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Hiring Event Jan. 31 At Butner’s C.A. Dillon Juvenile Detention Center
The North Carolina Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will host a hiring event from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31 at C.A. Dillon Regional Juvenile Detention Center, located at 100 Dillion Dr., in Butner. The division is seeking applicants to fill juvenile justice officer positions at C.A. Dillon. Applicants for these positions may...
H-V Chamber Banquet Mar. 7; Citizen of Year Nominations Due Feb. 2
The Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce will host its annual banquet on Thursday, Mar. 7. Sponsorships are available and tickets may be purchased now for the event, the theme of which is Past, Present, Future, according to Chamber President Sandra Wilkerson. “Join us as we take a walk down memory lane, get updates on the present...
More High-Speed Internet Coming To Granville County
-information courtesy of Granville County Public Information Officer Terry Hobgood The Granville County Board of Commissioners recently approved a partnership with the N.C. Department of Information Technology and Spectrum under the Completing Access to Broadband program that will provide more than 1,500 addresses across the county that currently don’t have high-speed internet access. Granville County will pay...
TownTalk: Tri-City Seahawks Play In Holiday Bowl
The holiday season and all its festivities may seem like distant memories for many of us, but for a group of young local athletes, the memories made on a football field on New Year’s Eve are likely to last a lifetime. Eleven members of the Tri-City Seahawks had the opportunity to play in the Holiday...
The Local Skinny! North Henderson Baptist Presents ‘A Night To Shine’
North Henderson Baptist Church is looking forward to being a part of what arguably may be considered the biggest prom night in the world. The church is one of more than 700 locations across the globe that will be hosting “A Night to Shine” on Friday, Feb. 9 and the Rev. Eddie Nutt said prom...
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Vance County Schools Get $300,000 From DPI ‘s Center For Safer Schools
Vance County Schools is among more than 200 school districts and charter schools across the state to get part of $35 million to address school safety by the Department of Public Instruction’s Center for Safer Schools. Vance County Schools will get $300,000, as will Franklin County Schools, according to a press release from CFSS Executive...
‘Shamrocks On Breckenridge’ Offers St. Patrick’s Day Fun Mar. 15
Downtown Henderson is planning for a busy weekend with not one, but two, events scheduled for mid-March. Plans are underway for Shamrocks on Breckenridge Friday, Mar. 15 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and then an International Foods Food Truck Festival the next day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. In keeping with the St...
Ayana Lewis Appointed To Fill School Board District 4 Seat
The Vance County Board of Education has appointed Ayana Lewis to serve in the District 4 Board seat after the recent resignation of Edward Wilson, who had served since 2012. Lewis, a Henderson native, will be sworn in at the board’s next meeting on Feb. 12 at 6 p.m., according to information from VCS Chief...
Tracy Madigan Honored As Newest Sam Watkins Visionary Award Recipient
Tracy Madigan, director of the Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission, is the newest recipient of the Sam Watkins Visionary Award presented by the United Way. Madigan said she was among the 40 or so in attendance at the United Way’s annual breakfast when her name was called. “I was very honored and very humbled,” Madigan...
