The Butner-Creedmoor News
Education majors’ equation for teacher recruitment solved by pay
Education majors from Appalachian State University offered suggestions on how to recruit more teachers during Tuesday's meeting of the State Board of Education. Their answer was familiar: more money. In particular, the students said the state should pay teachers for earning master's degrees. "I know many people from my cohort...
Sossamon holding child care forums
Rep. Frank Sossamon held a Child Care forum for Vance County on April 30 at the Perry Memorial Library and it was a great success. DHHS shared a website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/Licensing/Getting-a-License that outlines how to get licensed as a child care provider in North Carolina. DSS shared a document at https://files.constantcontact.com/5e7a5a75901/ef428edc-05a3-48ed-8061-80a664eae1ed.pdf that...
World record set at Central Carolina Highland Games
A competitor in the Central Carolina Highland Games Saturday set a new world record in one of the traditional Scottish athletic events. The Central Carolina Highland Games drew dozens of athletes and hundreds of spectators to the grounds of Central Children’s Home in Oxford. Men and women in various age...
Local arrest reports
Butner Public Safety April 11,, Sgt. B. T. Lomena arrested Daniel Paul Thompson, 50, of Butner, and charged him with possession of schedule II, possession of schedule VI, possession of drug paraphernalia, and speeding. Thompson was issued a secured bond of $7,000 by Magistrate C. P. Bostic and was placed...
Granville Health System names First Quarter DAISY honoree
Granville Health System has announced Dawn Poythress as its first quarter winner of the DAISY award. Poythress, a nurse in the Women’s Services Department, was nominated for the DAISY Award by a patient. “Dawn was my day shift nurse for two days while I was on the labor and delivery...
Working out of a jam
Pressure situations can make or break any sports team. In this case the South Granville Vikings baseball team worked out of a first inning jam and went on to defeat...
Registration for VGCC Golf Tournament extended through May 1
There’s still time to register for the region’s most anticipated golf event, as the registration window for Vance-Granville Community College’s 40th Annual VGCC Foundation Golf Tournament has been extended through...
Koonce’s 4 RBIs big for Vikings
Consistency at the plate has always been a mark of the South Granville softball program and that was showcased with the 11 hits the Vikings used to defeat the Person...
NC’s most expensive election ever
If you were disappointed in the voter turnout for the March 5 primary election, wait until the May 14 runoff. The nonpartisan organization FairVote says turnouts in second primaries are...
Cut state tax on capital gains
Over the past decade, the General Assembly has pursued a tax reform strategy designed to foster growth and expand freedom in the Tar Heel State. North Carolina now has a...
Out of sight, out of mind
Homelessness is a national emergency. In January 2022, the United States was home to an estimated 582,462 homeless people. That number has certainly increased. That’s 18 out of every 10,000...
