Entries by WIZS Staff

Downtown Henderson Independence Day 2017 set for Saturday July 1st

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Downtown Henderson Independence Day 2017 set for Saturday July 1st! Parade starts at 10:00 a.m. from Rose Avenue, celebration afterwards on Breckenridge Street. Parade Entry Forms are here: https://hendersonncdowntown.com/parade-entry/ Free general admission, and free kids activities and bounce houses! Check out our vendor list at https://hendersonncdowntown.com/event/independence-day-2017-celebration/ More vendors are welcome! Fill out our vendor form here: https://hendersonncdowntown.com/vendor-application/ […]

Peak-Season Kickoff this Saturday at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market

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Summer is officially here… and so is your fresh, local summer produce at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market! Support your local farmers and stop by the VCRFM this week. Summer fruits and vegetables are available at your farmers market now! To celebrate we are going to have our annual PEAK SEASON KICKOFF June 24th! […]

VGCC Receives Largest Grant in School History

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CREEDMOOR, N.C. — Vance-Granville Community College today announced it received an in-kind software grant from Siemens PLM Software, with a commercial value of $31 million. The in-kind grant gives students access to the same technology that companies around the world depend on every day to develop innovative products in a wide variety of industries including automotive, aerospace, machinery, shipbuilding, high-tech electronics […]

Ridgeway Cantaloupe Festival coming up July 8th

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by Craig Hahn It’s one of my favorite events of the year…the Annual Ridgeway Cantaloupe Festival. Join your friends and neighbors on 8 July from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Ridgeway Volunteer Fire Departments for this iconic festival. Enjoy cantaloupes, Brunswick stew, hot dogs and festive refreshments. Come see historical displays, kiddie rides, […]

Miss Kerr Lake Festival Pageant Returns to Henderson

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by Jessica Todd Henderson, NC – The Second Annual Miss Kerr Lake Festival pageant is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 22, 2017 at the beautiful McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center in downtown Henderson, North Carolina.  The current Miss Kerr Lake, Evan O’Geary of Henderson will be on hand to crown her successor. Applications […]

Servants on Site Begins Seventh year of Service

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SERVANTS ON SITE – SEASON 7 – SCANDALOUS GRACE by Robert Parham Rebuilding Hope Inc (RHI) has once again prepared for Servants on Site (SOS) to continue into its 7th year beginning this Sat., June 17th and running through Sat., June 24th.  Individual volunteers and groups from as far as Alabama will once again come […]

HPD Crime of the Month: Robbery on East Parker Street

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On June 8th, 2017 at approximately 12:40 a.m. officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to 138 East Parker Street in reference to an armed robbery that had just occurred. Upon arrival officers met with the victim, Tanya Williams. Tanya Williams stated that she was robbed at gun point by a black male with a […]

Granville County Mailbox the victim of Vandalism

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TO: News Media FROM: Granville County Crime Stoppers   DATE: June 20th, 2017 SUBJECT: VANDALISM Sometime between Friday, June 8th, late evening and Saturday, June 9th, 2017 mid-afternoon hours an unknown person or persons unlawfully went upon private property off Range Road, Stem, NC and criminally vandalized a mailbox. If you have information concerning this incident, […]

HPD Crime of the Month: Robbery at The Scottish Inn

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On June 8th, 2017 at approximately 11:23 p.m. officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to the Scottish Inn (Room #162) in reference to an armed robbery that had just occurred. Upon arrival officers met with the victims (Willie Hargrove and Calvin Burton). Both subjects stated that they were robbed at gun point by two […]

VGCC Radiography students attend state conference, where instructor receives award

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Second-year students in the Radiography program at Vance-Granville Community College attended the recent annual conference of the North Carolina Society for Radiologic Technologists (NCSRT), Inc., at Great Wolf Lodge in Concord. While at the conference, VGCC Radiography instructor Lewis Daughtry, Jr., was awarded the NCSRT Imaging Professionals for Excellence Award. At each conference, this award […]