-Press Release, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Terry M. Wright – Chief of Staff
On May 22, 2018, deputies and investigators of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office arrested Dustin Privette, a Franklin County resident after investigating several break-ins to a residence on Sledge Road, Louisburg, NC.
Dustin Privette, a Franklin County resident, was charged with Breaking and Entering, Larceny.
Dustin Privette was charged with the following: two (2) counts of Breaking/Entering, two (2) counts of Felony Larceny after Break/Enter and one (1) count of Larceny of a Firearm.
Dustin Privette is currently being held in the Franklin County Detention Center under a $50,000 secured bond.
This matter remains under investigation and no further information will be released at this time. If anyone should have any additional information pertaining to this investigation, please call Detective Garrett Stanly at 919-340-4310.
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Franklin County will pay special tribute to local veterans at an event scheduled Saturday, June 2, 2018, in Youngsville. The Franklin County Veterans Day of Honor and Remembrance will be held from 11 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. at the Youngsville Public Library located at 218 US 1-A South.
The event will include free food and giveaways including a grand prize drawing for a slat wood painted American flag.
Veterans and friends of veterans will share true stories and anecdotes about patriots that served our military branches and made Franklin County proud. Benefits information for veterans will also be available.
The event is sponsored by Franklin County Veteran’s Affairs, the Franklin County Library and Friends of the Library. The event is open to the public.
For additional information, please contact Holt Kornegay, Franklin County Library Director, at (919) 496-2111.
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Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the president of Vance-Granville Community College, announced today that she has accepted the position of Vice President for Durham Affairs at Duke University, effective Aug. 13, 2018.
“It has been an honor and joy to lead and serve at Vance-Granville Community College,” Dr. Williams said. “I am proud of the success over these years, and I am confident that, with the fine faculty and staff and community support, the best is yet to come for the college.”
The announcement came today after the VGCC Board of Trustees voted to accept the resignation. “Dr. Williams has provided outstanding leadership for Vance-Granville Community College,” said Danny W. Wright, board chair. “Her vision and intellect, passion for student success, and commitment to community engagement will be assets to Duke University, and she will be missed dearly at VGCC and the surrounding communities we serve. Stelfanie is very deserving of this opportunity, and we are heartened to know that she will continue her great work and contributions in higher education.”
In an e-mail to VGCC trustees, faculty and staff members, noting their contributions to the college’s success, Dr. Williams wrote, “You all are an amazing group of professionals! Thank you for your commitment and great achievements over these years.”
Dr. Williams succeeded Randy Parker as the sixth president in the history of the college on Feb. 1, 2012. She came to VGCC from Central Carolina Community College where she last served as the vice president of economic and community development. A graduate of Duke University, she began her community college career at CCCC as an instructor for Basic Skills and progressed through several positions on the faculty and in administration at community colleges in North Carolina.
Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the president of Vance-Granville Community College, announced that she has accepted the position of Vice President for Durham Affairs at Duke University, effective Aug. 13, 2018. Photo courtesy VGCC.
In her new position at her alma mater, Dr. Williams will lead and coordinate Duke’s diverse and innovative community efforts in areas such as economic development, affordable housing, early childhood, K-12 and workforce education, student engagement, neighborhood relations and community health, according to a press release from Duke. She will also continue building connections between Duke and Durham Public Schools, Durham Technical Community College and North Carolina Central University. She succeeds Phail Wynn, former president of Durham Tech, who is leaving after 10 years in the position.
“Duke’s commitment to public service and the unique attributes of the Durham community excite me about the bright opportunities ahead for thoughtful collaboration,” Dr. Williams is quoted as saying in the Duke release.
Among local and regional boards and commissions, Dr. Williams currently serves on North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s Commission on Sound, Basic Education and the MyFutureNC commission created to get more North Carolinians better educated.
Dr. Williams was named “President of the Year” by the North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges earlier this year. In 2014, she received the I.E. Ready Distinguished Leadership Award, named for the first president of the North Carolina Community College System, by North Carolina State University.
She was born in New York City, raised in Sanford and attended The Asheville School in Asheville, N.C. She attended Duke University, where she received bachelor’s degrees in Public Policy and Spanish, and Western Carolina University, where she earned a master’s degree in Project Management. In 2011, Williams completed her doctorate, an Ed.D. in Adult and Higher Education, from NCSU.
For the selection process leading to Dr. Williams being named as VGCC’s president in December 2011, the college’s Board of Trustees appointed a Presidential Search Committee and a nationwide search was conducted. The board was assisted in that process by a search consultant from the North Carolina Association of Community College Trustees.
