May 17, 2012

Tuesday Open Line

First, if you haven’t already done so, I want you to stop reading and go vote.  Today is the last day.  I’ve made another post detailing how you can easily find your voting location.  Whatever your choice is, you need to go vote.  I’m not going to tell you how to vote.  Your church should [...]

Monday Open Line

 President Obama calls on Congress to take the money we are no longer spending at war, use half of it to pay down our debt, and use the other half to rebuild America.   This week, the President traveled to Afghanistan to sign an historic Strategic Partnership Agreement, visit with our troops, and address the [...]

Community Band to present free outdoor Mother’s Day concert at VGCC

The Vance-Granville Community Band performs from the Gazebo in this picture from the Mother’s Day concert in 2011. (VGCC photo)

The Vance-Granville Community Band will hold its fourth annual outdoor concert, as a special treat for Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 13. The program will begin at 3 p.m. at the Gazebo on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County. In the event of rain, the concert will be held in the VGCC Civic Center. Admission [...]

Friday / Weekend Open Line

Have you participated in early voting yet?  You still have some time to get some early voting in if you don’t want to spend the day Tuesday in crowds.  The volunteers camping outside of the Board of Election building can help guide you and give information if you aren’t sure what to do / who [...]

Perry Memorial Library to Show Films From The Southern Documentary Fund

The Perry Memorial Library will be showing three films from the Southern Documentary Fund.  All three films focus on some aspect of North Carolina’s culture and history. On May 14 the library will show Doubletime.  This film follows two jump rope teams, the Bouncing Bulldogs from Chapel Hill, North Carolina and the Double Dutch Forces [...]

Henderson-Vance Community Watch Association Meeting

The Henderson-Vance Community Watch Association would like to recoginze the importance of our local Judical System.  May 24th, 7:00pm to 8:00pm, at maria Parham Hospital Auditorium we will have the Honorable Judges Quon Bridges and Judge Daniel Finch, Assistant District Attorney Allison Capps, and Assistant District Attorney Cindy Bostic to give you the procedures of [...]

Henderson Moose Lodge and MotoMax Relay for Life Ride

May 19th, 2012:  Registration from 11:00am to 11:45am.  Ride begins at MotorMax at 12:00pm and ends at Moose Lodge.  Raid date May 29th, same times and locations. Route is Vance, Warren, Franklin and Nash Counties for a total of 107 miles. Cost is $20.00 per rider and $10.00 per passenger. This includes a chicken plate [...]

May 11th, I-85 North Welcome Center Celebrating National Travel & Tourism Week

North Carolina will recognize National Travel & Tourism Week with a range of events locally and statewide designed to highlight the contributions of the travel and tourism industry to the state’s economy. Local communities and businesses are encouraged to mark the period from May 3 through May 17 with events to showcase to policymakers and [...]

Third Annual Granville Arts Festival May 19th, 2012

The Granville Arts Council is proud to announce the date for the Third Annual Granville Arts Festival Saturday May 19th from 10am-4pm at the Granville Athletic Park (the GAP) on Belltown Road.   This FREE festival will transform the GAP into a true arts celebration in Granville County.  The large Pavilion in the newer section of the GAP [...]

Franklin County Strawberry Festival

Event Date: May 11, 2012 Recipe Contest Entry Deadline: Bring Entries at 10:30 a.m. on May 11, 2012 The Franklin County Cooperative Extension invites you and your family to 2012 Franklin County Strawberry Festival on May 11, at the Franklin County Farmer’s Marketing, 129 Shannon Village Shopping Center, Louisburg, NC!  There will be a recipe [...]