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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...
Emmanuel Community Church to Hold ‘Family & Friends Day’ This Sun.
-Information courtesy Emmanuel Community Church The community is invited to attend Emmanuel Community Church’s “Community Church, Family and Friends Day” on Sunday, May 5, 2019, at 11 a.m. Presiding over the program will be Bishop William C. Harrison and Bishop Rhonda Hanks. Speakers include Evangelist Vernice H. Wilson, Williamsboro; Evangelist Bernice Hargrove, Henderson; Evangelist Deborah...
Granville Chamber Hosting 6th Annual Golf Tournament – June 6
— Information courtesy Granville County Chamber of Commerce | Ginnie Currin, Executive Director ~ 919-693-6125 ~ ginnie@granville-chamber.com The Granville County Chamber of Commerce is hosting its 6th Annual Golf Tournament Thursday, June 6, 2019, at Henderson Country Club, 300 Country Club Drive, Henderson, as announced by tournament co-chairs Kyle Puryear/BB&T and Jason Jones/Granville County Farm Bureau. Registration will begin at...
Tickets on Sale Now for Granville Education Foundation’s ‘Pig ‘n a Raffle’
-Information courtesy the Granville Education Foundation Join us for the 5th Annual Pig ‘n a Raffle on Friday, May 3, 2019, at Vino Oasi! Tickets are $50 and include a BBQ Dinner (catered by City BBQ), two beverage tickets, and a raffle ticket with the chance to win a variety of items all valued over...
130 Vance Co. Educators Expected to Attend State Rally; Schools Closed May 1
Educators and school staff from across North Carolina will gather at a planned protest in downtown Raleigh on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. The N.C. Association of Educators’ Rally for Public Education participants will ask legislators for increased funding for the hiring of additional support staff, the reinstatement of retirement health benefits and advanced degree compensation...
