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Youngsville man charged with killing mother at Kerr Lake
A Youngsville man was charged Wednesday with strangling his mother at the family’s house on Kerr Lake, authorities said. Vance County deputies were called to 135 Friendly Lane at around 2:15 p.m. for a possible cardiac arrest, but Sheriff Peter White said deputies immediately suspected foul play once they got to the lake house. Geraldine...
United Way of Vance County holds unique fundraiser
Prime parking spaces at some local businesses were graciously donated to the United Way to help with our fundraising efforts for our 3rd Grade Reading Initiative…United We Read, United We Succeed! Sponsors are: BB&T Mast Family Drug Center Walmart Supercenter (4 parking spaces) Marketplace Cinema Skipper Forsyth’s Bar-B-Que Vance County Schools Admin Services Chick-fil-A Passes...
Franklin County Finance Team achieves another honor
Franklin County, NC May 25, 2017: For eighteen years, Franklin County’s Finance Department has been recognized nationally for their excellence in financial reporting. Once again, the team has achieved the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting. The Finance Department was recently notified by the Government Finance Officers Association...
Local Elementary Schools kick-off Summer E-Reader Program
Vance County Schools For Immediate Release May 24, 2017 Vance County Schools held a kick-off event this afternoon for its new Summer E-Reader Program for five local elementary schools. Superintendent Anthony Jackson led the celebratory kickoff which will place 80 new Nook electronic reading devices in the hands of identified students in grades 3-5 at...
Regis visits VGCC to conduct training for Cosmetology students
The Cosmetology program at Vance-Granville Community College recently welcomed the Regis Corporation to conduct a free, one-day training session for students and instructors from all four of the college’s campuses. Regis Corporation, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is the beauty industry’s global leader in beauty salons and cosmetology education. “I would like to thank Regis for...
NVHS inducts latest members of NTHS
Vance County Schools For Immediate Release May 24, 2017 Northern Vance High School students, who are outstanding academic achievers in their Career and Technical Education courses, were inducted into the school’s chapter of the National Technical Honor Society on May 24. The student recognitions occurred during the school’s annual National Technical Honor Society Induction and...
Southern Vance Hosts Annual Class Night for Seniors
Vance County Schools For Immediate Release May 24, 2017 Southern Vance High School administrators, faculty and staff members joined parents, additional family members and friends of seniors in the Class of 2017 in honoring the graduates’ achievements during their Class Night on May 23. A total of 160 graduating seniors were honored. The event was...
District Attorney’s Schedule June 2017
Thurs, June 1 ##Vance District Court (Keith) – Louis, Watson/Hargrove Granville Dispo Court (Burnette) – Putney, Sellars, Gregory, Allen, Dickerson Franklin Trial Prep – Gardner, Hunter Fri, June 2 Franklin Trial Prep – Gardner, Hunter Mon, June 5 Franklin Trial Court (Holt) – Gardner, Hunter, Johnson ##Franklin District Court (Thompson) –...
Vance County Cooperative Extension to hold pesticide disposal day tomorrow
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Do you have lawn, garden or farm chemicals you no longer need? Do you have products more than three years old? Protect your family, your pets and the environment by bringing unneeded chemicals to our pesticide disposal day. This event will be held on Thursday, May 25th, 10 am to 2 pm...
