Entries by WIZS Staff

MPH Welcomes Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Mark Messner

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Maria Parham Health Friday announced that Mark Messmer, DO MS has joined its staff and will be offering orthopedic surgical services to patients in Henderson, Vance County and the surrounding region. Messmer comes from a military background and joins Maria Parham from his previous position as staff orthopedic surgeon at Camp Lejeune, according to a […]

Two GCPS Students Complete Apprenticeship Program

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Two Granville County Public School graduates have completed requirements of the North Carolina Triangle Apprenticeship Program. Jared Gladki, a graduate of South Granville High, completed his apprenticeship at Revlon in Oxford. Jacob Ganzzermiller, a graduate of Granville Central High, completed his apprenticeship program at Buhler Aeroglide in Raleigh. The two were recognized at a ceremony […]

CertainTeed Secures State Grant Funding To Aid Expansion Project

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CertainTeed of Oxford has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the N.C. Department of Commerce to help pay for an expansion of their existing facility. The building reuse grant, combined with $837,500 of private funding, will be used to renovate an existing 326,000-square foot building, according to information from Granville County Public Information Officer Terry […]

Zumba Gold: Exercise With A Dance Twist Aug. 26 From 6-8 PM

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Join Gang Free, Inc. for ZUMBA GOLD with Eguiselda on from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 26 in downtown Henderson. Zumba Gold is a program that promotes wellness and movement for folks in their golden years – 55 and older – but the exercise event is free and open to anyone who wants to […]

Local SECU Branches Collecting School Supplies Through August

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Teachers and students are gearing up for the start of a new school year, and that surely means school supply lists. Sometimes, those lists are long. So if you’ve got children still in school and will be doing your back-to-school shopping soon, consider adding a couple of extras to your cart for donation to a […]

VCS Announces Principals, Teachers Of The Year During Awards Ceremony

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Vance County Schools honored its 2022 Educators of Excellence at an awards ceremony on Tuesday. Edward Ortega, principal of STEM Early High School was named Principal of the Year; Launtia Dallas of Clarke Elementary was named Beginning Teacher of the Year; Anita Griffith of Zeb Vance Elementary was named Teacher of the Year and Donald […]

FRANKLIN COUNTY TRIAL WEEK RESULTS IN GUILTY PLEA IN DEATH BY DISTRIBUTION CASE

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Louisburg, NC – Defendant Aaron Lloyd pleaded guilty to death by distribution this week in Franklin County Superior Court before Judge Brian C. Wilks and received an active sentence of 70 to 96 months in the North Carolina Division of Adult Corrections (DAC). This is believed to be the first death by distribution case resulting […]

Granville DSS Opens Satellite Office In Creedmoor

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People who live in the southern part of Granville County can cut their drive time to the county’s Department of Social Services – a satellite office officially opened Monday in the Butner-Creedmoor area. County officials had a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the official first day of business for the second DSS location, 2531 East Lyon […]

Domestic Situation in Public with Shots Fired

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— HPD press release —  This afternoon at approximately 1:30, officers were dispatched to the area of 1207 Dabney Drive in reference to a domestic situation involving a firearm. When officers arrived, the suspect, Rosalyn Henderson (age 44) had already left, but the victim, Antione Watson (age 48), was still on the scene and described […]