Entries by WIZS Staff

Vance County Commissioners’ Properties Committee Meeting Tues, Jan 2

Kelly Grissom, Executive Assistant and Clerk to Board, notified local press that “the County’s Properties Committee (Brummitt, Taylor, Wilder) is scheduled to meet Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 3:30 p.m. in the administrative conference room.  Topics to be discussed include the DSS Feasibility Study, demolition of Abagayle’s Books building, and REO property offers.” The meeting […]

Granville Vance Public Health Reopens Dec 28

Granville Vance Public Health will reopen on Thursday, December 28th.  The health department was closed for the Christmas holiday December 25 – 27. To learn more, visit Granville Vance Public Health online at https://gvph.org Granville County – 101 Hunt Drive, Oxford – (919) 693-2141 Vance County – 115 Charles Rollins Road, Henderson – (252) 492-7915 phone

Littleton Lions New Year’s Good Luck Brunch

— courtesy The Chamber of Commerce of Warren County | Craig Hahn, Executive Director ~ 252-257-2657 ~ info@warren-chamber.org ~ Facebook — by Craig Hahn Littleton Lions Club will be hosting their annual New Year’s Day Black-eyed Peas & Hog Jowls Brunch, on Monday, January 1st from 11 – 2 p.m., at the Lions Den, 103 Ransom St, Littleton, NC 27850 – located […]

Jan 2 and Jan 9 City of Oxford Board of Commissioners’ Meetings

The City of Oxford Board of Commissioners will hold an agenda meeting on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. It will take place in the Commissioners’ Board Room at City Hall. Oxford Commissioners will hold a regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 beginning at 7 p.m. in the board room at City […]

VGCC Natural Hair Care, Manicuring classes start in January

— courtesy VGCC Vance-Granville Community College will offer a pair of continuing education courses that provide job training related to the cosmetology industry, starting in January. Both the Natural Hair Care and Manicure/Nail Technician courses are scheduled for Monday-Thursday evenings from 5:30-9:30 p.m., Jan. 8 through June 5, both in Building 3 on VGCC’s Main […]

Dec 29th Deadline for H-V Citizen of the Year Nominations

— courtesy Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce | John Barnes, President ~ 252-438-8414 ~ info@hendersonvance.org ~ Facebook December 29 is the deadline to submit nominations for the H-V Citizen of the Year award which is presented each year by the Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce to recognize an individual for his or her volunteer work to make our community a better place to live. The […]

Terry Garrison NC House 32 December 2017 Update

North Carolina House Representative for District 32 Terry Garrison has written and released his latest from the NC General Assembly.  In Volume 1, Issue 5 for December 2017, Garrison and his office released the following text. Since being sworn into office of the House of Representatives for District 32 (Vance, Warren and Granville Counties) of […]

VGCC honor society students collect supplies, books for local kids

— courtesy VGCC The Vance-Granville Community College Alpha Sigma Chi chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society recently conducted a service project by collecting school supplies and books for children in grades K-12 who are affected by domestic violence. Children in such situations may be forced to relocate suddenly, leaving their school supplies at […]

Leadership Vance 2018

— courtesy Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce | John Barnes, President ~ 252-438-8414 ~ info@hendersonvance.org ~ Facebook Applications are available for the upcoming 2018 Leadership Vance Program! Interested professionals who live or work in Vance County are invited to apply. The program will be limited to a maximum of 25 participants who will be selected to represent all backgrounds, occupations and geographic […]

Oxendine, Gooche Will Lead Board; Meeting Schedule Set For 2018

— courtesy Vance County Schools Darlynn Oxendine was elected by the board to serve as its new chairperson for 2018. Dorothy Gooche was elected to serve as the board’s vice chairperson. The board also approved its meeting schedule for the new year. The board will meet each month on the second Monday of the month, […]