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Brummitt and Carpunky Tackle Fire Redistricting Questions
Doyle Carpunky, president of the Vance County Fire and Rescue Association and chief of the Vance County Rescue Squad and Vance County Board of Commissioner Dan Brummitt were on Monday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk program to discuss the County’s recent fire redistricting proposal. The proposal, which will go before the Vance County Board of...
TV Show Featuring Vance County to Debut This Week!
-Press Release, Fishing University The Internationally televised, Emmy-nominated television show, Fishing University, that filmed here in the early Fall, will air the episode featuring Kerr Lake and Vance County this week. The show features not only the lake but local dining, activities and attractions. Fishing University holds a viewership of more than 63 million households...
Vehicle Break-Ins Reported at Tungsten Baptist Church
-Information courtesy the Vance County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page The Vance County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Sunday, January 6, someone broke into several vehicles in the parking lot of Tungsten Baptist Church during church services. The church is located at 4944 Tungsten Mine Road in Henderson. If you have any information regarding these crimes...
Back by Popular Demand: Masters of Soul to Return to McGregor Hall
-Information courtesy the McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND – This Friday, January 11, 2019, @ 8 p.m. If you missed McGregor Hall’s great presentation of Masters of Soul last year, now’s your chance to see what everyone is talking about! Take the ultimate stroll down memory lane with Masters of Soul as...
Oxford Preparatory School Readies for 2019/2020 Enrollment & Expansion
-Information courtesy Andrew Swanner, Executive Director, Oxford Preparatory School Applications for new 5th – 12th grade student enrollments for the 2019 – 2020 school year have been available at oxfordprep.org since Open Enrollment began on October 29. Oxford Preparatory School (OPS) is an independent and tuition-free public charter school that is designed to mold students...
A TRIBUTE TO SAM WATKINS
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO O’CLOCK, MCGREGOR HALL PAID TRIBUTE TO ITS PRIME VISIONARY, SAMUEL MERRIWEATHER WATKINS, JR. THE LATE SAM WATKINS WAS A DRIVING FORCE BEHIND PERRY MEMORIAL LIBRARY BEING IN ITS PRESENT LOCATION ALONG WITH THE PERFORMANCE AREA AND CONNECTING SPACE KNOWN AS MCGREGOR HALL. THE HENDERSON POLICE STATION TOO FOR THAT MATTER. IN...
Man Shot Dead, HPD Asking For Assistance
Henderson Police Department Press Release – January 06, 2019 This morning, around 6:30, Jonathan Durham, age 47, succumbed to a gunshot wound he sustained during an encounter in front of his residence of 611 Highland Avenue. The Henderson Police Department has been working diligently on this case and is asking for your assistance. If anyone has...
Public Comments on Fire Reorganization Welcomed at Vance Co. Board Meeting
-Information courtesy Kelly H. Grissom, Clerk to Board/Executive Asst., County of Vance The Vance County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, January 7, 2019, at 6 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, 122 Young Street, Henderson. The Invocation will be given by Rev. Joseph Ratliff, Shiloh Baptist Church. Public comments regarding the fire services reorganization...
McGregor Hall to Honor Visionary Sam Watkins With Concert Tribute
-Information and graphic courtesy the McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center presents: A Tribute to Sam Watkins – An Afternoon of American Music ~ Sunday, January 6, 2019, 2 p.m. In a tribute to McGregor Hall visionary Sam Watkins, a thirteen-piece chamber orchestra will present an afternoon of American chamber music under the...
Granville Co. Board of Commissioners to Meet Mon., Jan 7
-Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, Granville County The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, January 7, 2019, at 7 p.m. at the Granville Expo and Convention Center, 4185 US Highway 15 South, Oxford. Agenda items include: Consent Agenda 1. Contingency Summary as of 1/7/19 2. Minutes Recognitions and Presentations...
