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Location Change for Vance Public Safety Meeting on Fire Matters
-Information courtesy Kelly H. Grissom, Executive Assistant/Clerk to Board, Vance County Board of Commissioners The Vance County Public Safety Committee (Brummitt, Faines, Wilder) is scheduled to meet Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at 6 p.m. to discuss volunteer fire department matters. Originally scheduled to be held in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, the meeting will now be...
Granville Athletic Park Reaches 15-Year Milestone
-Press Release, Granville County Government On May 21, 2004, Granville Athletic Park (GAP) was dedicated to the citizens of Granville County after a hard-fought battle to keep out a hazardous waste incinerator. Fifteen years later, the GAP is now the area’s largest recreational area and environmental preserve, serving as a “third home” for thousands of...
Local Youth Ages 4-12 Needed for Competitive Football League
-Information courtesy Tara Goolsby, Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Facilities Supervisor, Aycock Recreation Center The 2019 East Wake Football League is a competitive football league for youth of Vance, Warren, Franklin and Granville counties. Participants will learn the skills and rules of football. Team tryouts will be conducted and participants will be placed on teams by...
Perry Memorial Library Gearing Up for Youth Summer Reading Program
-Information courtesy the H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library and www.perrylibrary.org Join the H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library for the annual Summer Reading program June – August 3, 2019! The Summer Reading Kick-Off Celebration, featuring “the amazing, out-of-this-world teacher” Steve Somers, will be held Saturday, June 15 at 12 p.m. Summer Youth Programs Totally Tweens – Ages...
Postponed ‘Brides on Wheels’ Tour & Vendor Show Now Set for This Sunday!
Angela Allen, director for the Granville County Tourism Development Authority, was on Tuesday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk program to discuss the second annual “Brides on Wheels: Bridal Tour & Vendor Show” taking place Sunday, May 26, 2019. Originally scheduled for April 14 and postponed due to bad weather, this Sunday’s event will offer an...
State Vet Encourages Livestock Owners to Vaccinate Before Peak Rabies Season
-Press Release, NCDA&CS Summer is peak rabies season and State Veterinarian Doug Meckes is encouraging North Carolina livestock owners to consider having their animals vaccinated against the disease. “This year we have seen a rise in the number of reported rabies in livestock at seven cases,” Meckes said. “Last year the state had three cases...
H-V Rec. & Parks Youth Cheerleading Registration Begins June 3
-Information courtesy Tara Goolsby, Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Facilities Supervisor, Aycock Recreation Center Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks announces that youth cheerleading registration will be ongoing from Monday, June 3 until Sunday, August 4, 2019. Register at Aycock Recreation Center, 307 Carey Chapel Road, Henderson. Registration fee is $40 – $30 for those that played softball...
DSS and Senior Center to former Eaton Johnson Moving Forward
Friday, May 17, 2019 the Vance County Properties Committee, consisting of Vance County Commissioners Dan Brummitt, Leo Kelly and Gordan Wilder, met. Brummitt told WIZS News that the committee voted to move forward with planning for the Vance County Department of Social Services and the the Vance County Senior Center to move to the former...
