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New members join VGCC endowment board
The Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund Board of Directors recently welcomed four new members. They include Tanya Evans of Timberlake, Ronnie Goswick of Franklinton, Katharine Macon Horner of Durham and Marshall Tanner of Oxford. “We are delighted to welcome these leaders to our Endowment board, and we appreciate their commitment to supporting our students and...
Arts Alive! Coming to McGregor Hall later this month
Vance County Schools For Immediate Release March 7, 2017 The Arts Alive! talent showcase for Vance County Schools is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, at McGregor Hall. The 90-minute show will feature almost 100 performers who are students in Vance County Schools. Student art work also will be on display from...
Oxford Public Works, Water and Infrastructure Committee to Meet
CITY OF OXFORD MARCH 9, 2017 PUBLIC WORKS, WATER, & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE MEETING The Public Works, Water, & Infrastructure Committee for the Oxford Board of Commissioners will meet on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at 2:00 PM. The meeting will be held in the First Floor Training Room, City Hall, 300 Williamsboro Street. The purpose of...
State Farmers Market kicks off spring events with craft fair March 10-12
RALEIGH – The State Farmers Market will host several special events this spring, starting with its annual Spring Craft Fair, March 10-12. The three-day festival features dozens of vendors selling handmade items and unique gifts. Visitors will find ornamental garden accessories, woodworking items, handcrafted soaps and candles, handbags, jewelry, baked goods, furniture and more. Vendors...
Franklin County Sheriff: Suspect Arrested in the Death of his Mother
On March 6, 2017 at approximately 12:47 p.m., the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office responded to 90 Morgan Drive, Zebulon after receiving a call from the alleged suspect that he had killed his mother with a knife. Upon arriving on the scene a deputy encountered the suspect who was taken into custody without incident. As a...
Applications Now Being Accepted for STEM Early High School
Vance County Schools For Immediate Release March 3, 2017 Applications are now being accepted for enrollment in the STEM Early High School for the 2017-2018 school year. This grades 6-8 middle school has a focus on project based learning with instructional emphasis in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math. The STEM Early...
Horse/Equine Vote March 8th
Paul McKenzie is the Agricultural Extension Agent for Vance and Warren Counties. McKenzie wrote the following for WIZS News: Horse and other equine animal owners/lessors will vote across the state on March 08, 2017 to determine whether to continue to voluntarily assess themselves four dollars ($4.00) per ton of commercial horse feed in order to...
