Students in the History Club at Vance-Granville Community College are working on a unique project that will bring local history to life and preserve it for future generations. Billy Yeargin, a historian who has taught for VGCC in the past and is now a professor of Southern culture at Duke University’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, is writing a book on the history of tobacco in the Oxford area and the culture that surrounded the crop. He has enlisted the help …
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VGCC adds more online courses to VOLT; scholarships available
The new “Vanguard Online Learning through Technology” (VOLT) initiative at Vance-Granville Community College continues to grow, with additional courses set to begin in January. VOLT courses are for adult learners who need an online-only educational experience. The college launched VOLT in August and offered 12 course sections in a variety of subjects. When the spring semester begins on Jan. 11, 2016, the number of course sections will be at least 15. Registration for spring is currently ongoing, and ends on …
Vance County Regional Farmers Market Handcrafted Holiday Market, This Saturday!
Come out this Saturday to the Vance County Regional Farmers Market November 21st, 2015 for our second annual Handcrafted Holiday Market! We will have a wide variety of craft vendors showcasing unique handmade products. Take care of your holiday shopping and support local businesses. Produce vendors will also be on hand so you can purchase some fresh and local products for your Thanksgiving feast.
Vance County Board of Commissionsers Properties Committee December 2nd, 2015
Please note that the County’s Properties Committee (Brown, Brummitt, Hester) is scheduled to meet Wednesday, December 2 at 8:30 a.m. in the administrative conference room. The purpose is to discuss the Scott Parker Building and two offers to purchase foreclosed properties. All commissioners are invited to attend.
State Farmers Market hosting seasonal events
RALEIGH – The year may be winding down, but the State Farmers Market is ramping up with several special events planned between now and the end of the year. “We want to remind everyone that the State Farmers Market is open seven days a week, year-round. The only day it closes is Christmas,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “There is no better place to find fresh ingredients for your holiday meals, or locally grown Christmas trees, poinsettias and wreaths for …
Actor, playwright Walter Williamson ’68 to serve as Artist-In-Residence at Louisburg College
Accomplished actor, playwright and author Walter Williamson, a 1968 Louisburg College alumnus whose film credits include appearances in “Mr. Deeds” and “The Longest Yard,” will serve as Artist-In-Residence on campus during the spring 2016 semester. Williamson will serve as a guest lecturer in classes, collaborate with students and faculty, and stage the world premiere of his new play at the college. Williamson’s film, television and theatre credits are numerous. In addition to “Mr. Deeds” and “The Longest Yard,” Williamson has …
Eaton-Johnson Middle School, VGCC continue Partnership
Vance-Granville Community College and Eaton-Johnson Middle School in Henderson are continuing to build upon a tradition of collaboration to help prepare young students for higher education. The partnership between EJMS and VGCC is a special passion for the middle school’s lead counselor, Dr. Priscilla Chavis-Lockley. She earned two degrees at Vance-Granville — early childhood education and associate in arts (college transfer) — before moving on to North Carolina Central University for a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, and to …
VGCC registers 350 potential lifesavers
A recent Vance-Granville Community College service project added some 350 people to the registry of potential bone marrow donors. In partnership with the Project Life Movement and the “Save the Fox” campaign, the college held events on each of its four campuses during the week of Oct. 26-29. Students, faculty, staff and community members signed up and swabbed their cheeks to provide DNA samples at these events. The painless registration process took only a few minutes, but could save a …
VGCC to hold Signing Ceremony with NCCU
Vance-Granville Community College will hold a signing ceremony to launch the new “Eagle Voyage” partnership with North Carolina Central University on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, at 2:30 p.m., in the Civic Center on VGCC’s Main Campus (200 Community College Road, Henderson, N.C.). You are invited to attend and cover this special event. At the ceremony, representatives of the two institutions will sign a Memorandum of Understanding that allows the university to offer the Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice …
Vance County Farm-City Week: Urban Agriculture: A Farm And City Mashup
Vance County has joined the ranks of many cities across the United States to begin reviewing local land use permit codes to include urban agriculture and allow locally grown, year round production of fresh foods within city limits. On November 3, 2015, the Henderson Zoning Board unanimously granted a Special Use Permit to two of our city homeowners that will be transitioning into Organic production of vegetables. Local governments throughout the US and NC in cities such as Seattle, Baltimore, …
Vance County Water Planning Committee December 1st, 2015
Vance County’s Water Planning Committee (Garrison, Brummitt, Taylor) is scheduled to meet Tuesday, December 1 at 3:00 p.m. in the administrative conference room. The purpose is to discuss water project matters. All commissioners are invited to attend.
