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Nobles Named President of Local Crime Stoppers

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Frankie Nobles has been named president of the Henderson-Vance Crime Stoppers, according to Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow. Nobles is Vance County’s chief of animal services.

Tonya Moore is vice president, and James Baines is secretary of the group. Danny Wright continues to serve as treasurer and Lorraine Watkins remains the state board representative.

The local Crime Stoppers program brings together members of the community, media, law enforcement and businesses to solve crimes.

A statement on the local social media page explains how Crime Stoppers works: “Citizens are encouraged through cash rewards and a promise of anonymity to provide information leading to the arrest and indictment of criminals. Crime Stoppers is governed by a board of volunteer directors dedicated toward making the community a safer place to live and work. A director is elected by the board to oversee the Crime Stoppers Program, receive confidential information about crimes, and to forward the information to the appropriate law enforcement agency.”

 

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Leadership Granville Class Sponsoring Two Community Events – Blood Drives And Collection For Two Children’s Homes

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The 2021-22 Leadership Granville class is sponsoring two events as its class project and challenges all previous graduates of the program to participate.

Two blood drives are scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 22 from noon until 4:30 p.m., according to information from Granville Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Lauren Roberson.

One blood drive will be held in Oxford at the Public Works Building, 127 Penn Ave. The second blood drive will be at Butner Town Hall, 415 Central Ave.

Blood donations have suffered during the pandemic and the Red Cross says the national blood supply is critically low.

To schedule your lifesaving appointment, visit https://www.redcrossblood.org/ and enter sponsor code: Leadership

A second event is collecting essential items to benefit the children at Central Children’s Home and the Masonic Home for Children in Oxford.

There are nine donation locations throughout the county where residents can drop off items now until Feb. 22.

Because of COVID-19 safety protocols, only new, unused items are being collected and include:

  • Shampoo and hair conditioner
  • Deodorant
  • lip balm
  • twin size bed linens, comforters and pillows
  • socks, shoes, boots, coats, knit caps, gloves
  • bicycles
  • books
  • toys, games, art supplies
  • flashlights
  • power strips

Following is a list of donation locations:

 

  • Butner Town Hall
  • Oxford Town Hall
  • Richard H. Thornton Library
  • Berea Branch Library
  • Stovall Branch Library
  • South Granville Branch Library
  • T. Owen Electric
  • Oxford Parks & Recreation
  • Granville County Animal Control
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Commissioners To Hold Public Hearing Feb. 7 To Begin Planning 2022-23 Budget

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The Vance County Board of Commissioners will hold a pre-budget public hearing on Feb. 7, 2022 in the commissioners’ meeting room, 122 Young St.

The meeting will begin at 6 p.m., or shortly thereafter, according to a public notice from the county manager’s office.

The board of commissioners will soon begin work on developing the 2022-23 county budget and is interested in receiving suggestions and priorities from residents to help them in the development of the budget. The Feb. 7 public hearing is the first of two public hearings that will be held on the budget. The county manager will submit a recommended budget in May and a second public hearing will be held on the proposed budget on June 6, 2022. The board will adopt the FY 2022-23 budget no later than July 1, 2022.

 

 

NCDA Junior Livestock Scholarship Applications Due Mar. 1

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Information from NCDA&CS Livestock Marketing Section

Up to 25 $2,000 scholarships are available, in addition to one $2,500 Farm Credit of N.C. Premier Scholarship.Youth who participated in N.C. State Fair junior livestock competitions are eligible to apply for N.C. State Fair Junior Livestock Scholarships. The deadline to apply is March 1.

All youth who exhibited a livestock animal at the State Fair are eligible regardless of species, class or show placement. Scholarships are good for institutes of higher learning, including community colleges and technical schools. Students must be enrolled in a minimum of 9 course hours.

The scholarship money is raised through the State Fair’s annual Sale of Champions where grand and reserve grand champions are sold at auction. A percentage of the sale total goes into this youth livestock scholarship program.

“I am proud that this scholarship program has helped many young people and their parents pay for their college education,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “Since the program started in 2015, we have awarded over $300,000 in scholarships.”

Students will need to submit the completed application, including their State Fair junior livestock experience, a 500-word essay, academic achievements and extracurricular activities they are involved in. Youth are eligible to receive the scholarship a maximum of four times.

Applications can be downloaded at www.ncstatefair.org. Completed application packets should be returned to N.C. State Fair, Attn: Livestock Office, 1010 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1010. For questions, contact Neil Bowman at by email at neil.bowman@ncagr.gov.

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Wayne Adcock Auditorium Dedication Monday On Center For Innovation Campus

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The auditorium at the Vance County Schools’ Center for Innovation will officially be named for longtime educator and former superintendent at a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022.

The public is invited to attend the event, during which the Wayne Adcock Auditorium will be officially dedicated, according to information from the school district. The ribbon-cutting is at 10 a.m., with the dedication immediately following.

Adcock, who was superintendent from July 1996 until January 2003, died Nov. 1, 2020 at the age of 73.

The Center for Innovation is a state-of-the-art facility where students, faculty and the community can engage in various programs and activities. It is located on the campus of  the former Henderson High School, 219 Charles St.

Cooperative Extension with Jamon Glover: The Platinum Rule

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Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs.

