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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...
WIZS Local News 03-05-21 Noon
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MPH Visitor Restrictions Set in February Remain Unchanged at This Time
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Vance County Schools Pre-K and Kindergarten Registration 2021-2022
According to the Vance County Schools motto, “The Wow Starts Now!” Public Information Officer Aarika Sandlin wrote in a news release, “We are excited to kick off our registration for Pre-K and Kindergarten students!” She indicated there will be virtual information sessions taking place on March 10 at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. This is...
City of Oxford Staff Receive COVID-19 Vaccinations
— information courtesy of the City of Oxford, NC On Wednesday, City of Oxford staff took steps to receive covid-19 vaccinations. The event took place at the Oxford City Hall Auditorium. The vaccinations were administered now that Phase 3 is underway in North Carolina, which allows frontline workers to get the shots. In attendance, among...
“The Local Skinny!” Mar. 4; Register for Mar. 18 WOVEN Workshop
Women in the area have a chance to learn how Dr. Kayla McHale, with Henderson Wellness, can help make “healthy the new ‘happy’” at a virtual workshop sponsored by Women of Vance Empowered Networking. Sandra Wilkerson, administrator of events for the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce, spoke with John C. Rose on The Local Skinny Thursday...
