Entries by WIZS Staff

Granville Library System Adds LinkedIn Learning To Patron Amenities

-information courtesy of Granville County Public Information Officer Terry Hobgood Granville County Library System patrons now have access to a free service that offers thousands of courses and trainings that can be used for professional and personal development. LinkedIn Learning offers more than 16,000 courses – from leadership and computer skills to foreign language classes, […]

Oxford Police, ALE Agents Arrest Four On Drug Charges

Four Oxford residents face a slew of drug charges following an investigation by the Oxford Police Department and ALE special agents earlier this week. On Tuesday, April 25, 2023, ALE special agents and the Oxford Police Department, executed a search warrant at Four Corners Food Mart, located at 1104 Goshen St. in Oxford, after receiving complaints […]

Granville Opioid Advisory Committee To Hold Public Input Meeting May 4

-information courtesy of Granville County Public Information Officer Terry Hobgood The Granville County Opioid Advisory Committee will host a second public input meeting on Thursday, May 4 at 7 p.m. to educate and engage with the community on strategies to fight the opioid epidemic in Granville County. The meeting will be held in the Willow […]

VCS Honors Middleburg United Methodist Church As District Partner Of The Year

  Middleburg United Methodist Church was awarded the 2022-2023 District Partnership of the Year by Vance County Schools for its support of E.O. Young Elementary School. The announcement was made on April 19 during a partner recognition ceremony to thank all 15 community organizations who have made commitments to schools in the district. Middleburg United […]

McMillen Selected As New Butner Town Manager

-information courtesy of the Town of Butner Vance County Manager Jordan McMillen will become the next town manager of Butner. The town of Butner issued a press statement Wednesday announcing the selection of McMillen, who was chosen from a pool of 30 applicants generated by a nationwide search. Finalists were interviewed in early April, and […]

Man Stabbed to Death at Little Hotel

HPD Press Release: On Wednesday, April 19th, 2023, at approximately 12:17AM, members of the Henderson Police Department were dispatched to the Little Hotel, 1010 S. Garnett Street in reference to a person being stabbed. When officers arrived, they found Matthew Larmon (34), a resident of the Little Hotel, deceased from a single stab wound. A […]

MPH Dietary Duo Create Award-Winning Chili

Information courtesy of Donna Young, Maria Parham Health Market Coordinator, Communications and Marketing Maria Parham Health Executive Chef Tammy Rochester and Dietary Director Keith Weiss brought home top honors at the recent Goat Fest 2023, a BBQ contest and chili contest held in Nashville, NC. With a recipe for Bourbon & Bacon Chili, it sounds […]

Two J.F. Webb Students Selected To Attend 2023 Governor’s School

-information courtesy of Granville County Public Schools Two J.F. Webb High juniors will be spending part of their summer at Governor’s School, the annual enrichment residential program for rising seniors across the state. Both young women have chosen English as the discipline they will focus on during the summer program. Chapman Burnette and Destiny Royster […]

Springtime Vaccines Protect Equines From Deadly Diseases

-information courtesy of the N.C. Department of Agriculture If you’re a horse owner, listen up: It’s time to protect your equines against a couple of serious ailments. N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler encourages equine owners to have their animals vaccinated against Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis and West Nile Virus, two diseases with high mortality rates. Both, […]

TownTalk: Boyd Dealership Victim Of Vehicle Theft

Henderson Police are investigating the theft of three new luxury vehicles from a local car dealership that possibly is related to a spate of similar thefts across the state. In an interview Wednesday, Police Chief Marcus Barrow told WIZS that the vehicles – a 2023 Cadillac Escalade, a 2023 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and a 2023 […]