Students graduate from VGCC Afternoon Tea class as original “Tea Lady” retires
Vance-Granville Community College recently celebrated the graduation of students from the fourteenth edition of a class called “Let’s Have an Afternoon Tea,” while also celebrating the woman who created the unique class. The class held its final meeting and graduation ceremony in October with an afternoon tea party planned and carried out by the students at Magnolia Manor Plantation Bed and Breakfast in Warrenton. Graduates included Anessa Williams of Creedmoor, Juanita Rogers, Donna Bryan Spears and Melissa Ritchie, all of …
Henderson Downtown Christmas Parade December 6th, 2015
Henderson Downtown Christmas Parade Sunday, December 6, 2015 3:00pm (Inclement Weather Date December 13, 2015) Entry Fees Bands Free Emergency Vehicles Free Eighteen-Wheeler $100 Floats, Marching Units, Cars $50 Non-Profit Entry Fee $25 Download the entry form here: 2015 Christmas Parade Entry Form Entry forms are due by November 28th, 2015 Line-Up Times 2:00-2:15 Floats, Trucks/Trailers 2:20-2:45 All other entries
Henderson Police Still Seeking Assistance with Fatal Hit and Run
The Henderson Police Department is still in need of the public’s help. We are asking that anyone who was in this area and possibly witnessed anything involving this incident to please come forth with information: On October 21, 2015, around 9:12 PM, officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to the area of E. Andrews Avenue and US 1 South in Henderson in reference to a person that had been struck by a semi-truck. Upon arrival, officers found the victim, …
Henderson Middle School Students Receive White House Letter and Photos
Students at Henderson Middle School have received a letter and autographed photos from President Barack Obama. Assistant Principal Nowell Brooks shared the letter and photos with students on November 10. He visited in Dorothy Rahal’s social studies class during the morning and showed them the letter, signed by the President and on official White House stationery. Included with the letter was an autographed photo of President Obama and an autographed photo of the First Family, including First Lady Michelle Obama …
Chef Visits Foods II Classes at Southern Vance
Chef Jeff Harris of Johnson and Wales University in Charlotte, is shown as he prepares a curry sauce for Foods II students at Southern Vance High School on November 10. Harris, who is an instructor in the university’s well known Culinary Arts Program, came to the school to lead sessions during three class periods for the day. He talked with students about his own experiences, noting that he graduated from high school just five years ago. During his time in …
Maria Parham Guild Gift Gallery endows VGCC scholarship in memory of local doctor
Volunteers from the Guild Gift Gallery at Maria Parham Medical Center recently presented a gift of $25,000 to the Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund that will create a new scholarship in memory of a Henderson physician, Dr. J. Franklin Mills, who passed away unexpectedly in July at the age of 61. That brings the total to nine such scholarships created by the Guild Gift Gallery since 2008. The volunteer-operated Guild Gift Gallery offers convenience items and gifts as a service …
City of Henderson Appoints New Fire Chief
The City Manager of the City of Henderson has chosen Steve F. Cordell to become the next Fire Chief for the City of Henderson NC. There were a number of well qualified applicants applying for this position, and after several interviews and careful deliberation, Steve Cordell was chosen as the top candidate to lead this department. Chief Cordell has over 24 years of experience with the Henderson Fire Department and has worked his way through the ranks of the department, …
Henderson Police Make Department Arrest in Narcotics Charge
On Monday, November 9, 2015, Henderson Police Officers arrested Derrick Darnell Hanks Jr. Hanks, 24, 197 Big Ruin Creek Lane, Henderson was charged with the following offenses: Carrying a concealed weapon, possession with the intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver marijuana, maintaining a vehicle for keeping/selling controlled substances, felonious possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Hanks was placed in the Vance County Jail after failing to post a 25,000.00 secured bond. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled …
Henderson Police Department – Arrest Made in Shooting
On Monday, November 09, 2015, members of the Henderson Police Department Criminal Investigation Division arrested Tashawn Tyquail Baskerville. Baskerville, 17, 904 Sombrero Lane, Henderson was charged with the following offenses: Assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, discharging a weapon into an occupied vehicle, possession of a handgun by a minor, injury to personal property, and discharging a firearm in the city limits. Baskerville was placed in the Vance County Jail after failing to post …