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One man is dead following a shooting involving a sheriff’s deputy in northern Granville County Wednesday. County Public Information Officer Terry Hobgood released a statement Thursday evening about the incident, which occurred on Feb. 9. “Granville County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a 911 hang up call about a disturbance at a residence located at […]
Winter is tree planting time for Tar River Land Conservancy (TRLC). With the help of 70 volunteers, TRLC planted 1,700 tree and shrub seedlings over five days in January. Seedlings were planted on 4.5 acres of fields located near Dickens Creek and Lake Holt on TRLC-owned land in Granville County. Volunteers for these events included […]
The Vance County Sheriff’s Office is hiring. There are openings for detention officers at the county detention center, and there are openings for sheriff’s deputies as well. A qualified candidate for a job as a detention officer could earn a starting salary between $33,000 and $35,000. The City of Henderson also is hiring and a […]
-Information courtesy of Warren County Community & Economic Development Director Charla Duncan Warren County is starting a new phase in its comprehensive development plan process. These comprehensive development plan updates are a ten-month process that will result in updates to the existing 2002 plan, which was meant to run through 2022. Public participation will play […]
— From information from the Office of Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame Monday, February 7, 2022 at approximately 6:30 PM, Vance County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a breaking and entering call in progress at 189 Catherine Weldon Lane. Upon arriving on the scene, deputies confirmed that Robert Brodie Jr. forced himself into the residence […]
Optimist Club members Britt Sams and Tommy Farmer have criss-crossed the county over the past couple of weeks to present awards to members of local law enforcement agencies for outstanding service in 2021. Sams, who chairs the Respect for Law committee and club President Farmer were keen to pick back up on the awards presentations […]
Need some N95 masks? Look no further than Gang Free Inc. Founder Melissa Elliott said she’s got plenty, with more ordered and on the way. Elliott told WIZS News Monday that anyone in the community who would like masks can simply head out to the Gang Free, Inc. location at 940 County Home Road any […]
Chris Vick of Vance County Animal Services has received the 2021 award for outstanding service from the Henderson Optimist Club. Optimist Club President Tommy Farmer presented the award to Vick on Wednesday at the Animal Services Building on Brodie Road. Farmer told WIZS News that the COVID-19 pandemic, created the need for the club’s annual […]
The Warren County Library is promoting several upcoming events as part of its Black History Month celebration. On Thursday, Feb. 24, the library has scheduled a virtual meeting featuring celebrated historian Dr. Carlton Wilson. Wilson is dean of the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities at N.C. Central University. The event begins at 3 […]
Petco, a nationally known pet supply retailer, is building a new store in Henderson. Land was purchased on US 158 beside Superior Chrysler from Ruin Creek Properites, and the Henderson Board of Adjustment approved a special-use permit request at its meeting Tuesday, Feb. 1. No word on when construction will be completed, but Ruxton Bobbitt, […]
