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TownTalk: Blessed Hope Celebrates 40 Years
Forty years ago, the space shuttle Discovery had its first launch, Apple had introduced a new-fangled computer called the Macintosh, and the Rev. Donald A. Perkinson held the first official meeting of Blessed Hope Baptist Church. Fast-forward 40 years and now private companies are blasting tourists into space and a cell phone that fits conveniently...
VGCC President Rachel Desmarais Among TBJ ‘2024 Women In Business’ Honorees
Vance-Granville Community College President Dr. Rachel Desmarais was recently recognized by the Triangle Business Journal as a recipient of its 2024 Women in Business Awards. Desmarais’s inclusion in the 2024 Women in Business Awards underscores her commitment to supporting local communities and economies through a highly skilled workforce, according to a press release from VGCC Public...
New Warren Program Helps Connect Employers, Job Seekers
-information courtesy of Crystal Smith, senior assistant to Warren County Manager Vincent Jones Warren County employers and job seekers have a new tool at their fingertips to connect residents with local employment opportunities. Warren County Community and Economic Development has launched an online job board for employment and internship opportunities from Warren County...
Vance County Sheriff’s Office Serves Suspect in Court
Press Release: On February 1, 2024, the Vance County Sheriff’s Office patrol division responded to the Vance County District Court to serve Daniel Claude Raines, 26, of Henderson with outstanding warrants from Vance County Sheriff’s Office. Mr. Raines was served with one count of breaking and entering, larceny after breaking/enter and obtaining property by false...
Outstanding Warrants Served; Additional Charges Obtained
Press Release: On Wednesday, January 31, 2024 members of the Vance County Sheriff’s Office narcotics unit served several outstanding felony and misdemeanor warrants for probation violation on Dylan Levi Vaughn, age 28 of Lemay Lane. During the investigation, additional charges for possession of heroin and cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and resist, obstruct and delay...
The Local Skinny! Waters Announces Life Sentence For Oakes
– information courtesy of Vance County District Attorney Mike Waters A Vance County man will spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury found him guilty last week of first-degree murder, according to a press release from the office of District Attorney Mike Waters. On Thursday, Feb. 1, in Vance County Criminal...
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Mental Health, Substance Abuse Forum Set For Feb. 20 At First Baptist, Butner
N.C. Rep. Frank Sossamon is hosting the third in a series of forums on mental health and substance use on Tuesday, Feb. 20 in Butner. The community is invited at attend the gathering, which will be held at First Baptist Church in Butner from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., according to information from GVPH Director...
NCDOT Sets Feb. 13 Meeting To Discuss Plans For Dabney Drive’s Future
Area residents are invited to a public meeting with the N.C. Department of Transportation to discuss the proposal to upgrade Dabney Drive from Coble Boulevard to U.S. Hwy. 158 Business in Vance County. The revisions include a roundabout at the intersection with Dorsey Avenue. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 13, from 5...
Chief Barrow Credits Collaboration With Arrest Of Suspect Wanted In Local Abuse Case
A man wanted in connection with allegations of abuse in Henderson has been arrested in Wake County after a collaboration with the Wake County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Team. Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow said his members of the department’s criminal investigations section has been working on a case since October 2023 of a report...
