Saturday, February 22, 2025
Vance-Granville Community College has been designated a Leader College by Achieving the Dream, a national nonprofit dedicated to advancing community colleges as accessible hubs of learning, credentialing, and economic mobility in their communities. ATD made the announcement Feb. 20 at its DREAM 2025 conference in Philadelphia. “VGCC is honored to...
Hostile foreign governments, such as China or Russia, would be banned from purchasing farmland and property surrounding military installations in North Carolina, according to a new proposal in the state House of Representatives. “As our state’s top two economic drivers, we must take a stand to protect our farmland and...
Granville County Public Schools officials say they are on track for the fall 2025 consolidation of two middle schools at the Granville Central campus and the reassignment of current Granville Central High School students to South Granville and J.F. Webb high schools. At the Feb. 3 meeting of the Granville...
Gov. Josh Stein has urged North Carolinians to be cautious -- and heed the warnings of local officials -- as a winter storm affects most of the state. “Our State Emergency Response Team is using every tool at its disposal to minimize the impact of this storm on North Carolinians,”...
An engineering study commissioned by the South Granville Water and Sewer Authority was unable to determine with uncertainty what caused the premature decay of a water heater anode rod at a home in Butner and also reported “there is no indication of a system-wide issue with SGWASA’s finished water.” SGWASA...
With fans on both sides of the court sitting on the edge of their seats, the Wake Prep Guardians survived the Falls Lake Academy High School Firebirds best effort in...
Before a packed house, the Falls Lake Academy High School seniors took center stage for the final regular home game of the season Feb. 4. Four members of the girls...
The Falls Lake Academy Firebirds used tough defense and sharp play around the basket to defeat the Franklin Academy Patriots by a 39-23 score in an important conference game Jan...
The puzzler asks, “How do you get an 800-pound elephant under a tent?” The answer is one step at a time. First, you get the trunk, then the head and...
Conventional wisdom has photogenic North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson as a rising star among state and even national Democratic officeholders. Despite Donald Trump’s November victory, Jackson won the AG...
Time Magazine ran a cover picture of Elon Musk sitting behind the Resolute Desk with the presidential flag and the United States flag framing him. A picture is worth a...
