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Dabney Elementary Students Welcome Baby Chicks Into Their Classrooms
-Press Release, Vance County Schools Four weeks ago second graders and their teachers at Dabney Elementary School welcomed chicken eggs into their classrooms. Now, they have baby chicks hopping around in their incubator containers. The learning experience has been a great one for the students and a truly collaborative effort among the four second-grade teachers. Second-grade teacher Kerianne Owen began the...
Vance Co. Board of Commissioners to Hold Monthly Meeting – April 1
-Information courtesy Kelly H. Grissom, Clerk to Board/Executive Asst., County of Vance The Vance County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, April 1, 2019, at 6 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, 122 Young Street, Henderson. The Invocation will be given by Pastor Carolyn Roy, Plank Chapel United Methodist Church. Agenda items include: Recognition of...
Industrial Hemp Processor to Open in Granville County
-Press Release, Granville County Government The approval of the 2018 Farm Bill in December has thrust industrial hemp into the spotlight as a lucrative agricultural crop, encouraging Jack Tatum of Isolera Extracts to bring an industrial hemp processing service to Granville County. North Carolina’s long tradition of organic farming, along with is support for the...
Granville County Board of Commissioners to Meet Mon., April 1
-Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, Granville County The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, April 1, 2019, at 7 p.m. at the Granville Expo and Convention Center, 4185 US Highway 15 South, Oxford. Agenda items include: Consent Agenda 1. Contingency Summary 2. Budget Amendment #6 3. Minutes Recognitions and...
Granville Co. Board of Education to Meet April 1
-Press Release, Granville County Public Schools The Granville County Board of Education will meet for a regular board meeting Monday, April 1, 2019, at 6 p.m. at the Granville County Public Schools Central Office, 101 Delacroix Street, Oxford, North Carolina. The board will also meet in a Closed Session for Personnel/Attorney-Client Privilege and Consultation with...
Oxford Personnel Committee to Discuss Employee Salary Study – April 1
-Information courtesy Cynthia Bowen, City Clerk, City of Oxford The Personnel Committee for the Oxford Board of Commissioners will meet on Monday, April 1, 2019, at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held in the 1st Floor Training Room City Hall, 300 Williamsboro Street in Oxford. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss Employee...
Granville Vance Public Health Addressing Opioid, Mental Health Issues
Lisa Harrison, health director for the Granville Vance Public Health Department, was on Thursday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk program to discuss current health initiatives as well as a possible relocation for the department’s Granville County office. Buildings With office locations in both Vance and Granville County, Harrison said the buildings of the 40- year-old...
Grants Available From the Vance County Community Foundation
-Press Release, Vance County Community Foundation The board of advisors of the Vance County Community Foundation is currently accepting grant applications from area nonprofits that serve general needs in the local community. Funds are available for nonprofit organizations that serve general community needs in Vance County. Grants will be awarded from the community grantmaking fund...
Vance Co. Elementary Schools to Host Pre-K, Kindergarten Registration Events
-Information courtesy the Vance Co. Schools’ Facebook Page All 10 Vance County Schools’ elementary schools are hosting pre-kindergarten and kindergarten showcase events April 1 – 5, for registration for the 2019-2020 school year! There will be two sessions held at each school – one session in the morning and a second session in the afternoon/evening...