Entries by WIZS Staff

VGCC Drama students present Shakespeare spoof

via Andrew Beal Theatre lovers will soon be able to enjoy all 37 of William Shakespeare’s plays in one evening — sort of — at Vance-Granville Community College. Drama students will present “The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged)” on VGCC’s Main Campus in Henderson, Nov. 5-8. Performances begin on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 […]

VGCC to hold Business Technologies Fair

Vance-Granville Community College will hold its second annual “Business Technologies Fair” on Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 9:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Attendees will learn about VGCC’s programs that provide training for careers in fields related to business and information technology, including Accounting, Business […]

VGCC names two educators to leadership roles

via Andrew Beal Along with the start of the fall semester at Vance-Granville Community College came new leaders for two academic programs. William Clements of Raleigh became the new Program Head/Instructor for Criminal Justice Technology, while Faith Harris of Norlina, a Computer Education instructor, was promoted to the position of Program Head of Computer Education. […]

Small Business Summit and Expo to be held October 20 at Warren County Armory

via Andrew Beal The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center has announced the complete lineup of presenters for the fourth annual Small Business Summit and Expo, which will be held Tuesday, Oct. 20, from 11:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. at the Warren County Armory Civic Center in Warrenton. The Chamber of Commerce of Warren County, […]

OBESITY A SOUTHERN TRADITION

A SOUTHERN TRADITION & A MAJOR HEATH PROBLEM As a group, southern states tend to lead the pack when it comes to being significantly overweight or, in technical terms, obese. Arkansas is by far the leader in adult obesity with a trend line that is only rivaled by Mississippi.  Arkansas’ obesity rate is 35.9% with […]

Vance-Granville Basketball Ready for 2015-2016 Season

by Kevin Bullock The Vance-Granville Community College Vanguard Basketball Team kicked off the season on October 1st with media day at Western Vance High School. Coach Michael Woody introduced the 2015-2016 version of the Vanguards to the media, and allowed questions after a 15 minute scrimmage in the Western Vance Gym. Below is the active […]

VGCC defeats Central Carolina in women’s volleyball match

via Andrew Beal The Vance-Granville Community College women’s volleyball team notched another Region X conference victory on Sept. 29, with a 3-0 win (25-16, 25-18 and 25-18) at home over the Cougars from Central Carolina Community College. That brought the Vanguards’ record to 7-5 (3-2 in conference play). Kara Reese of Henderson led VGCC in […]

Drug Deaths Out of Control

Heroin and Prescription Drugs Deaths Out of Control in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease and Prevention, (CDC), drug related overdoses and deaths are out of control and have reached epidemic level. In 2013 there were over 43,000 deaths or 120 a day caused by drugs, with heroin the leading drug of choice. […]

Stronger Economies Together

Stronger Economies Together (SET) Coming To Our Area Soon A federal program started in 2010 that is in place in over 50 regions in 28 states is about to have its Kick Off organizational meeting on October 5th at 8:30 A.M. at the Granville County Convention and Expo Center. SET is a program designed to […]