Entries by WIZS Staff

VGCC Trustees OK Budget Requests For County Funding

— courtesy VGCC VGCC Trustees OK Budget Requests For County Funding The Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees approved a proposed total budget request of $3,190,150 for the 2018-2019 fiscal year for Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties at its bimonthly meeting on the college’s Main Campus on Monday, March 19. In other action, the […]

Vance Charter Over OPS 4-0 (3-22-18)

— submitted by OPS Softball Coach Tommy Anstead Oxford Prep went down to Vance Charter 4 – 0 Thursday. It was pretty much a pitcher’s duel. Charter got their first runs on errors, that’s all it took. Jordan Dunn pitched another great game and Jordan Jones had a crushing double, the only bright spot in […]

Dr. Alisa R. McLean Completes N.C. Next Generation Superintendent Development Program

— provided by Granville County Public Schools — courtesy of North Carolina Alliance for School Leadership Development and the North Carolina Schools Superintendents’ Association Dr. Alisa R. McLean Completes N.C. Next Generation Superintendent Development Program Alisa R. McLean, Superintendent of the Granville County Public Schools, was among 40 superintendents from across the state to graduate from […]

Families Living Violence Free: Relationship Safe Haven

— WIZS has been asked to announce. YOUR RELATIONSHIP SHOULD BE A SAFE HAVEN NOT A BATTLEFIELD. THE WORLD IS HARD ENOUGH ALREADY. It’s time to say enough! SPEAK UP! If you or someone you know is a victim of Domestic Violence, please call Families Living Violence Free at 919-693-5700 Crisis Line or Hispanic Crisis Line […]

VGCC Culinary Arts program accepting reservations for lunch April 5

— courtesy VGCC The Culinary Arts program at Vance-Granville Community College is inviting the public to enjoy a gourmet lunch prepared by students on Thursday, April 5, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The luncheon will be held at the Masonic Home for Children on College Street in Oxford, where the Culinary program is based. […]

Johnston Co. Resident Arrested in Franklin County – Suspect in Shooting

— press release from the Office of Franklin County Sheriff Kent D. Winstead On March 19, 2018, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Investigative Unit arrested Dustin Gregory Oldham, a Johnston County resident. Dustin Gregory Oldham was charged with one (1) count of Discharging a Weapon into an Occupied Vehicle Inflicting Serious Injury and two (2) counts of Assault […]

Murder Suspect Turned Himself In (3-16-18)

Update: March 16, 2018 On Friday, March 16, 2018, Marcus Small, 31, turned himself into law enforcement authorities. Mr. Small was charged with First Degree Murder and received no bond. If anyone should have any information related to this case, they are encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 252-492-1925 or the Henderson Police Department at […]

VGCC instructor’s children donate pieces of history to library

— courtesy VGCC The children of a longtime Vance-Granville Community College instructor who qualifies as one of the “founding mothers” of the institution recently donated historical records and other items to the college library. The late Frieda Bender Haun of Kittrell, who passed away in 2010 at the age of 95, became well-known in the […]

VGCC honors Men’s Basketball sophomores

— courtesy VGCC Three sophomore student-athletes on the Vance-Granville Community College Vanguards men’s basketball team were recently honored on the completion of their playing careers at the college. Just before the start of the Vanguards’ last home game of the season, versus Guilford Tech Community College on Feb. 24, VGCC Head Coach DeMarcus Oliver recognized […]