Entries by WIZS Staff

Granville Co. Board Calls Special Meeting on Broadband RFPs

-Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Granville County Board of Commissioners NOTICE of SPECIAL MEETING All interested persons please take notice that the Granville County Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting on Thursday, January 31, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. at the Granville Expo and Convention Center located at 4185 Highway 15 South, […]

Reminder: Vance Co. Board to Hold Work Session on Fire Restructuring – Jan. 23

Information courtesy Kelly H. Grissom, Executive Assistant/Clerk to Board, County of Vance The Vance County Board of Commissioners will hold a work session on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, at 1 p.m. in the commissioners’ conference room.  The purpose of the meeting is to discuss fire restructuring. The work session is open to the public; however, […]

Mark Your Calendar: Free OTC Medicine Giveaway at Warrenton Armory

-Information courtesy the Norlina Police Department’s Facebook Page A free over the counter medicine giveaway will be held Thursday, February 21, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Warrenton Armory located at 501 US 158 Business East in Warrenton. Items include cold, cough and flu medicine, pain and allergy relief, vitamins and children’s […]

Vance Co. Technology Committee to Discuss Broadband at Jan. 28 Meeting

-Information courtesy Kelly H. Grissom, Executive Assistant/Clerk to Board, Vance County Board of Commissioners Vance County’s Technology Committee (Brummitt, Feimster, Taylor) is scheduled to meet Monday, January 28, 2019, at 4 p.m. in the Administrative Conference Room of the Vance County Administration Building located at 122 Young Street in Henderson. The purpose of the meeting is […]

Granville Co. Sheriff’s Office to Hold Relay For Life Stew Sale

-Information courtesy the Granville County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page The Granville County Sheriff’s Office will hold a Stew Sale to raise funds for Relay For Life on Friday, February 8, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $7 per quart. Pick up locations include: Granville County Sheriff’s Office – Parking lot on Watkins […]

Dabney Dr. Surveying Project to Last Several Months, Help Solve Traffic Woes

-Information and photo courtesy the Citizens Aligned to Take Back Henderson, NC’s Facebook page We are all too familiar with the traffic problems on Dabney Drive in Henderson. Thankfully, the North Carolina Department of Transportation has started the process of addressing this problem. Have you noticed the surveying that has taken place in recent weeks? […]

Warren County High School Students Visit DOT Project Site

-Press Release, NCDOT A group of seniors in Warren County High School’s Engineering and Construction Technology Academy visited an N.C. Department of Transportation bridge replacement project today to get a closer look at the work underway. As part of NCDOT’s Engineering Technician I Trainee Program for private engineering firms, the students are receiving instruction and […]

Young St. in Henderson to Become One-Way; Court St. Traffic Flow to Reverse

-Information courtesy Esther J. McCrackin, City Clerk, City of Henderson CITY OF HENDERSON – TRAFFIC FLOW CHANGES On Tuesday, January 22, 2019, Young Street will become a ONE-WAY street. Traffic will flow from Garnett Street to Chestnut Street. DO NOT enter Young Street from Chestnut Street. Court Street will continue to be a ONE-WAY Street but the traffic flow will […]

Applications Now Being Accepted for 2019 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program

-Press Release, NC Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is accepting grant applications for the 2019 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Applicants have until 5 p.m. on March 1, 2019, to apply. “Specialty crops make up a significant portion of the state’s $87 billion agriculture industry and […]