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Vance, Granville To Get Part Of $9M RAISE Funding For Downtown Pedestrian Safety Improvements
Vance and Granville counties are two of a dozen counties across the state that will receive $9 million in federal funding to make safety improvements for pedestrians in downtown areas. The NC Department of Transportation will administer projects under Walk NC: Creating Safer Crossings as part federal Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity, or...
Harry Mills Announces Retirement As Granville’s Economic Development Director
Information courtesy of Granville County Public Information Officer Terry Hobgood Harry Mills, Granville County’s Economic Development director, has announced his retirement. Mills has held the position since 2014. “In his nine years at the helm of the Economic Development office, Granville County experienced unprecedented growth in commercial and residential development and retained many key employers while other...
Filing Period For Municipal Elections Opens July 7
Filing for municipal elections begins Friday, July 7 at 12 noon and will conclude at 12 noon on July 21, 2023 at 12 noon. Someone will be in the office at all times during the business week throughout the filing period, according to Board of Elections Director Melody Vaughan. The filing fee for the City...
TownTalk: Around Old Granville: The Legacy Of The Hawkins Family
If everyone who was born and raised in the Henderson area took a deep dive into their ancestry, how far back would they have to go to find out that they were related to the Hawkins family? Even if your last name isn’t Hawkins, local historian Mark Pace said he predicts that up to 20...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 07-06-23 Noon
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Chamber Accepting Items For New Teacher Bags Until July 11
The Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce is preparing 130 welcome bags for the new teachers preparing to come to work in the Vance County area. But the Chamber needs your help! If you or your business would like to donate an item to help fill these bags, please contact us at 252.438.8414 or bring the items...
Tim Twisdale Named New Henderson Fire Chief
The City of Henderson has selected Battalion Chief Tim Twisdale as chief of the Henderson Fire Department. Twisdale has worked for more than 20 years with the department, and “is a very valuable asset for our city,” according to an announcement posted on social media Wednesday. Interim Fire Chief Curtis Tyndall retired effective July 1...
County Officials Unveil GAP Sponsor Mural
Granville County Commissioners and staff gathered recently with local community partners to dedicate the new sponsor mural at the Granville Athletic Park. The mural is located on the restroom shelter facility in Phase III of the park, adjacent to the accessible playground, tennis and sand volleyball courts. “Today we are unveiling a mural that will serve...
TownTalk: McGregor Hall To Host Book Signing For Local Author
Chanel N. Scott created CheMinistry in 2015, and now Scott is on a national tour to promote her new book “Relationship Matters.” She’ll be at McGregor Hall this weekend as part of that tour. Scott has local roots, and she’ll be back in the area on Saturday beginning at 3 p.m. for a book signing...
TownTalk: Interim County Manager Sees Potential
Interim Vance County Manager Scott Elliott said he fell in love with North Carolina during an internship at the Forsyth County Planning Department during the summer when he was in college at the University of Wisconsin. In the decades since that internship, Elliott has worked in various counties across the state. He retired after more...
