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Henderson Fire Department Wrapping Up Annual Smoke Detector Campaign
Captain Lee Edmonds was the guest of honor on WIZS’ Tuesday edition of Town Talk to discuss the Henderson Fire Department’s annual smoke detector and battery inspection program. Started in 2009 after a Vance County family lost several of their children to a house fire, Edmonds said the door-to-door home inspection program is “a good...
NCGA Passes Six Constitutional Amendments for Midterm Election Ballot
-Information courtesy the June 2018 newsletter of Rep. Terry E. Garrison (Dem) The 2018 session of the North Carolina General Assembly (NCGA) convened on May 16 and adjourned on June 29, 2018. The General Assembly is scheduled to reconvene on November 27, 2018. The NCGA passed the following six Constitutional Amendments, which will now be...
VGCC Hosting Biotechnology Open House At Franklin Campus
-Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Area residents interested in the field of Biotechnology are invited to Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin Campus for an Open House on Monday, July 23, from 4 to 7 p.m. The event is open to new applicants to the program as well as current students of VGCC. Stewart Lyon, program head...
‘Police and Community Together’ at Henderson/Vance Night Out Against Crime
-Press Release, Henderson Police Department – Marcus W. Barrow, Chief of Police In cooperation with the “35th Annual National Night Out,” the Henderson/Vance Night Out Against Crime Committee and the Henderson Police Department will be hosting the Henderson/Vance Night Out Against Crime on Breckenridge Street in downtown Henderson on August 7, 2018. The event is...
Brady Arrested on Count of Felony Second Degree Forcible Rape
-Press Release, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Terry M. Wright – Chief of Staff On July 10, 2018, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Unit issued a warrant for the arrest of Brandon Lee Brady, a Franklin County resident. Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Unit arrested Brandon Lee Brady later that day at his residence without...
VGCC Partners With N.C. State For Dual-Admission Program
-Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Vance-Granville Community College has entered an agreement with North Carolina State University to offer a dual-admission, dual-enrollment program. The initiative will benefit students who wish to be guaranteed admission to NCSU to earn a baccalaureate degree after completing an associate degree at VGCC. VGCC is one of eight community colleges...
Brown Sentenced for Felon in Possession Charge
-Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today, AQUILLA BROWN, 27, of Henderson, North Carolina, was sentenced by Judge Louise W. Flanagan to 105 months imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release. BROWN was named in an Indictment...
Family Movie Nights Heat Up Downtown Oxford
-Information courtesy the Oxford NC, Historic Downtown Facebook page Downtown Oxford Movie Nights Save the date for these upcoming summer movie nights in downtown Oxford: Thursday, July 19, 2018 – “Jumanji” (rated PG-13) starts at 8:30 p.m. on Main Street in downtown Oxford. *What to bring: lawn chairs, blanket, bug spray and flashlight. Thursday, August 16, 2018 – “The Incredibles”...
