Entries by WIZS Staff

Warrenton Christmas Parade Set for Dec. 8; Parade Entry Forms Now Available

-Information courtesy Butch Meek, Rotary Club of Warrenton The Rotary Club of Warrenton announces that they are partnering with the Town of Warrenton as civic sponsors of the 2018 Christmas Parade to be held Saturday, December 8, 2018, at 5 p.m. This year’s theme is “Be the Inspiration.” Rotary is asking parade participants to showcase how […]

U.S. Navy Band to Perform at Louisburg College

-Press Release, Kayla Turnbow, Navy Office of Community Outreach America’s Navy is coming to Louisburg, North Carolina, one of 19 cities in four states to host a performance by the United States Navy Band during its 2018 tour — one of the signature outreach programs of the U.S. Navy. The U.S. Navy Band Commodores jazz […]

Warrenton Revitalization Committee to Host First Harvest Pie Competition

-Information courtesy the Warrenton Festivals Facebook page The Warrenton Revitalization Committee is hosting our first ever Harvest Pie Competition during this year’s annual Harvest Market Festival on Saturday, October 13! The categories include apple, sweet potato, pumpkin and pecan pies. We will be accepting entry forms at the festival from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. […]

Help Florence Victims, NOT Scammers

— courtesy of The United States Department of Justice and The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina Department of Justice Reminds the Public to Be Aware of Fraud When Disaster Strikes and Report it to the National Center for Disaster Fraud – (866) 720-5721 RALEIGH – The Department of Justice […]

Vance Co. Schools’ ‘We Inspire’ Initiative Drafts 45 Educators

-Press Release, Vance County Schools Vance County Schools hosted a special event on October 1, 2018, in the school system’s Administrative Services Center for members of the third cohort for the “We Inspire” initiative. The event entitled, “Draft Day,” marked the beginning of the local educators’ participation in the initiative. Superintendent Anthony Jackson recognized each […]

Volunteer Services of MPH Announces Upcoming $5 Masquerade Sale

-Information courtesy Lisa Radford, Volunteer Coordinator, Maria Parham Health Volunteer Services of Maria Parham Health announces their ever famous $5 Masquerade Sale on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, from 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Thursday, October 18, 2018, from 7 a.m. – 2 p.m. Everything is $5!  Necklaces, earrings, rings, watches, scarves, gadgets, ties, gifts […]

North Henderson Baptist to Hold Yard/Bake Sale, Country Breakfast

-Information courtesy Catherine Abbott, North Henderson Baptist Church North Henderson Baptist Church, 1211 N. Garnett St., will hold a Yard/Bake Sale and Country Breakfast on Saturday, October 6, 2018, from 7 – 11 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. The event will be held rain or shine and all proceeds go to benefit Relay for Life/American Cancer […]

Thomas Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme & Tax Evasion

-Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that today, in federal court, TREYTON LEE THOMAS, age 62, pled guilty to wire fraud, affecting a financial institution, and income tax evasion. In pleading guilty, THOMAS, agreed to pay restitution to all the […]

Families Living Violence Free to Hold Event in Honor of Domestic Violence Victims

-Information courtesy Peggy Roark, Sexual Assault Advocate & PREA Coordinator, Families Living Violence Free Domestic Violence Awareness Month begins October 1.  Families Living Violence Free’s signature event each year is the time we come together as Granville County to honor those North Carolinians and fellow Americans who were murdered during a domestic violence incident. It is also the […]