Entries by WIZS Staff

VGCC Honors Radiography Graduates At Pinning Ceremony

-Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Twenty new graduates of Vance-Granville Community College’s two-year Radiography program were honored in a May 7 pinning ceremony in the college’s Civic Center. The Radiography Class of 2018 included James D. Bolton of Henderson, Marco Antonio Carmen-Vazquez of Oxford, Yamile Chavarin of Henderson, Whitney Michelle Cox of Oxford, Crystal Gill […]

McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center Announces Summer Lineup

-Information courtesy the McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center Enjoy these upcoming summer performances at the McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat presented by Henderson Rec Players Friday, July 6, 2018, at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 7, 2018, at 8 p.m. Sunday, July 8, 2018, at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 14, […]

Franklin Co. Sheriff’s Office Arrests Man for Statutory Rape of a Child

-Press Release, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Terry M. Wright – Chief of Staff On June 25, 2018, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Unit issued a warrant for the arrest of Jonathan Robert Pyron, a Johnston County resident. Jonathan Robert Pyron was charged with the following: one (1) count of Felony Statutory Rape of a […]

Lake Gaston’s Annual The Crossing Fundraiser Event, Sat., Aug. 11

— courtesy The Chamber of Commerce of Warren County | Kathleen Derring, Chamber President~ 252-257-2657 ~ info@warren-chamber.org ~ Facebook The Crossing, a charitable fundraising event held the second Saturday of every August is a fun-filled event for the young and young at heart! Swim, kayak, canoe, raft or use your imagination to come up with a new mode of transportation […]

New VGCC Nursing Scholarship Named in Honor of Retired Registered Nurse

-Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Hutson Wester of Henderson recently made a donation to the Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund to create the Brenda McGee Wester, R.N., Academic Achievement Scholarship in honor of his wife. Wester has long been a supporter of the college’s scholarship program. He started his first scholarship in the 1980s, recently […]

Oxford Public Safety Committee Meeting, Thurs., June 28

-Information courtesy Cynthia Bowen, City Clerk, City of Oxford The Public Safety Committee for the Oxford Board of Commissioners will meet on Thursday, June 28, 2018, at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held in the First Floor Training Room, City Hall, 300 Williamsboro Street.  The purpose of the meeting is to discuss stop signs […]

Parenting Tip of the Week – 6/25/18

-Weekly parenting tips provided courtesy of Jean Bell, Parenting Education Coordinator, Vance County Cooperative Extension Create Your Own Summer Camp at Home Planning some activities for your kids during the summer can help stave off those “I’m bored” comments from children. Plan a summer camp at home.  You can plan activities for a week or […]

Vance Co. Announces Development of 85 Acres at Henderson-Vance Industrial Park

-Press Release, County of Vance Vance County is pleased to announce that the North Carolina Department of Commerce has approved and the county has received a $2.45 million grant from the Rural ReadySites program for development of phase III of the Henderson-Vance Industrial Park. The NC Rural ReadySites grant program helps local communities prepare potential […]

VGCC Pins Associate Degree Nursing Graduates

-Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Vance-Granville Community College recognized 34 students who graduated this spring from the Associate Degree Nursing program with a pinning ceremony in the college’s Civic Center on May 9. Among those honored with distinctive nursing pins at the ceremonies were eight who graduated through the LPN to ADN Transition Program, which […]

Early College High School Accepting New Applicants

-Press Release, Vance County Schools Vance County Early College High School is accepting applications for rising sophomores and juniors for the 2018-19 school year. Applications must be received in the Early College High School office by noon on Tuesday, July 3, 2018. The application is available on the school district’s website at www.vcs.k12.nc.us. Acceptance notifications will […]