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Casino Night moved to Sept 28th
Please note that the Granville County Chamber’s 1st Annual Casino Night event, DENIM AND DIAMONDS, has been postponed from this Saturday, March 3, to Friday, September 28th...
Registration Underway for the 2018 Master Gardener Symposium
By: Kelly Bondurant, Freelance Writer/Editor for Hire The Master Gardner volunteers invite the public to attend the annual Master Gardner Symposium, sponsored by NC Cooperative Extension. This year’s symposium will be held Saturday, March 24, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market at 210 Southpark Drive in Henderson...
Granville Crime Stoppers Feb 2018
— news release courtesy Granville Crime Stoppers On Wednesday, February 14th, 2018 an unknown person or persons unlawfully went upon private property of a residence located off Bob Daniel Rd, Oxford, NC and forced entry of a residence and a barn that caused criminal property damage. Several guns, ammunition, one digital camera, as well both...
OXFORD MAN SENTENCED FOR FELON IN POSSESSION AND POSSESSION OF A FIREARM IN FURTHERANCE OF A DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIME
— press release courtesy of the U.S. Department of Justice NEW BERN – The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that yesterday afternoon in federal court, United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced ROY LEE TERRY, 53, of Oxford to 101 months of imprisonment followed...
Polar Plunge Raises Funds for Vance County Special Olympics
By: Kelly Bondurant, Freelance Writer for Hire Held on a chilly morning earlier this month, the 2018 Special Olympics Vance County Polar Plunge saw a total of 53 courageous people brave the freezing water of Kerr Lake. The sixth annual event took place on Saturday, February 3 and began at 9:30 am with participants checking-in...
Dispatch earns 9 awards from N.C. Press Association
(Congratulations to The Daily Dispatch!) — by Dispatch staff — republished with permission The Daily Dispatch received nine awards in its division in the annual North Carolina Press Association contest, which included entries from October 2016 to September 2017. “I am thrilled to see our staff’s work honored,” said Nancy Wykle, publisher and editor of...