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Rebuilding Hope, Inc. Collecting Items for Hurricane Florence Victims
-Information courtesy Rebuilding Hope, Inc. Volunteers at Rebuilding Hope are collecting items needed by victims of Hurricane Florence. Items may be dropped off at the Rebuilding Hope warehouse at 414 Raleigh Road, Henderson. The items include cleaning supplies, buckets, towels, gloves, paper towels, water, Gatorade, plastic totes, trash bags, feminine products, nonperishable foods, snacks, blankets...
Tar River in Louisburg Expected to Peak Just Below Minor Flood Stage
-Information and chart courtesy Kristen G. King, Clerk to the Board, County of Franklin As of Tuesday, September 18, the latest forecast is that the Tar River in Louisburg will peak at 19.05 ft tomorrow, Wednesday, September 19, 2018, at 6 p.m. Minor flood stage for the Tar River in Louisburg is 20.0 ft...
SBI Concludes Littleton Death Case
-Press Release, North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation The State Bureau of Investigation and the Littleton Police Department have concluded their investigation into the deaths of three family members whose bodies were found June 9 at 1010 Kirkland St. They determined the deaths were a murder-suicide case. This is in agreement with the findings of...
Halifax EMC Sends Crew to Assist Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative
-Press Release, Halifax Electric The Halifax EMC service area was spared by the changed storm path taken by Hurricane Florence. Due to pre-storm preparations and the diligent work of Halifax EMC’s operations crew, members were minimally impacted with less than 350 power outages, which were restored in most cases in less than 1 ½ hours...
US-1 River Basin Near Franklin/Vance Co. Line Flooded; Tar River Rising
-Information courtesy Kristen G. King, Clerk to the Board, County of Franklin Emergency Services Director Jeff Lewis has issued the information below following a recent update on roadways from the North Carolina Department of Transportation: There is approximately two feet of water flowing over the one-lane bridge on Green Hill Road near the Franklin/Granville County...
Six Granville Co. Roads Currently Closed Due to Flooding
-Press Release, County of Granville After torrential rains in the area, six Granville County Roads have been closed by the N.C. Department of Transportation due to hazardous driving conditions. Residents traveling in these areas should expect to be detoured onto safer roadways until conditions improve and/or roadwork has been completed. Affected roads are Aaron Creek...
Maria Parham Health Awarded Hospital Accreditation From the Joint Commission
-Press Release, Maria Parham Health Maria Parham Health announced it has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospital Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal of Approval® is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to providing safe and effective patient care. Maria Parham Health...
City’s Remodeled Fire Station, New Engine to be on Display at Open House
From the City of Henderson Fire Department’s Facebook page: All of us at the City of Henderson Fire Department would like to extend this invitation to all of our followers and supporters. Over the past year, we have been very fortunate, as we have been able to have our historic (est. 1908) downtown Station completely...
Henderson-Vance Crime Stoppers to Hold Annual Awards Banquet
-Information courtesy the Henderson-Vance Crime Stoppers Facebook page The 2018 Henderson-Vance Crime Stoppers Annual Awards Banquet will be held Thursday, September 20 at Vance-Granville Community College’s Civic Center at 6:30 p.m. Speaker for the occasion will be Lt. Governor of NC Dan Forest. Tickets for the banquet are $12 and include eat in only. (This...
