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United Way Awards Grant Funding to Six Area Organizations
-Press Release, United Way of Vance County The United Way of Vance County today awarded grant funding for 2019 to six area organizations which serve the needs of Vance County residents in the areas of health, food, clothing, shelter and education. The 13-member Board of Directors of the United Way of Vance County approved grant...
‘Community Voices’ Leadership Program Needs Concerned Citizen Participation
-Information courtesy Vance Co. Cooperative Extension The City of Henderson and surrounding areas in Vance County need concerned citizens who are willing to lend themselves to community-wide dialogue and problem-solving. “Community Voices” can show you the way. The “Community Voices” program gives the public a chance to identify the issues the community faces and provides...
H-V Rec & Parks to Offer FREE Summer Swim Class for Children
-Information courtesy Tara Goolsby, Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Facilities Supervisor, Aycock Recreation Center 2019 Annual Water Safety Awareness: Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks Department will hold its Annual Water Safety Awareness session on Friday, May 10, 2019, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Aycock Recreation Center. Safety demonstrations, life jacket fitting and swim lesson level...
Rebuilding Hope Names Tom Hall May’s Spotlight Volunteer
-Information courtesy Rebuilding Hope, Inc. Tom Hall’s contribution to Rebuilding Hope’s work touches every aspect of the ministry, from ramps to roofs, renovations to records. Tom keeps the computers running. He signed on as a volunteer three years ago when Martha McGowan, RHI’s SOS secretary, told him about the ministry’s computer needs. “I’ve built or refurbished...
Enjoy a Free Movie Night Under the Stars With Disney’s “Mary Poppins Returns”
-Information courtesy the Warrenton Festivals Facebook page As part of Warrenton’s free outdoor movie series, Disney’s “Mary Poppins Returns” will be shown in Warrenton’s Historic Courthouse Square, 109 S. Main St., on Saturday, May 18, 2019. The movie will begin at dusk. Admission is free; popcorn and various other refreshments will be on sale. Bring...
2019 National Day of Prayer Noon Service Audio
2019 National Day of Prayer Service held from 12 noon until 12:30 p.m. at Henderson City Hall...
URGENT: Boil Water Notice Issued for Parts of Dabney Drive and Beckford Drive
Water customers of the City of Henderson in the Dabney Drive area are experiencing periods of low pressure and outages in the distribution system due to a line break, according a news release. The news release says periods of low or no pressure in the distribution system increases the potential for back siphoning and introduction...
WIZS Celebrates 64 Years of Informing & Entertaining the Community!
John Charles Rose, owner and operator of WIZS, was on Town Talk this morning to announce this day, May 1, 2019, as the 64th anniversary of the local radio station. On May 1, 1955, Howard V. Harrell, a tv and radio repairman from Oxford, started the station under the call letters WHVH – his initials...
Walser Wins T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing Tournament at Kerr Lake
-Press Release, FLW Boater Robert Walser of Lexington, North Carolina, brought five bass to the weigh-in stage totaling 15 pounds, 10 ounces, to win Saturday’s T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) North Carolina Division tournament on Kerr Lake. For his efforts, Walser took home $5,718. “I fished flooded bushes and trees, mid-lake, along an approximately 20-mile...
VGCC Student Receives Top Academic Honor
-Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Vance-Granville Community College has named student Hope Crute of Youngsville as its recipient of the North Carolina Community College System’s Academic Excellence Award for 2019. One student from each of the 58 colleges in the state system is honored with the award each year. Crute will be officially recognized at...
