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Vance County Schools Center For Innovation
Vance Schools Superintendent Dr. Anthony Jackson shared his vision for the former Henderson Middle School campus recently with Vance County commissioners. The plan includes housing Vance Innovative Schools, as well as spaces for professional development and community use. “We are excited about the impact this center will have for our staff, our students and in...
Covid Info Granville Vance; Vaccine Info
— submitted by Lisa Harrison, Granville Vance District Health director Since Jan. 26th, there have been 260 new cases of COVID-19 in Granville and 284 in Vance. Unfortunately, there have been 4 additional deaths reported this week. A 69 year old male from Vance County passed away on Jan. 24th, a 57 year old male...
McGregor Hall’s February Gospel Concert Postponed Until Sept. 11th
In a blast email from McGregor Hall in downtown Henderson, WIZS News has learned that the February gospel music concert planned has now been postponed until later in the year. It’s because of covid. The concert featuring the Perrys and the Kingsmen will now be presented on September 11th, 2021 at 2 p.m. The email...
Warrenton Presbyterian Church Endows VGCC Scholarship
— VGCC press release To the glory of God, Warrenton Presbyterian Church recently endowed a scholarship at Vance-Granville Community College, and the historic congregation is making history again with the size of its gift. By donating $60,000 to the VGCC Endowment Fund, the church has established this scholarship at the “Presidential Excellence Award” level, the...
WIZS Local News 2-4-21 Noon
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TownTalk 2-4-21: Genealogy & History With Shannon Christmas and Mark Pace
The way Shannon Christmas sees it, the reason genealogists should use new-fangled science in conjunction with old-fangled documentary research to complete their family tree is simple: DNA does not lie, he said. Sometimes, people do. Christmas spoke with Bill Harris and Mark Pace on Thursday’s Town Talk about how genetic testing can confirm family histories...
SBI Special Investigations Unit Investigating Shooting of Suspect Involving Agent After Hours-Long Standoff
— press release At approximately 5:00 pm on Tuesday, February 2, 2021, special agents from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation’s (SBI) Computer Crimes Unit and the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force along with deputies from the Granville County Sheriff’s Office attempted to serve an arrest warrant and search warrant at a residence...
Virtual Hiring Event Tuesday, Feb. 9th, Sunrock
According to information obtained from the Kerr Tar Regional Council of Governments and NC Works, Carolina Sunrock will hold a virtual hiring event Tuesday, February 9th. It will start at 11 a.m. To register, go online to events.kerrtarworks.com. You are invited to join in for this virtual hiring event at Carolina Sunrock. Jobs opportunities are...
City of Oxford Executive Assistant Blair Organizes Masonic Home Donations
The community has an opportunity to show a little love to two Granville children’s homes in February. Donations chosen from the homes’ wish lists are being accepted through Feb. 24, according to an employee of the City of Oxford who is organizing the event. Alyssa Blair devised the plan to support Central Children’s Home and...
TownTalk 2-3-21: Hon. Henry L. Gupton, Vance County Clerk of Court
WHAT AN IMMENSELY ENJOYABLE SHOW WITH VANCE COUNTY CLERK OF COURT THE HON. HENRY L. GUPTON. FROM HIS BEGINNINGS AS A VANCE COUNTY SHERIFF IN 1986, TO HIS CIVIC DUTIES AS A MAGISTRATE, TO HELPING MANY A VANCE COUNTY RESIDENT AT HIS/HER MOST VUNERABLE MOMENTS, TO HANDLING MILLIONS IN FINANCES EACH YEAR, HENRY GUPTON IS...
