Entries by WIZS Staff

VGCC Pharmacy Technology program leads service projects

— courtesy VGCC The Pharmacy Technology program at Vance-Granville Community College has continued its tradition of community involvement with a pair of recent service projects during the fall semester. First, Pharmacy Technology faculty and students, with help from their colleagues in other VGCC Health Sciences programs, spearheaded a relief drive to help people in the […]

FLVF Closed Christmas Day 2017 and Dec 26

THE OFFICES OF FAMILIES LIVING VIOLENCE FREE WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY & TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25 & 26, 2017. If you are in need of our services please call our crisis lines at any time 24/7 English 919-693-5700 Hispanic 919-690-0888 Remember, don’t be a bystander… if you or someone you know is a victim of domestic […]

Legacy of local couple lives on with VGCC scholarship

— courtesy VGCC The tragic 2015 murders of Granville County residents Jerome and Dora Faulkner shocked and saddened the community. Their loss was particularly felt at Oxford’s Mountain Creek Baptist Church, where the Faulkners were dedicated members. In the midst of their grief, members of the church started a scholarship fund in their memory at […]

VGCC graduates 11 cadets in school’s 105th BLET Class

— courtesy VGCC Eleven cadets graduated on Dec. 12, 2017, from the Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program at Vance-Granville Community College, in a ceremony held in the Civic Center on Main Campus. After passing the state certification exam, all are authorized to work in any law enforcement agency in North Carolina. Graduates of VGCC’s […]

Northern Vance High School Principal Presents Restart School Plans

At the December 11, 2017 meeting of the Vance County Board of Education, the board gave its approval for Northern Vance High School to move forward in completing plans to apply as a restart school with the state. You can read the full board briefs for the meeting online by clicking here or by navigating to it […]

VGCC to offer Food Truck Entrepreneurship on Main Campus with new instructor

— courtesy VGCC Vance-Granville Community College will soon offer its Mobile Food Truck Entrepreneurship Workshop Series at the college’s Main Campus in Vance County for the first time. Previously, the course was offered on the Franklin County and Warren County campuses. A partnership of VGCC’s Small Business Center and Personal Enrichment department, the program will […]

DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S SCHEDULE JANUARY 2018

DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S SCHEDULE JANUARY 2018 Mon, Jan 1 HOLIDAY Tues, Jan 2 Vance Trial Court (O’NEAL) – Waters, Pelfrey, Louis, Erdmann, Allen **Franklin District Court (Davis) – Olivieri, Roberson ##Vance District Court (Hunter) – Capps, Watson/Hargrove Granville Juvenile Court (Thompson) – Putney Granville County Clerk’s Office Hours – Attorneys – 2:00 – 4:00 pm – […]

Franklin County Sheriff and ALE Target Alcohol, Gambling, Drug Activity

— courtesy NC SBI and North Carolina Department of Public Safety LOUISBURG – The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and Alcohol Law Enforcement arrested eight people on drug, alcohol and gambling charges in two Franklin County locations Dec. 15. Operation Clean Sweep, a three-month undercover investigation, began after the agencies received complaints alleging illegal activities occurring at […]

Christmas Music 2017 on WIZS and WIZS.com

WIZS Christmas Special “Listen Live” to WIZS 1450 AM or by clicking “Listen Live” at WIZS.com. If non-stop Christmas music is your thing, or you want Christmas music at your home Christmas party, be sure to tune in or listen live each night this week from 7 p.m. until 11 p.m. plus all day Christmas […]

Triangle North Executive Airport Manager Stephen Merritt Has Died

— courtesy Franklin County Government Kristen King, Clerk to the Board of the Franklin County Commissioners, wrote in an email to WIZS News, and to others today, and said, “It is with great sadness we inform you of the passing of Mr. Stephen Merritt, Airport Manager of Triangle North Executive Airport. Mr. Merritt passed away […]