Entries by WIZS Staff

Henderson Vance Rec. & Parks Collecting Items for ‘Shoebox Give-a-Way’

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-Information courtesy Tara Goolsby, Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Facilities Supervisor, Aycock Recreation Center The Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Department is partnering with local community groups to provide a post-Christmas “Shoebox Give-a-Way.” We are soliciting items for ages 6-17 such as small toys, cards, unopened candy, pencils, shampoo, conditioner, pens, lotion, deodorant, soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, socks, […]

Oxford’s Public Safety Committee to Discuss Proposed Panhandling Ordinance

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-Information courtesy Cynthia Bowen, City Clerk, City of Oxford The Public Safety Committee for the Oxford Board of Commissioners will meet on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, at 3:30 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 is to discuss […]

Vance County Sheriff’s Office Charges Debnam With Murder

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-Press Release, Office of the Sheriff, Vance County Sheriff Peter White announces today that on Monday, November 26, 2018, the Vance County Sherrif’s Office charged LATOYA J. DEBNAM, age 40 of 2708 Raleigh Road, Henderson, NC, with murder, larceny of a firearm and possession of firearm by felon. This case was investigated by the Vance County […]

Public Invited to Forums With VGCC Presidential Search Finalists

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-Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Vance-Granville Community College invites the public to attend three separate forums scheduled for Nov. 30, Dec. 3 and Dec. 4 to meet and provide input on the finalists for the presidency of the college. The three public forums will be held each day from 12:15 to 1 p.m. in the […]

Quorum of Oxford Commissioners to Attend KLRW Advisory Board Meeting

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-Public Notice, City of Oxford PUBLIC NOTICE OF POSSIBLE QUORUM Notice is hereby given that a quorum of the City of Oxford Board of Commissioners may be present for a joint meeting on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, at 6 p.m. at Henderson City Hall – Council Chambers at 134 Rose Avenue, Henderson, NC of the Kerr Lake […]

VGCC Drama Students To Present ‘Crimes Of The Heart’

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-Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Vance-Granville Community College Drama students will present “Crimes of the Heart,” a Pulitzer Prize winning play, on Nov. 29 through Dec. 2 at VGCC’s Main Campus. The tragicomedy, written by American playwright Beth Henley, will be staged six times over the four days. Performances begin on Thursday, Nov. 29, at […]

West End Watch Group Hears From Triangle North on Area’s Health Needs

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-Information courtesy Claire Catherwood, West End Community Watch Val Short, executive director of Triangle North Healthcare Foundation was the speaker for the most recent West End Community Watch meeting held on Tuesday, November 20. Short explained that the foundation operates with money from a Duke Endowment. The funds are used to award grants to groups […]

Third Annual ‘Santa Paws’ Event to be Held at Granville Expo Center

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-Press Release, County of Granville The Third Annual “Santa Paws” event will be held on Saturday, December 8 from 6:30 until 9 p.m. at the Granville County Expo and Convention Center in Oxford. Santa Claus will be making time for the dogs and cats of the Granville County Animal Shelter to help with this donation […]

More Than 300 Students Honored At VGCC Scholarship Awards Dinner

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-Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Vance-Granville Community College honored 326 students receiving scholarships, as well as the donors and partnering organizations who established those scholarships, at a dinner on Tuesday, Nov. 13, in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus. In this third annual event of its kind, rescheduled from Oct. 11 because of […]

Henderson Christmas Parade, Tree Lighting Ceremony to be Held Sat., Dec. 1

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-Information courtesy Paylor Spruill, Assistant City Manager, City of Henderson The Henderson, NC Christmas Parade will be held Saturday, December 1, 2018. The parade begins at 4:45 p.m. and will proceed along Garnett St. Floats, fire trucks, and vehicles with trailers participating in the parade will line-up on the Dabney Drive Extension (enter from Raleigh Road Only) at […]