 

The Local Skinny! Vance Eats: Jerry’s Hot Dogs

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Food trucks are all the rage these days, but local folks know that their go-to spot for more than three decades is a true original. And whether you prefer your burger or ‘dog plain or all the way, stop by Jerry’s Footlongs & Italian Sausage and taste for yourself.

Trey Snide, acting on a tip from colleague Bill Harris, took his first bite ever of a footlong red, complete with jalapeños and chili on Thursday’s Vance Eats segment of The Local Skinny!

Between bites, Trey said Anthony Clark filled him in on a little of the history of the business, which his grandfather started. Jerry Taylor built his first cart from scraps from around the farm, and grandson Anthony still has it. It served its purpose for decades, Clark said.

Both Trey and Bill had high praise for the chili – “the chili makes the dog,” Bill said.

Taylor died a couple of years ago, but his legacy lives on, thanks to his grandson and to a loyal following from the area and beyond.

Find Jerry’s Footlongs in the parking lot of Pelican’s on North Garnett Street. Call 252.820.0649 to learn more.

Be prepared to choose from a menu that includes burgers and double burgers, as well as a “short” dog, a ham dog, footlong red, and Italian and sausage dogs.

Trey’s mission is to bring good food reviews to listeners. In coming weeks, he’ll be sampling fare from area restaurants, large and small. Vance Eats can be heard as part of the Local Skinny! on WIZS. The Local Skinny airs Monday through Thursday at 11:30 am on WIZS 1450AM, 100.1FM and online at wizs.com.

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Public Hearing Jan. 27 To Review, Discuss Elmwood Redevelopment Project

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The city’s redevelopment commission is scheduled to hold the first of two public hearings next week to review and discuss the Elmwood Urban Redevelopment Area plan. The group will meet on Thursday, Jan. 27 at 5:30 p.m. in Council chambers at City Hall, 134 Rose Ave. The public is welcome to attend either in person or via Zoom, according to information from City Clerk Esther J. McCrackin.

The public hearings are part of the overall process of creating a workable plan for the proposed area, which consists of about 200 acres that include both sides of Burwell Avenue, Chestnut Street all the way to Andrews Avenue and almost to Beckford Drive, including Elmwood Cemetery. The city is getting guidance and support from the UNC School of Government’s Development Finance Initiative as it continues to refine a detailed plan for redevelopment for the area.

The second public hearing is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 3, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The location is the same – Council chambers – and the public may attend in person or via Zoom.

Join the Jan. 27 meeting via Zoom at the following link:
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Join the Feb. 3 meeting via Zoom at the following link:
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Meeting ID: 834 3566 6091
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TownTalk: Remembering Weather Events Of The Past

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There’s an old saying – everyone talks about the weather, but no one does anything about it.  That was true of today’s installment of TownTalk. John C. Rose and Bill Harris didn’t do a thing about the weather, but they, along with several callers, certainly talked about it.

With another round of wintry weather predicted for the area beginning Thursday night, it seemed an appropriate topic. While this round of weather is NOT predicted to approach the two feet of snow the area received in 2000 or the crippling ice storm of a couple of years later, any amount of frozen precipitation could bring things to a standstill. And with the coldest temperatures of the winter coming along for the ride, whatever we get won’t be going anywhere anytime soon.

Callers to the program remembered the snow storm of 2000 which buried the entire area and shut down everything. One caller said it took hours to get his car out of the snow and another caller said of the 2002 ice storm that he had just moved here from upstate New York to escape the wintry climate only to find the winter weather followed him to North Carolina.

Another caller remembered an ice storm from 1970 that left him with no heat or power in a mobile home while going to school at Campbell University.

While winter weather is certainly foremost on everyone’s mind, hurricanes Fran and Hazel were remembered as well.

Weather can certainly be interesting in North Carolina. The residents of coastal NC have their share of Atlantic storms on a regular basis and those who live in the mountains deal with much more winter weather. It’s central North Carolina that might remember the big storms more vividly since we don’t get big winter storms or tropical systems as frequently.

Hopefully this weekend’s weather will not be severe enough to be remembered for more than a week or two.

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Broken Tree Limbs from Winter Storms Can Cause Damage

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Once again this weekend Old Man Winter is about to pay central North Carolina a visit.  Last weekend the Vance County area experienced snow, sleet and freezing rain along with some breezy conditions. Paul McKenzie of the Vance Co. Extension Service explained on today’s Home and Garden Show during The Local Skinny! that large shade trees can be damaged by winter storms. “After a winter storm of any type, particularly with ice and wind, you should check those large shade trees for broken limbs and branches,” McKenzie said. “Obviously, the ones that are on the ground are easy to spot but, the ones stuck in a tree are much harder,” McKenzie continued.

Eventually, due to more wind or with the passage of time, these limbs and branches will eventually fall. The danger is that they could fall on an out building, your home or vehicle. More importantly, they may fall on a pet or a person causing injury.

“If you see anything you can’t handle with a pole saw, keeping your feet on the ground, you should hire a trained professional to take care of the limbs,” McKenzie said.

The Lawn and Garden Show can be heard on WIZS as part of the Local Skinny! every Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. on WIZS 1450am, 100.1fm and online at wizs.com.