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Tickets On Sale NOW for Chamber’s Third Annual Reverse Raffle
-Information courtesy the Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce’s “Focus” Newsletter – July/August 2018 The Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce along with the Henderson Police Department (HPD) and the Vance County Sheriff ’s Department are partnering again to host the third annual reverse raffle. This annual event benefits a program serving local underprivileged children called “Shop...
New Hope Christian Church Site of Latest Breaking & Entering of Place of Worship
-Press Release, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Terry M. Wright – Chief of Staff On August 24, 2018, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Unit issued warrants for the arrest of Austin Patrick Wells and Timothy Hunter Duke both Franklin County residents. Austin Patrick Wells and Timothy Hunter Duke were charged with the following: one (1)...
Granville Co. Commissioners to Take Bus Tours of Districts
-Granville County Public Notice, Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board PUBLIC NOTICE A quorum of the Granville County Board of Commissioners may be present on September 6, 11, 18 and 19, 2018 for bus tours of the Granville County Commissioner districts. Bus tours will begin at 9 a.m. or shortly after and leave from...
Registration Underway for Henderson-Vance Rec. & Parks’ Youth Cheerleading
-Information and flyer courtesy Tara Goolsby, Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Facilities Supervisor, Aycock Recreation Center Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks announces that youth cheerleading registration is ongoing now through Friday, September 7, 2018. Register at Aycock Recreation Center, 307 Carey Chapel Road, Henderson. Registration fee is $40; $30 for those that played softball in 2018. This...
Vance Co. 4-H Working on New Ideas, Trying to Keep Livestock Program Alive
Lina Lue, the new cooperative extension agent with 4-H Youth Development in Vance County, was on Tuesday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk program to provide listeners with a better understanding of the mission of “the nation’s largest youth group.” Lue, an Oxford native, was a member of 4-H and Future Farmers of America (FFA) while...
Vance Co. Democratic Party Looking for Volunteers
-Information courtesy M. Lynnette Allen, Vance County Democratic Party The Vance County Democratic Party is looking for persons to serve on Precinct Committees. If you desire to make a difference in the community, please volunteer to serve on a Precinct Committee. You must be a registered Democrat voter to serve on the committee. We invite...
Mark Your Calendars for Pepper Day at Oxford Farmers Market – Sat., Sept. 8
-Information courtesy Janis Daniel, Oxford Farmers Market The Oxford Farmers Market will be celebrating Pepper Day on Saturday, September 8, 2018, from 7 a.m. until 12 noon. We are located on the corner of McClanahan and Lanier Streets in Oxford. Everything we sell is either homemade or homegrown by our vendors, so you know exactly...
Opinion: Prosecutors Need the Tools to Protect Americans From Violent Offenders
Opinion piece by Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney, Eastern District of North Carolina Nothing federal prosecutors do is more important than protecting our fellow Americans from violence. In recent years, however, we have lost one of the most important tools we use to protect our communities: the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). Only...
Warren Co. Chamber to Host Business After Hours at Historic Jacob Holt House
— courtesy The Chamber of Commerce of Warren County | Kathleen “Rose” Deering, President~ 252-257-2657 ~ info@warren-chamber.org ~ Facebook You’re invited to the Chamber of Commerce of Warren County’s free Business After Hours event on Thursday, September 13, 2018, from 6 to 8 p.m. This seasonal event, sponsored by members of the Chamber, will be held at the historic Jacob...
