Entries by WIZS Staff

Connect NC Bond renovation projects at VGCC planned for 2018

— courtesy VGCC Vance-Granville Community College is gearing up to begin renovations that will improve masonry rooflines, walls and bridges at the Main Campus using the funds allocated by the Connect NC State Bond. Renovations to restore, repair and waterproof masonry will be placed out for bids in April with work scheduled to begin in […]

Kerr Vance Basketball on Fire Jan 23, 2018

— pictures and text submitted by Frank Wiggins, Principal Kerr Vance Academy The KVA Lady Spartans continued their winning ways on January 23 taking on Henderson Collegiate at Crawford Gym. The Spartans won the contest 53 – 40. Senior Becca Johnson led the way in the scoring column with 17 points and rebounds with 9. […]

Kittrell Man Sentenced for Felon in Possession of a Firearm Charge

— courtesy The United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of NC (For Full Release Click Here) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 24, 2018 Kittrell Man Sentenced for Felon in Possession of a Firearm Charge RALEIGH – The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today in […]

Granville County Crime Stoppers Jan 2018 Crimes of Month

TO: News Media FROM: Granville County Crime Stoppers DATE: January 24th, 2018 SUBJECT: BREAK & ENTERING/LARCENY/VANDALISM Sometime between Wednesday, October 26th, 2017 and Tuesday, November 8th, 2017 an unknown person or persons unlawfully went upon private property of a residence located off Winston Way, Creedmoor, NC and forced entry, which caused criminal property damage. A […]

$5,000 Reward Offered On Louisburg Murder Case

— courtesy of NC State Bureau of Investigation and the NC Department of Public Safety (For the Full Release Click Here) YOUNGSVILLE – Crime Stoppers is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of two masked men responsible for the murder of 21-year-old Devin Christopher Bilodeau on Sept. 23, 2017, […]

VGCC hosts lecture series on the brain

— courtesy VGCC Vance-Granville Community College will offer a series of free, engaging lectures on the human brain, and the community is invited to attend. Phil Dixon, a resident of Oxford, will present the series, entitled “Using Your Brain for a Change,” starting with the first session on Tuesday, Jan. 30, from 10:30 a.m. to […]

2018 Vance County Regional Farmers Market Advisory Board Meeting Dates

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Advisory Board for the Vance County Regional Farmers Market will meet on the following dates in 2018: February 8, May 10, August 9 and November 8. All meetings will convene at 2 pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market, which is located at 210 Southpark Drive in Henderson. The meetings […]

FLVF: 6-Week Domestic Violence Class Begins Feb 6, 2018

— courtesy FLVF Families Living Violence Free has another six-week class on domestic violence.  Beginning February 6, 2018 on Tuesdays from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. Attend to one class or as many as you can. If you complete all six, you will receive a certificate of completion. It will take place at the offices of Families Living Violence […]

N.C. Community College President of the Year Dr. Stelfanie Williams

— courtesy VGCC Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the president of Vance-Granville Community College, has been named President of the Year for 2018 by the North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges. She is the first leader in VGCC history to receive the honor. The President of the Year Award, sponsored by Wells Fargo, was established by […]