Entries by WIZS Staff

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, […]

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 […]