Entries by WIZS Staff

Oxford Prep Golf Sweeps Tar Roanoke Athletic Conference Regular Season

The Tar Roanoke Athletic Conference completed the regular season yesterday at the South Granville Country Club. There were two 9 hole matches yesterday and Oxford Preparatory School won both. Narrowly edging out Granville Central with a 180 to 181 win on the first match with Louisburg coming in at 208. OPS won the second match […]

Stay Alert: Five North Carolina stores pay fines for price-scanning errors

RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Standards Division has collected fines from stores in Brunswick, Durham, Forsyth and Mecklenburg counties because of excessive price-scanner errors. “We want consumers to be confident that the price on the shelf matches the price that’s scanned at the register,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “Stores […]

Henderson-Vance Spring Litter Sweep Week Coming Soon

The Vance County Appearance Commission is joining with officials from Vance County and the City of Henderson again this year to sponsor the Henderson-Vance Spring Litter Sweep Week, April 24-29, and the Recycling Day Event on Saturday, April 29, at the City Operations Center on Beckford Drive in Henderson. Citizens throughout Vance County are urged […]

Maria Parham Volunteers to Hold Jewelry Sale

Volunteer Services of Maria Parham Health will be hosting for the first time, Jewelry is Fun.  This sale will take place on April 12th (7:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.)  and 13th  (7:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.).  Bargain prices with a large selection of gifts $7.99 and up.  Jewelry and accessories are $5.  Sale will take place in the John […]

Vance County Schools Free College Info Session Wrap up

High school students and parents involved in Vance County Schools took advantage of a free college information session offered on April 4 through the school system’s Family Resource Center. The session was held from 3 to 6 p.m. in the Family Resource Center, located on Graham Avenue in Henderson in the school system’s Administrative Services […]

Retired judge, wife endow scholarship at VGCC

Henry Banks, who recently retired as chief judge of the North Carolina Ninth Judicial District Court bench, and his wife, Mamie B. Banks, recently established a new scholarship at Vance-Granville Community College. Residents of Henderson, Judge Banks held court in Franklin, Granville, Vance and Warren counties as a district judge for almost 21 years, while […]

E.M. Rollins Teachers Get CenturyLink Grant

Regina Hilliard and Faye Crawford, two second-grade teachers at E.M. Rollins Elementary School, today were awarded a $5,000 technology grant from CenturyLink. Hilliard and Crawford submitted their grant request a couple of months ago through the CenturyLink technology grant program. They plan to purchase a variety of technology devices, including iPads, and software for their […]

VGCC registering students for summer Science Camp

Vance-Granville Community College will offer a Science Camp for local middle school students this summer at the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. The camp will be held Monday-Friday, June 12-16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Rising sixth, seventh and eighth-graders from Franklin, Granville, Vance and Warren counties are invited to participate […]

Drivers Not Sure What To Expect In First South Boston Night Race Of Season

SOUTH BOSTON, Va. (April 6, 2017) – Like the difference between night and day. That’s what drivers are saying about South Boston Speedway’s new racing surface heading into Saturday’s night race … the first race under the lights this season. The new surface debuted two weeks ago as an unknown to the teams and wound […]

Triangle North Healthcare Foundation’s 2017 Grant Cycle now open

  If you are part of an organization that is searching for funding for health-related projects and programs, Triangle North Healthcare Foundation may have the opportunity you are seeking. The Foundation’s 2017 Grant Cycle opened Monday, April 3.  The first step in the grant application process is the Letter of Interest, which is due May […]