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The 7th Annual Masonic Homecoming Festival continues tomorrow, Saturday, October 14th. Every year Oxford welcomes home all of its Masonic Home for Children alumni in the fall. Head Administrator for the institution Kevin Otis talked with WIZS TownTalk this past Wednesday – click here for the Oct 11th archive. Otis said Saturday morning at 9:30 […]
Vance County Friday Night Football returns to WIZS 1450 AM and wizs.com Friday night at 6:45 p.m. for airtime and 7 p.m. for kickoff. Double coverage of Southern Vance hosting Roanoke Rapids and Northern Vance at Bunn. Tune in for Live Play by Play and score updates of both local teams. The Yellow Jackets of […]
— courtesy VGCC VGCC honors Faculty and Staff Members of the Year with Glen Raven Awards Vance-Granville Community College President Dr. Stelfanie Williams recently presented the college’s annual awards to a pair of outstanding VGCC employees. Science Department Chair/instructor Steve McGrady of Durham was chosen as the Faculty Member of the Year for 2017-18, while […]
— Press Release Franklin County Sheriff’s Office On Saturday, September 23, 2017 at approximately 10:52pm, deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to 26 Amandas Way, Youngsville in regards to a shooting. Upon the deputies arrival they observed an individual identified as Devin Christofer Bilodeau (DOB 04-18-96) suffering from a fatal gunshot wound. Detectives with the […]
On Thursday, September 21st the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Investigative Unit arrested Ricky Barlow Weese Jr., a Franklin County Resident. Ricky Barlow Weese Jr. was charged with the following: Second Degree Murder and Felony Child Abuse-Inflicting Serious Physical Injury. This incident is alleged to have occurred on March 11th involving the death of an eight […]
The Mobile Dairy Classroom from the Southland Dairy Farmers association, based in Texas, visited with Career and Technical Education students at Southern Vance High School during three class periods on September 20. Courtney Bumgarner of the association, led each of the presentations to students. Her mobile classroom included a trailer, which is the “on the […]
Congratulations to Oxford Preparatory School sophomores Danny Gillis and Ian Simmons for their selection to represent the Griffins at the 2018 HOBY Leadership Seminar. Danny is the son of Kay and Peter Gillis from Wake Forest, NC. Ian, son of Candace and Demmarcus Simmons, is from Henderson, NC. The two young leaders were selected by […]
UPDATE – Please follow the link below for the updated schedule for VGCC women’s volleyball. A home match that originally was scheduled for Oct. 18 has been moved to Oct. 4. VGCC Volleyball Schedule 2017 The Vance-Granville Community College women’s volleyball team is scheduled to play 18 matches, including seven home matches, during the 2017 […]
The Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees adopted a budget of $32,324,089 for the new fiscal year at its bi-monthly meeting on Monday, Sept. 18, on the college’s Main Campus. The trustees approved VGCC’s budget resolution for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 on a recommendation from the Budget Committee of the board, chaired by Trustee Abdul Sm Rasheed. […]
The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center has scheduled its sixth annual Small Business Summit for Tuesday, Oct. 24, from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m., at the Lake Gaston Lions Club in Henrico. Entitled “Making the Holidays Pay Off,” the free event is designed to help local businesses plan ahead for the upcoming holiday season […]
