Entries by WIZS Staff

Granville County Implements “Property Check” To Guard Against Property, Mortgage Fraud

Granville County Register of Deeds Kathy Taylor has announced the implementation of Cott System’s “PropertyCheck” that will help protect residents from property and mortgage fraud. This service, free to Granville County residents, will send a notification when an official  document is recorded on their property. Residents can activate alerts based on their name, property address or parcel number […]

Michael Easley, Jr. Stepping Down From U.S. Attorney Eastern District Office

U.S. Attorney Michael F. Easley, Jr., will step down as attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina on Monday, Feb. 3. Easley was nominated for the post in 2021 by President Joe Biden and, following Senate confirmation, he was sworn in on Nov. 26, 2021. In a press release issued Wednesday afternoon, Easley said, […]

TownTalk: Around Old Granville: Agriculture’s Roots In Vance County

Around the turn of the 20th century, the Nutbush area – known today as the Drewry community – had just shy of 400 households. And of those households, said local historian Mark Pace, there were only eight that did not derive their income from agriculture. But in those eight households surely lived people engaged in […]

Home and Garden Show

On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. The Granville-Vance-Warren Beginner Beekeepers School will be Saturday, February 1st at 9:00am at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. Now is a good time to take your gardening equipment out and see if they work. Especially since it is getting warmer.  You need to […]

TownTalk: Love is in the Air with Granville Tourism

February. It’s the shortest month, but that’s not stopping Tourism Director Angela Allen and Granville County from packing in a wealth of events and activities into 28 days. From Cedar Creek Gallery’s ‘Cupful’ exhibit to the popular murder mystery dinner theatre, check out all that Granville County has to offer at www.visitgranvillenc.com. Allen said she’s […]

Granville Appoints Carlos Landrau Interim Director Of Animal Management Dept.

Granville County has appointed Carlos Landrau to serve as the interim director of the Animal Management Department following the departure of former Director Matt Katz.  Landrau brings nine years of experience to this role after previously serving as the deputy manager of Animal Services. Landrau began his work with Animal Services in 2016 as a Granville County […]

TownTalk: Bryan Cohn NC House 32 Representative Talks Issues, Legislating For All

As the newly elected District 32 representative in the N.C. House, Bryan Cohn said he sees plenty of opportunities to work in a bipartisan fashion to preserve and strengthen the economy, natural resources and more for his constituents in Vance and Granville counties. Cohn narrowly defeated incumbent Frank Sossamon in the November general election, but […]