Entries by WIZS Staff

Granville Health System Physician Practices Will Open At 12 Noon Monday, Jan. 6

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– information from Lauren B. Roberson, Granville Health System The Granville Health System’s physician practices will delay opening until 12 noon on Monday, Jan. 6. The physician practices include the following: Granville Primary Care & OB/GYN Granville Primary Care Butner-Creedmoor Express Care Granville Gastroenterology Associates Granville Urology Associates Granville ENT Granville Surgical Associates Granville Medical […]

Vance County Commissioners Meeting 1-6-25 Includes 24-25 Budget Public Hearing

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Update 1-5-25: Straight from the Vance County Commissioners meeting 1-6-25 agenda, the meeting will include within the first few items a fiscal year 2025-2026 pre-budget public hearing. The public notice says, “The Vance County Board of Commissioners will conduct a FY 2025-26 Pre-Budget Public Hearing at 6:00 p.m., or shortly thereafter, on January 6, 2025 […]

Rebuilding Hope’s Servants On Site Set For June 23-27

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The early bird gets the worm, or in this case, a break on the cost of registering for the summertime Servants On Site program sponsored by Rebuilding Hope, Inc. The dates are already set – June 23-27 – and early registration deadline is Jan. 15, according to information from the Rebuilding Hope, Inc. newsletter. Registrations […]

Leadership Vance 2025 Application Period Open Now Through Jan. 24

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The 2025 class of Leadership Vance is forming now, and local Chamber of Commerce officials encourage individuals to consider applying for a spot now. Applications will be accepted through Friday, Jan. 24, according to information from Chamber President Sandra Wilkerson. This will be the 34th class to participate in the program, which gives participants a […]

Kerr-Tar COG Seeks Sponsors For 2025 N.C. Senior Games

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Local businesses and individuals still have time to become sponsors for the 2025 Kerr-Tar Regional Senior Games, held each spring across the five counties that comprise the Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments. Sponsorship levels include: Gold – $1,500 Silver – $1,000 Bronze – $500 Family – $250 Friend – $100 Sponsors can choose to provide […]

The Local Skinny! Variety Wholesalers To Add Big Lots To Its List Of Stores

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Henderson-based Variety Wholesalers is acquiring hundreds of Big Lots stores and a couple of distribution centers, practically doubling the number of retail stores it operates in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. Add Big Lots to the 380 or so Roses, Roses Express, Maxway, Bill’s Dollar Stores, Super 10, Super Dollar and Bargain Town stores that currently […]

Granville County Emergency Communications Honored by North Carolina 911 Board

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  In his role as North Central Regional Coordinator for the N. C.  911 board, Brian Short sees how counties cooperate to provide the very best coverage possible when it comes to handling emergencies. No longer a boots-on-the-ground participant, Short nonetheless witnessed first-hand how counties not affected by Hurricane Helene came to the aid of […]