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Filing Underway for Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor
-Information courtesy Faye Gill, Director, Vance County Board of Elections Filing for Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor is from now until Friday, July 6, 2018, at 12:00 noon. The filing fee is $5.00. The Board of Elections will be opened during lunch for filing. We will be closed on Wednesday, July 4th. Should you...
Liberty Hospice Services Searching For Volunteers For Warren County
— courtesy The Chamber of Commerce of Warren County | Craig Hahn, Executive Director ~ 252-257-2657 ~ info@warren-chamber.org ~ Facebook According to information from Liberty Hospice Services, there are roughly 400,000 hospice volunteers at work currently throughout the U.S. Currently Liberty is searching for volunteers to serve people in need in Warren County. At Liberty Hospice, they strive to use...
Vance County Denies Approx. $540,000 in Requested Funds
In voting upon the final budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year, the Vance County Board of Commissioners denied requests of approximately $540,000 more than available funding; equivalent to a 2.1 cent tax increase. County Manager Jordan McMillen noted that nearly all of the departments or entities on the unfunded list still received some funding from...
AdVance Academy Graduates Record Number of Seniors
-Press Release, Vance County Schools AdVance Academy graduated a record number of seniors in the Class of 2018 during the school’s Commencement Exercises held during the evening of June 8, at McGregor Hall in Henderson. A total of 95 graduates from AdVance Academy received their high school diplomas during the exercises. McGregor Hall had an...
Last Graduates of Northern Vance High School Take the Stage
-Press Release, Vance County Schools Members of the Class of 2018 at Northern Vance High School received deserved recognitions during their Commencement Exercises held in the afternoon of June 9 at McGregor Hall in Henderson. Every seat was filled in the almost 1,000 seat auditorium as family members, friends, educators and school system officials joined...
Southern Vance High School Graduates Final Class
-Press Release, Vance County Schools The final graduating class of Southern Vance High School, with 169 seniors, received high school diplomas on June 9 during the school’s Graduation and Commencement Exercises held in the morning at McGregor Hall in Henderson. Principal Rey Horner led the proceedings as he watched his graduates march into the auditorium...
Warren Co. Father/Daughter & Mother/Son Dance, Fri., June 15
— courtesy The Chamber of Commerce of Warren County | Craig Hahn, Executive Director ~ 252-257-2657 ~ info@warren-chamber.org ~ Facebook Families are invited to dance the night away at the annual Father/Daughter and Mother/Son Dance on Friday, June 15, 2018, from 6 – 8 p.m. at the Warren County Armory Civic Center. This fun event for everyone is just $20 per couple...
Vance Co. Cooperative Extension – Weekly Parenting Tip
-Weekly parenting tips provided courtesy of Jean Bell, Parenting Education Coordinator, Vance County Cooperative Extension Parenting tip week of 6/11/18 Rules Rules help families function smoothly. Rules let your kids know what is expected of them and help them to understand limits and develop self-discipline. Rules about safety, bedtime and respect are important. Make sure...
“Operation Thunderstruck” Nets 11 Vance & Granville Defendants
-Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice As part of the “Take Back North Carolina Initiative,” the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announces that “Operation Thunderstruck,” a heroin and opioid centered Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force Operation (OCDETF) resulted in the arrest of twelve (12)...
Vance County Revenues Expected to Increase for FY 2018-19
The Vance County budget for the 2018-2019 fiscal year, a grand total of $56,131,498, was adopted unanimously at the June 4, 2018, Vance County Board of Commissioners meeting. According to County Manager Jordan McMillen, despite a lack of increase in the general fund tax rate or water rates, revenues will increase slightly over prior years...