Trustees Chair Wright added, “We will miss Dr. Williams, but we wish her the very best as she moves on to another opportunity for educational leadership at Duke University…. Over the next several weeks, she will be working with the board, college personnel, and community partners to prepare the institution for future growth.”
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-Weekly parenting tips provided courtesy of Jean Bell, Parenting Education Coordinator, Vance County Cooperative Extension
Parenting tip week of 5/21/18
Grocery Shopping
Grocery shopping with kids can be fun. Involve your kids in your shopping trip by making shopping into a learning experience. Have your younger children find foods of different colors and shapes. Older children can look for letters in signs or read packages.
Write a shopping list together and have your older child check off the items as you purchase them. When your kids are busy shopping, it can be less stressful for you and kids can learn about healthy foods.
-Press Release, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Terry M. Wright – Chief of Staff
PRESS RELEASE
On May 16, 2018, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit and Community Action Team arrested four individuals from Henderson, NC on various drug-related charges. Robert Archie III, Jaquell Oshay Marrow, Timothy Christmas and Oakoya Monae Turner were arrested and processed at the Franklin County Detention Center for Trafficking of Heroin and other related charges.
Robert Archie III
This investigation began as a result of detectives receiving information alleging Robert Archie III, who is currently on probation for Possessing Controlled Substances, was involved in illegal drug activity in Franklin County. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit began investigating the complaint and validated that Mr. Archie was involved in illegal drug activity throughout the county. During the investigation, multiple purchases of heroin were made from Mr. Archie which ultimately led to a vehicle stop in the northern part of Franklin County. This vehicle stop resulted in the seizure of 219 bindles of heroin, US Currency and the arrest of these four individuals.
In addition to this investigation, it was determined during the arrest procedure, that Jaquell Oshay Marrow brought controlled substances into the Franklin County confinement facility. Marrow will be facing additional charges as a result of this deliberate act.
Jaquell Oshay Marrow
Sheriff Kent Winstead stated, “Once again our strategy to concentrate the enforcement efforts of our drug teams to areas and individuals who are poisoning our communities, is paying off. We have focused our priorities in areas that truly make a difference and we will continue to pursue those individuals and groups who choose to sell drugs in our county.”
Timothy Christmas
Robert Archie III, of Lincoln St, Henderson, is charged with the following: Possess with Intent to Sell and Deliver a Controlled Substance (3 counts), Sell and Deliver a Controlled Substance (2 counts), Trafficking a Controlled Substance by Possession, Maintaining a Vehicle/Dwelling for the Purpose of Selling a Controlled Substance, Conspiracy to Sell and Deliver a Controlled Substance and is currently being held in the Franklin County Detention Center under a $500,000 secured bond.
Jaquell Oshay Marrow, of Frances Avenue, Henderson, charged with the following: Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Confinement Facility, Trafficking a Control Substance by Possession, Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver a Controlled Substance, Conspiracy to Traffic Heroin and is currently being held in the Franklin County Detention Center under a $350,000 secured bond.
Oakoya Monae Turner
Timothy Christmas, of Dick Faines Rd, Henderson, is charged with the following: Trafficking a Controlled Substance by Possession, Possession with intent to Sell and Deliver a Controlled Substance, Conspiracy to Traffic Heroin and is currently being held in the Franklin County Detention Center under a $350,000 secured bond.
Oakoya Monae Turner, of Foxborough Ln, Henderson, is charged with the following: Conspiracy to Sell Heroin, Maintain a Vehicle/Dwelling for the purpose of Selling a Controlled Substance and has been placed in the Franklin County Detention Center under a $100,000 secured bond.
*For more information pertaining to this investigation please contact Sgt. Ken Pike at (919) 496-2186.
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-Press Release, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Terry M. Wright – Chief of Staff
Phillip Jamal Manson
On May 17, 2018, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Unit arrested Phillip Jamal Manson, a Franklin County resident. Phillip Jamal Manson was charged with the following: one (1) count Felony Statutory Sexual Offense with a Child <= 15, one (1) count Indecent Liberties with a Child, one (1) count Solicitation of a Child by Computer or Certain other Electronic Devices to Commit an Unlawful Sex Act, one (1) count Employing or Permitting a Minor to Assist in an Offense Under Article 26, five (5) counts Second Degree Exploitation of a Minor, and five (5) counts Third Degree Exploitation of a Minor.
