Entries by WIZS Staff

New Bakery Coming to Historic Downtown Warrenton

by Craig Hahn You can start licking your lips in anticipation of great cakes and more when they open. I was fortunate enough to buy a cupcake from them during Spring Fest and I have to say it was like eating chocolate air…absolutely delicious! The Chamber of Commerce of Warren County & The Lake Gaston […]

Dr. Anthony Jackson named recipient of 2017 Friday Medal

Vance County Schools For Immediate Release May 26, 2017 Dr. Anthony D. Jackson, superintendent of Vance County Schools, is a recipient of the 2017 Friday Medal awarded by the Friday Institute at N.C. State University for Educational Innovation. Dr. Jackson has been selected to receive the award along with six other superintendents of rural North […]

Henderson Vance DDC To Present Spring Fling

The Henderson Vance Downtown Development Commission will present Spring Fling 2017 on Saturday, June 3rd. The event will take place on Breckenridge Street in front of the Perry Memorial Library from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. There will be activities for adults and children. Live Music and Dance are expected to be popular attractions. Food Vendors […]

Matt Nowell named Interim Manager of McGregor Hall

The McGregor Hall Board of Directors has named Matt Nowell as the interim manager of the performing arts center.  Mr. Nowell, serving as Technical Director since 2015, will assume the position recently vacated by Tommy Deadwyler, who has decided to pursue new projects outside the local area.   Mr. Deadwyler served as executive director of the […]

Southern Vance’s Coach Ackles to hold basketball academy

The event will be June 19-21 at Southern Vance from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon each day. Registration will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on June 19th at Southern Vance. The cost is $60.00 per child and payment can be in the form of cash or check. Campers should bring appropriate basketball […]

Youngsville man charged with killing mother at Kerr Lake

A Youngsville man was charged Wednesday with strangling his mother at the family’s house on Kerr Lake, authorities said. Vance County deputies were called to 135 Friendly Lane at around 2:15 p.m. for a possible cardiac arrest, but Sheriff Peter White said deputies immediately suspected foul play once they got to the lake house. Geraldine […]

UNC-Chapel Hill releases response to NCAA’s third notice of allegations

(Chapel Hill, N.C. – May 25, 2017) – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has released its response to the NCAA’s third notice of allegations resulting from the joint investigation of past academic irregularities. The response, submitted May 16, was posted on the Carolina Commitment website<https://carolinacommitment.unc.edu/> after a review to protect privacy rights. […]

United Way of Vance County holds unique fundraiser

Prime parking spaces at some local businesses were graciously donated to the United Way to help with our fundraising efforts for our 3rd Grade Reading Initiative…United We Read, United We Succeed! Sponsors are: BB&T Mast Family Drug Center Walmart Supercenter (4 parking spaces) Marketplace Cinema Skipper Forsyth’s Bar-B-Que Vance County Schools Admin Services Chick-fil-A Passes […]

Franklin County Finance Team achieves another honor

Franklin County, NC May 25, 2017: For eighteen years, Franklin County’s Finance Department has been recognized nationally for their excellence in financial reporting. Once again, the team has achieved the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting. The Finance Department was recently notified by the Government Finance Officers Association […]

Local Elementary Schools kick-off Summer E-Reader Program

Vance County Schools For Immediate Release May 24, 2017 Vance County Schools held a kick-off event this afternoon for its new Summer E-Reader Program for five local elementary schools. Superintendent Anthony Jackson led the celebratory kickoff which will place 80 new Nook electronic reading devices in the hands of identified students in grades 3-5 at […]