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Watkins Volunteer Fire Dept. to Hold BBQ Chicken/Pork Fundraiser
-Information and flyer courtesy Watkins Volunteer Fire Dept. The Watkins Volunteer Fire Department will hold a BBQ Chicken and Pork Fundraiser on Friday, October 5, 2018, starting at 11 a.m. Chicken or BBQ Pork Plate – $8 Chicken/BBQ Pork Combo Plate – $12 1-pound BBQ Pork – $8 Plates come with boiled potatoes, slaw, bread and...
Registration Underway for Rebuilding Hope’s Annual Men & Boy’s Ministry Weekend
-Information courtesy Rebuilding Hope, Inc. Registration is underway for Rebuilding Hope’s 8th Annual Men and Boys Ministry Weekend. The weekend begins with a meal and worship service at 6 p.m. on Friday, October 19, 2018, at Rebuilding Hope, 414 Raleigh Road in Henderson. A worship service led by the Rev. Joel Beckham, pastor of New Life...
Granville Co. Board of Education to Meet Mon., Oct. 1
-Press Release, Granville County Public Schools NOTICE TO PUBLIC AND PRESS The Granville County Board of Education will meet for a regular board meeting Monday, October 1, 2018, at 6 p.m. at the Granville County Public Central Office, 101 Delacroix Street, Oxford, North Carolina. The board will also meet in a closed session for Personnel/Attorney-Client...
First Nationwide Presidential-Level Emergency Test to be Conducted Wed., Oct. 3
-Information courtesy Lynn Allred, Public Information Officer/Grants Coordinator, County of Granville IPAWS National Test • The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system on October 3, 2018. • The test will assess...
‘Paws, Tails & Boots’ Veterans Dog Walk to Return to Vance Co. Animal Shelter
-Information and flyer courtesy Mark Ferri The fall Veterans Dog Walk “Paws, Tails and Boots” will be held at the Vance County Animal Shelter, 1243 Brodie Rd., Henderson, on Saturday, October 13, 2018, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The public is welcome, with veterans and first responders strongly encouraged to attend. Participants will be walking...
Oxford’s Masonic Home to Hold 8th Annual Homecoming Festival
-Information and flyer courtesy the Masonic Home for Children at Oxford website Please plan to join The Masonic Home for Children in Oxford for the 8th Annual Masonic Homecoming Festival October 12 – 14, 2018. This celebration of North Carolina’s first Home for children honors those who have lived here and those who have made...
Rebuilding Hope Volunteers Help Hurricane Florence Victims
-Information courtesy the Rebuilding Hope, Inc. October 2018 newsletter Teams of Rebuilding Hope (RHI) volunteers assisted with cleanup in Elm City on September 20 following a tornado spawned by Hurricane Florence and in Warsaw on September 22 with cleanup from the hurricane. In another disaster relief effort, RHI called for donations of cleaning supplies, paper...
Vance Co. Board’s Oct. Meeting to Address Vacant School Buildings, Camper Use
-Information courtesy Kelly H. Grissom, Clerk to Board/Executive Asst., County of Vance The Vance County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, October 1, 2018, at 6 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, 122 Young Street, Henderson. The Invocation will be given by Pastor Ronald Cava, First Baptist Church. Agenda items include: Appointments – a. Brian Short...
Granville Co. Board of Commissioners Release Agenda for Oct. 1 Meeting
-Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, Granville County The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, October 1, 2018, at 7 p.m. at the Granville Expo and Convention Center, 4185 US Highway 15 South, Oxford. Agenda items include: Consent Agenda Minutes Contingency Summary Granville County Conservation Easement for Smith Creek Recognitions...
