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Corbitt Preservation Association Establishes Annual VGCC Scholarship
-Information courtesy Vance-Granville Community College On behalf of Vance-Granville Community College, Endowment Fund Director Eddie Ferguson recently accepted a check from Mr. Tom Burleson of the Corbitt Preservation Association. The check is for an annual scholarship to be awarded to a second-year Mechatronics student holding the highest GPA. The scholarship recipient will also receive a...
25th Annual Butner Chicken Pickin’ Weekend to Offer Food, Music & Fun
-Information courtesy Angela Allen, Director, Granville County Tourism Development Authority The Butner Community Association is hosting its 25th Annual Butner Chicken Pickin’ this weekend! The festival weekend kicks off with the Butner Street Dance, which will be held on Friday, May 31, 2019, from 7 – 10 p.m. in the parking lot at Lifestyle Fitness on the corner of 16th &...
Granville Co. Library System: Full Slate of Events for Beginning of June
-Press Release, Granville County Government The four branches of the Granville County Library System have a full slate of programming and scheduled events for the first week of June. On June 1, Dr. Elliott Engel will bring to life “The Inimitable Winston Churchill.” Engel has researched numerous biographies to discover virtually unknown details of the...
Completion Date Nears for New 40-Acre Salvation Army Center
The Salvation Army’s Captain Rick Langley was on Wednesday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk program to provide updates on the organization’s new facility currently under construction on Ross Mill Road in Henderson. With a focus on serving youth in the five-county area, the facility will be located on a 40-acre lot near Mako Medical Laboratories...
Maria Parham Health Celebrates 20th Anniversary of LifePoint Health
-Information courtesy Maria Parham Health This month, Maria Parham Health is celebrating the 20th anniversary of LifePoint Health, the health system of which it is a part, with a donation to United Way and Relay for Life. These donations are part of a national anniversary celebration in which LifePoint has contributed $2,000 to causes in...
Granville County Considered for New DHHS Location
-Press Release, Granville County Government Granville County Administration learned Tuesday that a proposal was included in the N.C. Senate budget for site selection in Granville County for the relocation of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Section 39.2(1) of the Senate Budget directs the Department of Administration to “select land located in Granville...
Servants on Site Leaders Ready for 2019 Projects, Activities
-Information and photos courtesy Rebuilding Hope, Inc. This year’s Servants on Site event will be held June 22-29, 2019, with a total of 163 participants. Junior high and senior high school students will repair 12 roofs and build up to six wheelchair ramps. The event will be Rebuilding Hope, Inc.’s seventh annual week of witnessing...
Warren Correctional Institution to Hold Leash Ceremony for Service Dogs
-Press Release, NC Department of Public Safety WHAT: ABEL Leash Ceremony WHEN: Thursday, May 30, at 1 p.m. WHERE: Warren Correctional Institution Visitation Area – 379 Collins Road Manson, NC 27553 ABOUT: After 18 months of training dogs to become service dogs, a “leash” ceremony where the dogs will go to new owners will take...
