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Let’s face it: we’ve probably all got some item in our homes that just doesn’t work like it used to – it’s broken, but it’s not SO broken that you’re ready to throw it away. Mark June 24 on your calendar and bring that item to the Repair Café workshop in Oxford. Repair Café is […]
In observance of international Elder Abuse awareness & prevention day, several local and regional agencies are partnering to sponsor a walk in Creedmoor on June 15 to show support for the safety of senior adults everywhere. This annual observance occurs between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day and helps to focus on the particular needs and […]
— Information courtesy of Franklin County Public Information Officer James F. Hicks Franklin County Schools is a big winner in the newly adopted 2023-24 budget, getting an additional $2.6 million from the draft originally presented to the board of commissioners for a total amount of more than $25 million. This figure represents the largest education […]
Vance County appointed D. Scott Elliott as the interim county manager. He started working on June 1, according to information received today. Elliott recently retired as Pitt County’s manager and had more than 20 years in that county. He also serves as a senior advisor to local government managers across the state through professional organizations […]
Vance County Schools has named Nowell Brooks as the principal of Advance Academy for the 2023-2024 school year. Brooks began his educational career as a social studies teacher in Granville County Schools in 2006 and joined Vance County Schools as an assistant principal in 2014. Most recently, Brooks served in Franklin County Schools as an assistant principal […]
There’s just no way to say it any plainer: The American Red Cross needs donors to sign up and give blood. The need is great and ever growing. June 14 is World Blood Donor Day, a day that focuses on raising awareness of the need for a safe, diverse and stable blood supply. This simply […]
Chiefs from several of Vance County’s fire departments have voiced opinions and concerns regarding a proposal to restructure the county’s only full-time paid fire department and make it a combination of paid and volunteer staff. That proposal, discussed in some detail at a meeting Wednesday of the county’s Public Safety Committee, will be presented […]
The county’s Public Safety Committee released a proposal Wednesday that it plans to submit to the board of commissioners that will begin the restructuring of the county’s fire departments, a move that includes a pay bump for part-time fire staff, a hiring freeze for open positions within the Vance County Fire Department and hiring a […]
Chris Edwards, play by play announcer of Duke Baseball for Learfield, spoke with John Rose on WIZS SportsTalk. Super regional play begins Friday for Duke at Virginia at 12 noon. Wake Forest, Duke and Virginia hope to advance to the College World Series. CLICK PLAY BELOW TO ENJOY CHRIS EDWARDS ON WIZS SPORTSTALK! WIZS Radio […]
Gordon Wilder has long been a public servant in his community – from his 30+ years with Vance County Schools to his 12 years as a county commissioner, Wilder has had the best interests of the community at heart for decades. And Monday night he was at the board of commissioners meeting – not as […]
