Entries by WIZS Staff

#VANCECoProud – Kedecia Stewart Regional Teacher of Year

For immediate release Jan. 12, 2018 NC Regional Teachers of the Year Named Nine in the Running for State Title Nine teachers from across North Carolina have been selected as the state’s regional Teachers of the Year for their dedication, innovation and ability to inspire students to achieve. These accomplished educators will now compete for […]

Vance County Water and Properties Committee Meetings 1-25-18

— from Kelly Grissom, Clerk to Board/Executive Asst. Vance County Please be informed of the following county committee meetings. They will be held in the administrative conference room. Water Committee (Wilder, Brummitt, Taylor) Thursday, January 25 – 3:00 p.m. To discuss incentives for availability customers. Properties Committee (Brummitt, Taylor, Wilder) Thursday, January 25 – 3:30 […]

FGV Smart Start to Enroll Kids in Dolly Parton Imagination Library

Franklin-Granville-Vance Partnership For Children will soon begin enrolling kids in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program.  F-G-V Development Coordinator Garry Daeke told WIZS News that the North Carolina Partnership for Children (NCPC) is distributing $10.5 million statewide over two years. Daeke said, “The NC Legislature during its last biennial budget allocated $3.5 million in fiscal year […]

#VANCECoProud School Board 2018 Standing Committees Set

— courtesy Vance County Schools At Monday night’s Vance County School Board meeting, the board’s Standing Committees for 2018 were set.  The committees for 2018 include: Building and Grounds, Ruth Hartness as chairperson, with Dorothy Gooche and Ed Wilson as members; Community and Business Relations, Gooche as chairperson, with Margaret Ellis and Clementine Hunter as […]

Oxford Preparatory School Readies for 2018/2019 Enrollment and 6th Grade Expansion

— press release courtesy of Oxford Prep Applications for new 6th – 12th grade student enrollments for the 2018 – 2019 school year have been available at oxfordprep.org and available in the school office when Open Enrollment began in November. Oxford Preparatory School (OPS) is an independent and tuition-free public charter school that is designed […]

City of Oxford Personnel Committee Meeting 1-23-18

CITY OF OXFORD JANUARY 11, 2018 PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETING The Personnel Committee for the Oxford Board of Commissioners will meet on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 1:00 P.M. The meeting will be held in the 1st Floor Training Room City Hall, 300 Williamsboro Street. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss Personnel Evaluations. All […]

New Horizons Baptist Stew Sale Feb. 10

WIZS has been asked to announce: THE FAMOUS NEW HORIZONS BAPTIST CHURCH STEW IS COMING BACK SOON!! ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, FROM 9:00 – 11:00 A.M., YOU CAN COME OUT TO THE GRANVILLE COUNTY SHRINE CLUB AND GET THE BEST STEW AROUND FOR $8 PER QUART!! FOR PRE-ORDERS, EMAIL ME BACK AT YOUR CONVENIENCE!!  CFORD28@nc.rr.com THANKS!! […]

Middle and High School Consolidation? Community Input Sought

Vance County Schools For Immediate Release January 9, 2018 The Vance County Board of Education at its January 8 meeting directed Superintendent Anthony Jackson and school system staff members to seek community input on a potential facilities consolidation plan that would impact current Vance County middle and high schools. Jackson provided information at the board […]

#VANCECoProud – Wills Delegate to Congress of Future Medical Leaders

— courtesy Vance County Schools For Immediate Release January 10, 2018 Kianna Wills, who is a junior at the Vance County Early College High School, has been selected as a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Lowell, Ma., June 25-27. The Congress is an honors program for high school students who want […]

Maria Parham Health welcomes Dr. Aidevo Igbide

The following is a press release from Maria Parham Health, not a paid advertisement. Henderson, NC – Maria Parham Health (MPH), a Duke LifePoint hospital, is excited to announce that Aidevo S. Igbide, MD has joined their primary care physician practice, Maria Parham Primary Care. Dr. Igbide joins our community from Surrey, BC, Canada where […]