Entries by WIZS Staff

Vance County Board of Commissioners to Meet Mon., Feb. 4

-Information courtesy Kelly H. Grissom, Clerk to Board/Executive Asst., County of Vance The Vance County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, February 4, 2019, at 6 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, 122 Young Street, Henderson. The Invocation will be given by Rev. Julia Alliger, Cokesbury United Methodist Church. Agenda items: Public Hearings  – FY […]

Rehab Work Coming for Bridge and Roadway in Granville County

-Press Release, N.C. Department of Transportation Thanks to two N.C. Department of Transportation contracts, a short bridge located just south of Creedmoor will be getting some much-needed repairs and nearly 36 miles of Granville County roads will be resurfaced. As early as February 25, contractors from National Bridge Builders will be able to start repairing […]

Rebuilding Hope, Inc. Names Cuthriell February’s Volunteer of the Month

-Information courtesy Rebuilding Hope, Inc.  “There are a lot of broken lives all around us,” says Bryan Cuthriell. “And if I could do or say anything that might help or at least be a source of encouragement, then that’s what I want to do.” Bryan has followed up on that mission for the last 10 […]

Animal Control to Present at February’s Granville Co. Board Meeting

-Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, Granville County The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, February 4, 2019, at 7 p.m. at the Granville Expo and Convention Center, 4185 US Highway 15 South, Oxford. Agenda items include: Consent Agenda 1. Contingency Summary 2. Budget Amendment #5 3. Resolution to Approve […]

Granville Board of Education to Hold Regular Meeting – Feb. 4

-Information courtesy Dywanda Pettaway, Clerk to Board of Education, Granville County NOTICE TO PUBLIC AND PRESS The Granville County Board of Education will meet for a regular board meeting Monday, February 4, 2019, at 6 p.m. at the Granville County Public Schools Central Office, 101 Delacroix Street, Oxford, North Carolina. The board will also meet […]

Rep. Terry E. Garrison Co-Sponsors Bill to Expand Medicaid in NC

-Information courtesy Rep. Terry E. Garrison, District 32, NC General Assembly Yesterday, Representative Terry E. Garrison co-sponsored House Bill 5 (HB 5), a proposal to expand Medicaid in North Carolina and increase access to affordable health care for more than 500,000 North Carolinians, including approximately 1748 in Vance County; 759 in Warren County; and 1,672 […]

First Round of State’s Agriculture Disaster Checks Headed to Farmers

-Press Release, NCDA&CS Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler announced today that the first round of checks from the state’s $240 million Agricultural Disaster Relief Program of 2018 have been sent to farmers. “More than $15.2 million in payments were mailed today, and a second batch will go out Friday, Feb. 1,” Troxler said. “By week’s end, […]

Warren Co. to Hold High School Registration Meeting for 8th Graders & Parents

-Information courtesy the Warren County Schools Facebook Page ATTENTION 8th GRADE WARREN CO. PARENTS: There will be a high school registration meeting for parents on Thursday, February 7, 2019. The meeting will be held at Warren County Middle School at 6:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room. The purpose of this meeting is to provide information […]

‘Busy Year’ Ahead for Rebuilding Hope, Inc.

-Information courtesy the Rebuilding Hope, Inc. February 2019 Newsletter Rebuilding Hope, Inc. volunteers for 2018 numbered 646. That number and others make up a year-end report that also shows that the volunteers worked 20,638 hours, building 31 wheelchair ramps, replacing 13 roofs and completing 19 other projects. Among the other projects was hurricane disaster relief […]