Phillip Jamal Manson, of Jordan School Rd, Warrenton, is currently being held in the Franklin County Detention Center under a $900,000 secured bond.
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Registration ends on Friday, May 18, for the 2018 edition of Vance-Granville Community College’s Science Camp for local middle school students. The camp will be held Monday through Friday, June 11-15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County.
Rising sixth, seventh and eighth-graders from Franklin, Granville, Vance and Warren counties are invited to participate in the week-long camp, now in its eighth year.
Sessions will be taught by faculty members from the VGCC Science Department and other college programs.
Above: Middle School students who attended the 2017 Science Camp work with VGCC Science Department Chair Steve McGrady to conduct an experiment using red cabbage during a session on chemistry. (VGCC photo)
“We encourage young people in our service area to take advantage of this great opportunity to explore the world of science,” said VGCC Science Department Chair Steve McGrady. “We will have fun, hands-on activities that involve various sciences and allow campers to explore STEM career fields such as biotechnology, electronics and pharmacy. Our outstanding VGCC faculty members collaborate each year to make this a learning experience that is unlike anything available in our four-county area.”
The cost to attend the camp is $125, which includes lunch each day and a camp T-shirt.
Parents can now register their campers online at www.vgcc.edu/camps. For more information, contact Steve McGrady at (252) 738-3339 or mcgradys@vgcc.edu.
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-Press Release, Brian K. Short, Director of Emergency Operations, Henderson-Vance County Emergency Operations
The week of May 13 through May 19 has been designated as Hurricane Preparedness Week in North Carolina for 2018.
The Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1 of each year and ends on November 30. Though the official start of the season has not yet arrived, we already have activity in the Caribbean. The Vance County Office of Emergency Operations wants to make sure that you and your family are prepared for whatever this season brings our way.
Each year, Dr. William Gray and his team at Colorado State University produce a report that contains information on the projected outlook for the upcoming season. This year is forecast to be an average to slightly above average year according to Hurricane Experts.
The Atlantic Basin Seasonal Hurricane Forecast for 2018 is as follows:
Number of Named Storms: 14
Number of Hurricanes: 7
Number of Major Hurricanes (Category 3 or higher): 3
“The time to prepare is now, well out in front of peak hurricane season.” Keep in mind that communities and individuals are expected to be self-sufficient for a minimum of 72 hours (3 days) following the impact of a hurricane. “If the impact is severe enough, it may potentially take outside help three (3) days to get here,” Short said. “By taking the time to gather up a few basic necessities now, you will enable your family to weather the storm and the aftermath until help can arrive.”
For more information about how you and your family can prepare for severe weather visit the National Weather Service website at https://www.erh.noaa.gov/rah/ or visit our state site for emergency information including severe weather preparedness: https://readync.org/EN/Index.html.
2018 Tropical Storm names for the Atlantic Region include Alberto, Beryl, Chris, Debby, Ernesto, Florence, Gordon, Helene, Issac, Joyce, Kirk, Leslie, Michael, Nadine, Oscar, Patty, Rafael, Sara, Tony, Valerie and William.
Recommended Family Preparedness Items
The best time to assemble a three-day emergency supply kit is well before you will ever need it. Most people already have these items around the house and it is a matter of assembling them now before an evacuation or State of Emergency order is issued.
Start with an easy to carry, watertight container – a large plastic trash can will do, or line a sturdy cardboard box with a couple of trash bags. Next, gather up the following items and place them in your kit:
Essentials Water – 1 gallon per person per day (a week’s supply of water is preferable) Water purification kit or bleach First aid kit and first aid book Pre-cooked, non-perishable foods, such as canned meats, granola bars, instant soup & cereals, etc. Baby supplies: formula, bottle, pacifier, soap, baby powder, clothing, blankets, baby wipes, disposable diapers, canned food and juices Non-electric can opener Anti-bacterial hand wipes or gel Blanket or sleeping bag per person Portable radio or portable TV and extra batteries Flashlight and extra batteries Essential medications Extra pair of eyeglasses Extra house and car keys Fire extinguisher – ABC-type Food, water, leash and carrier for pets Cash and change Seasonal change of clothing, including sturdy shoes Large plastic trash bags for waste, tarps and rain ponchos Large trash cans Bar soap and liquid detergent Shampoo, toothpaste and toothbrushes Feminine hygiene supplies Toilet paper Household bleach Rubber gloves
Stocking up now on emergency supplies can add to your family’s safety and comfort during and after a disaster. Store enough supplies for at least three days, preferably seven days, in one place.
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