Entries by WIZS Staff

Second & Final ‘Meet Me in the Street’ of 2019 Set for June 13

-Information courtesy the Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce’s second and final “Meet Me in the Street” concert for 2019 is set for Thursday, June 13, featuring “The Konnection Band.” This band is a local favorite and is one of the East Coast’s premiere party bands, specializing in a variety of […]

West End Community Watch to Hear From City of Henderson – Tues., June 18

-Information courtesy Claire Catherwood, West End Community Watch  West End Community Watch will meet on Tuesday, June 18, 2019, at 6:30 p.m., in the Fellowship Hall of West End Baptist Church on Dabney Drive. The speaker will be Sam Hobgood, director of Planning and Development for the city of Henderson. Law enforcement will be present […]

Free Class Offered to ‘Outsmart the Scammers’

-Press Release, Granville County Government As incidents of fraud are on the rise – especially among the senior citizen population – the Granville County Senior Center will be offering a free class on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. The “Outsmart the Scammers” program will be held at the Senior Center in Oxford at 10 a.m. and […]

Strickland, 26, Arrested on Breaking/Entering, Firearm Charges

-Press Release, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office On June 5, 2019, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Investigative Unit arrested Amanda Lynn Strickland, age 26, a Rocky Mount resident. Amanda Lynn Strickland was charged with one (1) count of Breaking/Entering, one (1) count of Larceny After Breaking/Entering and one (1) count of Possession of Firearm by Felon. […]

Vance Commissioners Provide Details of Recent Budget Session

The following information was provided to WIZS News on June 5, 2019.  It has been re-typed for display here. To see the raw information that was provided, please scroll to the bottom of this post.  You will be able to see the original, scanned-in document which contains some graphs that are much easier to see […]

City of Henderson: Notice of Possible Discoloration of Water

-Press Release, City of Henderson Notification of Possible Discoloration of Water As a customer of the Kerr Lake Regional Water System/City of Henderson, you may have or may be experiencing a slight discoloration of your water. This is due to elevated levels of manganese and turnover in the surface water from which the KLRWS processes […]

VGCC Golf Tournament Reaches Historic Milestone During Anniversary Year

-Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Vance-Granville Community College had many numbers to celebrate at the conclusion of its recent Endowment Fund Golf Tournament: 35 annual tournaments, 50 years of service by the college to the community and more than 1 million dollars raised to date. In fact, the fundraising total for the 35th tournament, presented […]

New Sandy Creek Baptist to Hold ‘GiddyUp Junction’ VBS for Kids, Adults

-Information courtesy Jackie Ayscue, New Sandy Creek Baptist Church  GiddyUp Junction Vacation Bible School will be held June 10-14, 2019, at New Sandy Creek Baptist Church, 1699 Weldon’s Mill Road, Henderson. This is a free event that has something for every age, nursery-adult. Kids will learn about Jesus’ love and how to take that love to […]

Granville County Intersection to be Realigned

-Press Release, NCDOT Work will begin soon on a project to realign N.C. 56 where it intersects U.S. 15 and N.C. 50 in Creedmoor. The N.C. Department of Transportation recently awarded a $3.4 million contract to have Carolina Sunrock LLC of Raleigh improve the junction. Currently, drivers headed east on N.C. 56 must make a […]

City of Oxford: Planning, Public Safety Committees to Meet Mon., June 10

-Information courtesy Cynthia Bowen, City Clerk, City of Oxford The Planning, Business & Community Development Committee for the Oxford Board of Commissioners will meet on Monday, June 10, 2019, at 12:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the First Floor Training Room, City Hall, 300 Williamsboro Street in Oxford. The purpose of the meeting […]