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Community Workforce Solutions Helps Disabled Find Employment, Independence
Sandra Waverly, job coach with Community Workforce Solutions, Inc. (CWS) in Henderson, was the guest of honor on Thursday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk program. Founded in 1964, CWS is a private non-profit organization located at 602 S. Garnett Street in downtown Henderson. Formerly known as Raleigh Vocational Center, Inc., the organization changed its name...
Blessed Hope Baptist Announces Youth Pancake Supper, Vacation Bible School
-Information courtesy Lauren Elliott, Blessed Hope Baptist Church Blessed Hope Baptist Church, 741 Dabney Road in Henderson, announces upcoming events: Youth Pancake Supper – Saturday, May 18, 2019, from 4 – 8 p.m. $7.00 a person – pancakes served with sausage (drink included for eat in). All proceeds go to the youth for their summer camp...
Local Barbershops, Hair Salons to Participate in ‘Shop Talk 3’
-Information courtesy Tara Goolsby, Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Facilities Supervisor, Aycock Recreation Center “Shop Talk 3” is an opportunity for citizens in the Henderson/Vance County community to voice their opinions and suggestions in a comfortable environment offered by local barbershops and hair salons. The goal is to implement an action plan using the information gathered to...
Granville Co. Senior Services Offering FREE Fans to Eligible Residents
Information courtesy Granville County Government’s Facebook page The summer heat will soon be here, and eligible senior residents can be ready for soaring temperatures by taking advantage of the FREE fan promotion through Granville County Senior Services! Thanks to contributions from Duke Energy Progress and Duke Energy Carolinas, fans have been made available to distribute...
Warrenton’s Free Outdoor Movie Series Continues With ‘Creed II’
-Information courtesy the Warrenton Festivals Facebook page As part of Warrenton’s free outdoor movie series, “Creed II” starring Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone will be shown in Warrenton’s Historic Courthouse Square, 109 S. Main St., on Saturday, May 25, 2019. The movie will begin at dusk (approximately 8:30 p.m.). Admission is free; popcorn and various...
Henderson’s Proposed Budget Totals $42M, Includes Water Rate Increase
Frank Frazier, city manager for the City of Henderson, has submitted the FY20 recommended budget to the Henderson City Council for the period beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020. A Public Hearing on the recommended budget will be held in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 134 Rose Avenue, Henderson, NC, on...
VGCC Pins 2019 Associate Degree Nursing Graduates
-Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Vance-Granville Community College recognized 37 students who graduated this spring from the Associate Degree Nursing program with a pinning ceremony in the college’s Civic Center on May 8. Among those honored with distinctive nursing pins at the ceremonies were nine who graduated through the LPN to ADN Transition Program, which...
Granville Co. Tourism Director Recipient of Scholarship
-Press Release, Granville County Government Granville County Tourism Development Director Angela Allen is attending the Southeast Tourism Society (STS) Marketing College May 12 through May 17. The session covers a broad-based curriculum of courses designed to teach marketing techniques from all facets of the tourism industry. Allen was named the recipient of a full scholarship...
Community Workforce Solutions to Sponsor ‘Brunch & Learn’ Event
-Information courtesy Sandra Waverly, Community Workforce Solutions Community Workforce Solutions is sponsoring a “Brunch & Learn,” an employers’ community brunch, on Friday, May 17, 2019, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. The brunch event will be held at the Vance Co. Community Workforce Solutions office located at 602 S. Garnett St. in Henderson. For more...
