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Pesticide Collection Event Sept. 13
— by Paul McKenzie, Vance/Warren Ag. Ext. Agent On Wednesday, September 13, NC Cooperative Extension in Warren County will host a Pesticide Collection event. This will be held at the Warren County Center of NC Cooperative Extension, 158 Rafters Lane, 10 am to 2 pm. Bring any unneeded/unused pest control products for safe disposal. We...
Emergency Supplies-Family Preparedness Items (Irma)
Hurricane Irma’s potential to affect the local area will remain unclear a while longer. However, it is not too soon to scout around and make a list of what you may want and need in case emergency supplies and family preparedness items are needed. In a morning email to local officials and local preparedness teams...
HOW TO HELP DISASTER SURVIVORS IN TEXAS
Please see the press release below courtesy of FEMA. Remember, a donation is a powerful tool. And don’t be scammed. —– WASHINGTON – The compassion and generosity of the American people is never more evident than during and after a disaster. It is individuals, non-profits, faith- and community-based organizations, private sector partners, and governmental agencies...
Vance County Schools closes Western Vance High School Building
Vance County Schools has officially closed the Western Vance High School building on Poplar Creek Road near Henderson. The facility will no longer be used to house instructional programs by the school system. Superintendent Anthony Jackson recommended relocating the programs currently housed at the Western facility to available unused space on the campus of Henderson...
Five VGCC Students Participate in Signing Ceremony for Apprenticeship Program
Five students from Vance-Granville Community College were among a dozen who committed to participate in the North Carolina Triangle Apprenticeship Program (NCTAP) at a signing ceremony in Wake Forest on Wednesday, Aug. 16. The students are now apprentices with eight industries in Granville, Franklin and Wake counties as they finish high school and earn their...