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Granville County Public Schools Start Date Pushed To Aug. 13 To Allow For Open House
Granville County Public Schools has pushed back by one day the opening of its 2024-25 school year in the wake of Tropical Storm Debby. The first day of class for students on the traditional calendar is now Tuesday, Aug. 13. The school district cancelled Open House activities that had been scheduled for Thursday afternoon and...
New Warden At Granville Correctional Institution
– Information courtesy of N.C. Department of Adult Correction Secretary of Adult Correction Todd Ishee has named Isaac Rogers as warden of Granville Correctional Institution in Butner. Rogers previously served as warden of Dan River Prison Work Farm. “Warden Rogers is a veteran leader with 27 years of experience in North Carolina corrections,” Ishee...
TownTalk: Duke Energy Progress
As the wind and rain from Tropical Storm Debby continued to pelt the entire WIZS listening area Thursday morning, Duke Energy officials said power outages were limited at that time around Henderson and Vance County. Duke Spokesman Garrett Poorman reminded customers to think Safety First. There are several ways to report a power outage in...
The Local Skinny! Granville Vance Publilc Health Updates Social Media
Granville Vance Public Health Director Lisa Harrison and her team maintain a laser focus on community health and providing services that improve residents’ well-being. But there’s a newly formed team within the health department that has the task of tweaking the ways that people in the community learn about the wide scope of services available...
TownTalk: Proper Political Sign Placement
With the upcoming election just more than three months away, Vance County Republican Party Chairman Jimmy Barrier reminds local residents that although political signs may be placed on private property, campaigners are supposed to wait until 30 days before early voting begins to place signs in public right-of-way spaces. That day for the Nov. 5...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 08-07-24 Noon
Click Play to Listen. On Air at 8am, 12pm, 5pm M-F WIZS Radio ~ 100.1FM/1450AM WIZS Radio · WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 08-07-24 Noon ...
TownTalk: Way to GROW! Festival
Back for its second year as a way to build community with an emphasis on entrepreneurship and downtown development, the Way to Grow! festival is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 24 along Garnett Street in Henderson. Gateway CDC Founder and President Heather Joi Kenney said the non-profit may have provided the impetus for the weeklong activities...
Perry Memorial Library – Summer Reading Program Big Success
Participants of the first Story Time at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market will be nice and dry Wednesday morning (or were nice and dry depending on when you are reading this) and safe from the rains from Tropical Storm Debby. It’s National Farmers Market Week, and Perry Memorial Library is joining in the celebration...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 08-06-24 Noon
WIZS Your Community Voice — 100.1 FM / 1450 AM Local News Airs on WIZS M-F at 8 a.m., 12 Noon and 5 p.m. Click Play! WIZS Radio · WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 08-06-24 Noon...
The Local Skinny! Salvation Army
Major Beth Mallard is the Salvation Army’s new Corps officer serving at the Henderson location. The organization made the announcement in mid-June; Mallard is one of a couple of dozen corps officers that assumed their new assignments across the Carolinas. Mallard succeeds the husband-wife team of Captains Joshua and Amanda Keaton, who served at the...
