Detention Officers Certified

Eleven area men and women completed the Detention Officer Certification School at Vance-Granville Community College in March and passed the state certification exam. With Tony Pendergrass, VGCC Law Enforcement coordinator, graduates of the 164-hour training school are, front, from left, Pendergrass, James Kiser, Franklin County Sheriff’s Department, Valerie Susewell, Vance County Sheriff’s Department, Sherry Davis, Warren County Sheriff’s Department, Melissa Terry, Person County Sheriff’s Department, and Theresa Perry, Franklin County Sheriff’s Department. Back row, from left, are Douglas McFee and Sam Elliott, Granville County Sheriff’s Department, Clifton Carrington, Steven Hayes, Granville County Sheriff’s Department, Hubert Yarborough, Person County Sheriff’s Department, and Bennett Hightower, Granville County Sheriff’s Department.