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The van fleet at Rebuilding Hope, Inc. has doubled, thanks to a recent donation by Island Creek Baptist Church. Randolph Wilson, coordinator of the non-profit, located in the former Coca-Cola Bottling Co. location, said the 15-passenger van will be especially helpful when it’s time to take volunteers to various project sites during the summertime Servants...
“Hog Farmer: The Trials Of Joey Carter” Showing At Granville Expo Center Feb. 3
It takes a couple of hours to reach Duplin County from here, and many may recognize it as the home of Duplin Winery, or from road signs along I-40 you pass on the way to the beach. But Duplin County also is the home of a former hog farmer named Joey Carter. The Carter family...
TownTalk: Henderson Fire Chief Steve Cordell Passes
City leaders and colleagues of Henderson Fire Chief Steve Cordell paid tribute to their friend and coworker, who died Sunday after a brief illness. Cordell and his family had attended a ceremony at City Hall on Jan. 19 – on Cordell’s 51st birthday – during which he received the Order of the Guardian award for...
NJ-Based Food Company Opens Distribution Warehouse In Granville County
A New Jersey-based provider of quality meats, produce and other delicacies to high-end hotels and restaurants has officially opened a distribution site – its largest outside New Jersey – in Granville County. Local, regional and state officials gathered last week at D’Artagnan Inc.’s new warehouse and distribution facility, located in a section of the former...
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The Local Skinny! Students Learn To Extinguish Fires
They are everywhere – in office buildings and schools, under kitchen sinks and in so many other places where fires could break out. But just because we see fire extinguishers throughout the course of a day doesn’t mean we know how to use them. Vance County Schools puts a strong emphasis on providing students with...
Class A Business Park Being Developed In Youngsville
-information courtesy of Franklin County A new industrial development has been announced in the southwestern side of Franklin County. Summit Real Estate Group – a private commercial real estate company – intends to build a five-building business park near 2380 Long Mill Road in Youngsville. The multi-phase project, known as U.S.-1 North Commerce Center...
Two Arrested In Connection With Larceny At Kittrell Dollar General
Two people have been arrested and charged with larceny in connection with the theft of merchandise from the Dollar General store in Kittrell. Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame said that Takara Chanel Cozart, 22, of Henderson was arrested Jan. 20 on three counts of larceny by an employe and two counts of aiding and abetting...
Granville Gets $30K From Duke Energy Foundation
-information courtesy of Granville County Public Information Officer Terry Hobgood Granville County has received $30,000 from the Duke Energy Foundation’s Emergency Preparedness fund, most of which will be used to purchase automated external defibrillators and supplies used to operate emergency shelters. Granville is one of 24 organizations across the state to share $750,000 from the Duke...
Info Session On 4-H Poultry Project Set For Feb. 21
The spike in egg prices has gotten everyone’s attention lately. Just a couple of years ago, a dozen eggs cost less than $1. Today, that same dozen will set you back close to $5 – or more. Inflation, coupled with avian flu outbreaks affecting the poultry industry, are the chief culprits, analysts say. Could this...
