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VGCC Honors 2018-2019 Faculty And Staff Members Of Year With Awards
-Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College An instructor who also is leading one of VGCC’s curriculum programs and a director of a jobs skills training program for the unemployed and underemployed have been honored as outstanding employees for 2018-2019 at Vance-Granville Community College. Stewart Lyon, a Biology instructor at VGCC and the point of contact for...
Rabid Raccoon Reported in Granville Co., Tenth This Year
-Press Release, Granville County Granville County Animal Control reports the pickup of a raccoon on Thursday, November 1, 2018, which tested positive for rabies. The confirmed rabies case was reported near the intersection of Tump Wilkins Road and Piney Creek Lane. Notices were provided to residents of that area. While there was no exposure to...
T. Graham Brown Joins ‘A Waffle House Christmas,” Local Auditions This Week
-Information and photo courtesy Kaine Riggan Having penned one of the songs in Kaine Riggan’s musical comedy “A Waffle House Christmas”, Grammy-winning country star T. Graham Brown has signed on to join the cast for the one-night-only engagement of the show at McGregor Hall on Saturday, December 1. Brown will play Willie Wainwright, an ex-preacher...
Salvation Army of Henderson in Need of Volunteer & Paid Bell Ringers
-Information courtesy Rick Langley, Salvation Army The Salvation Army of Henderson is in need of Christmas bell ringers. We have many volunteer spots open, as well as hired positions. The volunteer spots can ring any time you would like. The hired positions will be five hours a day for five days a week starting Friday...
Kerr-Tar to Hold Public Open House for Division Needs Transportation Projects
-Information courtesy Stephanie A. Harmon, Regional Planner, Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments The public is invited to an open house on Thursday, November 15, to express their opinions on the Division Needs transportation projects in Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance, and Warren Counties being considered for inclusion in the NCDOT 2020-2029 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The STIP...
Granville Task Force Steering Committee Formed to Address Opioid Epidemic
-Press Release, Granville County At the October 15 meeting of the Granville County Board of Commissioners, Chairman Edgar Smoak proposed the formation of an Opioid and Addiction Task Force Steering Committee. Appointed to serve on this committee are Commissioner Smoak, Commissioner Tim Karan, Commissioner Tony Cozart, County Manager Mike Felts, Granville County Sheriff BrinWilkins and...
Reminder: Annual Granville Co. Veterans Day Parade Sun., Nov. 4
-Information courtesy the Granville County Tourism Development Authority The Annual Granville County Veterans Day Parade will be held in Downtown Oxford, NC on Sunday, November 4, 2018. Bring your flags and support your veterans! Line up for the parade will start at 2 p.m. on Belle Street and continue onto Spring Street. The parade will...
NC Navigators to Help North Carolinians Enroll in Health Insurance Plans
-Press Release, Legal Aid of NC, NC Navigator Consortium NC navigators are here to help North Carolinians enroll in affordable, comprehensive health insurance plans on HealthCare.gov during the Affordable Care Act’s sixth open-enrollment period, which starts today and runs through Dec. 15, 2018. Throughout open enrollment, North Carolina consumers can call 1-855-733-3711 (toll-free) or visit ncnavigator.net to schedule a free, confidential...
Vance Co. Board of Education’s Nov. Meeting Rescheduled
-Information courtesy Terri Hedrick, Public Information Officer, Vance County Schools The Vance County Board of Education meeting originally scheduled for Monday, November 5, 2018, has been rescheduled to Monday, November 19. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the Board Room of the school system’s Administrative Services Center at 1724 Graham Avenue in Henderson...
Vance Co. Board of Commissioners to Meet Mon., Nov. 5
-Information courtesy Kelly H. Grissom, Clerk to Board/Executive Asst., County of Vance The Vance County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, November 5, 2018, at 6 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, 122 Young Street, Henderson. The Invocation will be given by Pastor Bobby Fletcher, First United Methodist Church. Agenda items: Committee Reports and Recommendations: a...
