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Franklin County Detention Officer and Inmates Charged; Drugs and Contraband
— press release from Franklin County Sheriff Kent D. Winstead Drug Arrest On March 8, 2021, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Group arrested Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Detention Officer, Chase Garnett Strickland for providing contraband to an inmate. In addition to the arrest of Mr. Strickland, inmates Deaven St Charles Holmes, Joseph Butler...
Vance County Getting New Voting Machines
The Vance County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of new voting machines at its March 1 meeting, and County Manager Jordan McMillen said local election officials are already making plans to have new machines in place for the fall 2021 elections. McMillen recommended purchase of the new DS200 machines at a cost of $263,064...
TownTalk 03-08-21; New EDC director “impressed” with Vance
Henderson-Vance Economic Development Commission Director Christian Lockamy has been on the job for less than two months, but he said in that short period of time he sees “a strong economic development programwith a tremendous amount of potential” for good things to come. Since his Jan. 19, 2021 start date, Lockamy said he’s been “very...
“The Local Skinny!” March 8; VGCC Celebrates Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month and Vance-Granville Community College has put together a series of programs and resources that are just a click of the mouse away for anyone who would like to participate and learn more. Natasha Thompson, a history instructor at VGCC, spoke with John C. Rose Monday – International Women’s Day –...
WIZS Local News 3-08-21 Noon
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Severe Weather Preparedness Week 2021
— press release from Brian Short, director Henderson-Vance County Emergency Operations With pandemic lock downs and a cold, wet winter, most of us are looking forward to spring and warmer weather. However, with spring comes the threat of severe thunderstorms with potential lightning, tornadoes and flash flooding – all of which can develop so rapidly...
Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks Baseball, Softball, T-Ball 2021 Interest Meeting
— submitted by Tara Goolsby, Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Program Superintendent Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks will be having a Zoom interest meeting to discuss the possibility of playing Baseball /Softball/T-Ball this Spring. The meeting will be at 7:00PM on Thursday, March 11, 2021 via Zoom. We will discuss safety precautions, practice and game scheduling. Anyone that...
Virtual Hiring Event Tuesday, March 9th at 11 a.m.
Virtual hiring events are becoming a thing. Desiree Brooks, business services manager of the Workforce Development Board of the Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments told WIZS News about another virtual hiring event for Hollander Sleep Products. It will take place Tuesday, March 9th at 11:00 am. Brooks said in an email, “They still have job...
Public meeting set to discuss Tar Pamlico Basin flooding
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting a three-year feasibility study on the Tar Pamlico River Basin with a series of public involvement meetings to gather community input. The first of six events will take place virtually for the Franklin County/Louisburg area on Mar. 22, 2021, according to information from Franklin County Cooperative Extension...
Granville adds 2 COVID-19 testing sites
There are two additional places in Granville County to get free testing for COVID-19, thanks to a collaboration between Granville County Public Schools and OptumServe, an agency contracting with the state of North Carolina to administer the test. The Mary Potter Center for Education in Oxford and Butner-Stem Middle School in Butner are open several...
