Entries by WIZS Staff

Rebuilding Hope Looking For Helping Hands With Backlog of Requests

-Information courtesy Rebuilding Hope, Inc.  Churches, do you have groups who can lend a hand and help Rebuilding Hope build wheelchair ramps? Your participation would help reduce a backlog of more than 30 requests – and help us all reach our communities for Christ. Here are answers to some questions you might have: What preparations […]

Unload Old, Unwanted Items at Oxford’s Fall Clean Out Event

-Information and flyer courtesy the City of Oxford website The 2018 Fall Clean Out Recycle and Collection event will be held Saturday, November 17, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Granville Co. Convention & Expo Center, 4185 US Hwy 15, Oxford. An extensive list of items will be available for recycling or […]

Vance Co. Water Committee to Discuss Phase 1B of Water System

-Information courtesy Kelly H. Grissom, Executive Assistant/Clerk to Board, Vance County Board of Commissioners Please be informed that the county’s water committee (Wilder, Brummitt, Taylor) is scheduled to meet Wednesday, November 7, 2018, at 4 p.m. in the administrative conference room – 122 Young Street, Henderson.  The purpose of this meeting is to discuss Phase […]

H-V Chamber of Commerce Announces Upcoming Business After Hours

-Information courtesy Sandra Wilkerson, Director of Admin and Events, Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce Join the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce for a Business After Hours event at Concordia Care Health and Rehabilitation (formerly Guardian Care), 280 Beckford Drive, Henderson. The event will be held on Thursday, November 8, 2018, from 5:15 – 7 p.m.

Last ‘Meet Me in the Street’ for 2018 Only One Week Away!

The Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce, along with Presenting Sponsor NC Towing & Recovery, will host the last of this year’s “Meet Me in the Street” free community concerts on Thursday, November 1, 2018. This is the postponed date from the originally scheduled September 27 event. The third and final concert of the season will feature […]

Warrenton Man Indicted for Drug Distribution & Firearm Charges

-Press Release, U.S. Dept. of Justice  Robert J. Higdon, Jr., the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that a Federal grand jury in Raleigh has returned a three-count indictment charging ROBERT FULTON BACON, a/k/a “Face,” age 32, of Warrenton, North Carolina, with one count of possessing a firearm and ammunition […]

Maria Parham Health Launches Helpline to Assist Medicare Beneficiaries

-Information courtesy the Maria Parham Health website  Maria Parham Health announced the launch of a toll-free helpline designed to help Medicare beneficiaries select a health plan that fits their needs and budget while also keeping in-network access to the doctors and hospital services they trust. The new toll-free helpline, run by MedicareCompareUSA, connects callers with […]

Oxford Preparatory School Announces 6th-Grade Honor Roll Recipients

-Information courtesy Victoria Bradsher, School Director, Oxford Preparatory School Oxford Preparatory School is proud to announce the A and A/B Honor roll for 6th-grade students who have completed their 1st quarter. Students in 6th grade come to OPS from five surrounding counties. The OPS mission is to develop students who are college ready and able […]

Franklin County Selects Finance Director Jamie Ross Holtzman

-Press Release, Franklin County Franklin County Manager Angela L. Harris named Jamie Ross Holtzman as Finance Director today. Ms. Holtzman will assume the position November 26, 2018. Ms. Holtzman currently serves Warren County as Finance Director. She began her career in Warren County in 2014 and has served there as both Interim Finance Director and […]

Authorities Make Arrest in Vance County Hit-And-Run

-Press Release, North Carolina Department of Public Safety – State Highway Patrol The driver sought in a hit-and-run collision that occurred in Vance County was located by investigators Monday, October 22, after an intensive search. On Saturday, August 25 at approximately 2:50 p.m., the State Highway Patrol was called to investigate a two-vehicle collision on NC […]