Entries by WIZS Staff

25th Annual Butner Chicken Pickin’ Weekend to Offer Food, Music & Fun

-Information courtesy Angela Allen, Director, Granville County Tourism Development Authority The Butner Community Association is hosting its 25th Annual Butner Chicken Pickin’ this weekend! The festival weekend kicks off with the Butner Street Dance, which will be held on Friday, May 31, 2019, from 7 – 10 p.m. in the parking lot at Lifestyle Fitness on the corner of 16th & […]

Granville Co. Library System: Full Slate of Events for Beginning of June

-Press Release, Granville County Government The four branches of the Granville County Library System have a full slate of programming and scheduled events for the first week of June. On June 1, Dr. Elliott Engel will bring to life “The Inimitable Winston Churchill.” Engel has researched numerous biographies to discover virtually unknown details of the […]

Maria Parham Health Celebrates 20th Anniversary of LifePoint Health

-Information courtesy Maria Parham Health This month, Maria Parham Health is celebrating the 20th anniversary of LifePoint Health, the health system of which it is a part, with a donation to United Way and Relay for Life. These donations are part of a national anniversary celebration in which LifePoint has contributed $2,000 to causes in […]

Granville County Considered for New DHHS Location

-Press Release, Granville County Government  Granville County Administration learned Tuesday that a proposal was included in the N.C. Senate budget for site selection in Granville County for the relocation of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Section 39.2(1) of the Senate Budget directs the Department of Administration to “select land located in Granville […]

Servants on Site Leaders Ready for 2019 Projects, Activities

-Information and photos courtesy Rebuilding Hope, Inc.  This year’s Servants on Site event will be held June 22-29, 2019, with a total of 163 participants. Junior high and senior high school students will repair 12 roofs and build up to six wheelchair ramps. The event will be Rebuilding Hope, Inc.’s seventh annual week of witnessing […]

Warren Correctional Institution to Hold Leash Ceremony for Service Dogs

-Press Release, NC Department of Public Safety WHAT: ABEL Leash Ceremony WHEN: Thursday, May 30, at 1 p.m. WHERE: Warren Correctional Institution Visitation Area – 379 Collins Road Manson, NC 27553 ABOUT: After 18 months of training dogs to become service dogs, a “leash” ceremony where the dogs will go to new owners will take […]

Granville Board of Commissioners Calls 5 p.m. Emergency Meeting

-Information courtesy Debra Weary, Clerk to the Board/Assistant to the County Manager – Granville County Please take notice that the Granville County Board of Commissioners will hold an emergency meeting pursuant to N.C.G.S. §143-318.12(b)(3) in the Granville County Board of Commissioners Meeting Room located at the Granville County Expo & Convention Center, 4185 US Hwy […]

City of Oxford Soliciting Volunteer Applications for Boards & Commissions

-Public Notice, City of Oxford The City of Oxford Board of Commissioners believes that the community is best served when there is a diverse representation of volunteer citizens on the City’s Boards and Commissions. Many opportunities exist for citizens to become more involved with issues that affect our community. The Board is soliciting applications for […]

Vance Co. Board of Education Holding Master Board Training II

-Information courtesy Deanna W. Steed, Exec. Assist. to the Superintendent, Clerk to Board of Education, Vance Co. Schools The Vance County Board of Education will have Master Board Training II May 28 – 29, 2019, at the Administrative Service Center in the Superintendent’s Conference Room. On Tuesday, May 28, the meeting will be held from […]

H-V Rec. & Parks to Offer Flag Football League for Disabled Youth

-Information courtesy Tara Goolsby, Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Facilities Supervisor, Aycock Recreation Center 2019 Panthers Flag Football: Don’t miss out on this exciting program offered in partnership by Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks and the Carolina Panthers Charities. This Flag Football League is for participants ages 8 and up with disabilities. Registration begins Monday, June 3 […]