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Warren County Native Named EDC Director
Charla Duncan has been appointed permanent executive director of the Warren County Economic Development Commission, according to information from County Manager Vincent Jones. Duncan has served for the past seven months as interim director, but the county’s board of commissioners approved Jones’s recommendation in a work session April 21. A Warren County native, Duncan brings...
The Local Skinny! Apr 22 Abandoned Mobile Homes
Vance County residents can participate in a state-funded program to remove abandoned mobile homes from their property. Jason Falls, county solid waste director, said the program is seeking four or five more applicants to sign up for the program. Participation is voluntary, but savings are big, Falls said on Thursday’s segment of The Local Skinny!...
TownTalk 04-22-21 Vaccines, Restrictions, Latest in NC
TownTalk Broadcast Audio 4-22-21 WIZS Radio · TownTalk 04-22-21 Covid 19 Vaccinations The base of information for TownTalk 4-22-21 comes from the following press release from the State of North Carolina, Governor Roy Cooper and NCDHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen. April 21, 2021 Press Release Governor Cooper Outlines Timeline for Lifting State’s COVID-19 Restrictions As vaccinations...
WIZS Local News Audio 04-22-21 Noon
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VCS Teachers Get Classroom Help From Online Tool
In the old days, students could hide comic books or novels inside their thick Biology or English textbooks to fool the teacher into thinking they were on task; nowadays, however, teachers have an ally to help manage off-task behaviors as more and more classrooms have exchanged books for laptops: GoGuardian. Vance County Schools is a...
Gifts from Pruitts Create VGCC Scholarships
— press release courtesy of VGCC Before his recent passing, W. Leonard Pruitt and his wife, Dr. Dorothy Pruitt, both of Oxford, established two scholarship funds at Vance-Granville Community College to support students preparing for careers in health care. First, a gift from the Pruitts will create the Leonard and Dorothy Pruitt Presidential Excellence Award...
WIZS Local News Audio For 04-21-21
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The Local Skinny! Apr 21 Home And Garden Show
WIZS, Your Community Voice. Thank you for listening! The Local Skinny! each Wednesday on WIZS is the Vance County Cooperative Extension Service Home and Garden Show. WIZS Radio · The Local Skinny! Apr 21 Home And Garden Show ...
TownTalk 04-21-21 Tasker Fleming, Front Porch Bluegrass
Tune in to WIZS on Sunday, May 2 at 6 p.m. to set your toes to tappin’ as the radio station airs a new program called “Front Porch Bluegrass” hosted by Tasker Fleming. Fleming grew up in the area and spent part of his career in education right here in Vance County. Fleming sat down...
Local Community Foundation Grant Cycle Open
Local non-profit organizations can apply for grant funding from the Vance County Community Foundation through May 4, 2021. Funds are available for nonprofit organizations serving the local community in Vance County and will be awarded from the community grantmaking fund. Grants typically range from $500 to $1,000, according to information from the foundation. The application...
