of Commissioners will meet on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 10:00 AM. The meeting will be held in the Mayor’s Conference Room, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 300 Williamsboro Street. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss with Mr...
