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Rep. Terry E. Garrison Co-Sponsors Bill to Expand Medicaid in NC
-Information courtesy Rep. Terry E. Garrison, District 32, NC General Assembly Yesterday, Representative Terry E. Garrison co-sponsored House Bill 5 (HB 5), a proposal to expand Medicaid in North Carolina and increase access to affordable health care for more than 500,000 North Carolinians, including approximately 1748 in Vance County; 759 in Warren County; and 1,672...
First Round of State’s Agriculture Disaster Checks Headed to Farmers
-Press Release, NCDA&CS Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler announced today that the first round of checks from the state’s $240 million Agricultural Disaster Relief Program of 2018 have been sent to farmers. “More than $15.2 million in payments were mailed today, and a second batch will go out Friday, Feb. 1,” Troxler said. “By week’s end...
Warren Co. to Hold High School Registration Meeting for 8th Graders & Parents
-Information courtesy the Warren County Schools Facebook Page ATTENTION 8th GRADE WARREN CO. PARENTS: There will be a high school registration meeting for parents on Thursday, February 7, 2019. The meeting will be held at Warren County Middle School at 6:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room. The purpose of this meeting is to provide information...
Benny Finch: Main Street Status Downtown Committee’s ‘Number One Priority’
Benny Finch, chairman of the Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission, was on Wednesday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk program to discuss the commission’s current “number one priority,” the designation of Downtown Henderson and the City of Henderson as both a North Carolina and a National Main Street Program. A part of the Main Street Program from...
‘Busy Year’ Ahead for Rebuilding Hope, Inc.
-Information courtesy the Rebuilding Hope, Inc. February 2019 Newsletter Rebuilding Hope, Inc. volunteers for 2018 numbered 646. That number and others make up a year-end report that also shows that the volunteers worked 20,638 hours, building 31 wheelchair ramps, replacing 13 roofs and completing 19 other projects. Among the other projects was hurricane disaster relief...
Groundbreaking Ceremony Planned for Granville’s Law Enforcement Center/Animal Shelter
-Information and photos courtesy Granville County Government Please SAVE THE DATE for Tuesday, March 12, 2019, for a “groundbreaking” ceremony for Granville County’s new Law Enforcement Center/Animal Shelter. The ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. at the construction site, 525 New Commerce Drive in Oxford. The public is invited to attend. History of Law...
Wilton Express Library Back in Service; One of Three Express Locations in Granville
-Information courtesy the County of Granville The Granville County Library System announces that the Wilton Express Library is now back in service after being temporarily out of operation. There are three Express Library locations – in Wilton, Oak Hill and Stovall – which consist of lockers, a computer kiosk with access to the library catalog...
Jonas Wheeling III, 19, Arrested on Multiple Drug Charges
-Information and photos courtesy the Henderson Police Department On January 29, 2019, members of the Henderson Police Department Special Operations Division along with the Special Response Team executed a search warrant at the residence of 452 Ford St. in Henderson, NC. Upon SRT entering the home, the suspect fled from the backdoor which led to...
