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North Carolina Room Preserves Historical Flavor of ‘Old Granville County’
In honor of April 7-13 as National Library Week, Mark Pace, North Carolina Room Specialist at the Richard H. Thornton Library in Oxford, was the featured guest on Thursday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk program. A part of the Granville County Library System since the early 1960s, the North Carolina Room’s primary mission is to...
Justice Dept. Files Lawsuit Against Warren Co. Board of Education
-Press Release, U.S. Dept. of Justice The Department of Justice announced that it filed a complaint today in federal court against the Warren County, North Carolina, Board of Education (Warren County), to protect rights guaranteed to an Army Reservist, Command Sergeant Major Dwayne Coffer (CSM Coffer), by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act...
CropCheck Program Now Available to Farmers of Cotton, Corn & Soybeans
-Press Release, NCDA&CS This year, farmers can add CropCheck, a pilot program offered by Field Watch, that allows growers to map small grain/commodity crops by herbicide-resident traits. Crops include cotton, corn and soybeans. It’s been three years since the online mapping programs Driftwatch and BeeCheck were launched in North Carolina. Since then, it has become...
Vance Co. Schools: Early Release Day, Spring Break Reminders
-Information courtesy Vance County Schools April Reminders: Friday, April 12, 2019, is an early release day for Vance County schools. Elementary schools dismiss at 12 p.m. and middle and high schools dismiss at 12:15 p.m. Early College follows its regular schedule for Friday. Spring break for students is April 15 – 19. All Vance County...
Embrace Henderson Spectacular: FREE Family Fun Day at SaddleRock Farm!
-Information courtesy Jackie Ayscue, New Sandy Creek Baptist Church The Embrace Henderson Spectacular, an annual FREE Family Fun Day sponsored by the Embrace Henderson Committee and the Child Evangelism Fellowship, will be held Saturday, May 4, 2019, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at SaddleRock Farm, 1786 Weldon’s Mill Road, in Henderson, NC. It is...
Granville County Sheriff’s Office Announces Teen Law Academy
-Press Release, Granville County Government Granville County Sheriff Brindell Wilkins, Jr., in partnership with Granville County Public Schools, the U.S. Army National Guard and the Boy Scouts of America, announces the formation of the 2019 Teen Law Academy for high school students ages 15 to 20 years of age. This free training program is geared...
Henderson City Council: Elmwood Cemetery, Food Trucks Under Review
City Manager Frank Frazier was on Wednesday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk program to provide a brief overview of the Henderson City Council meeting held on Monday, April 8. According to Frazier, the City Council voted to table the first agenda item, a public hearing and consideration of approval that would amend the zoning map...
DeGrandcourt Wins T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League Opener on Kerr Lake
-Press Release, FLW Fishing Boater R.J. DeGrandcourt of Clarksville, Virginia, caught five bass Saturday weighing 18 pounds, 7 ounces, to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Shenandoah Division opener on Kerr Lake. For his catch, DeGrandcourt took home $2,585. According to post-tournament reports, DeGrandcourt caught his bass fishing flats on the upper...
Spring Fest, 5K Run to Offer Something for Everyone in Downtown Warrenton
-Information and flyer courtesy the Town of Warrenton, NC’s Facebook page The Warrenton Revitalization Committee presents the annual Spring Fest to be held in the Historic Courthouse Square in downtown Warrenton on Saturday, April 27, 2019. Crafts, artisans, exhibits, food, music, fresh local vegetables and more will be available to the public from 10 a.m...
