Entries by WIZS Staff

$5,000 Reward Offered On Louisburg Murder Case

— courtesy of NC State Bureau of Investigation and the NC Department of Public Safety (For the Full Release Click Here) YOUNGSVILLE – Crime Stoppers is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of two masked men responsible for the murder of 21-year-old Devin Christopher Bilodeau on Sept. 23, 2017, […]

VGCC hosts lecture series on the brain

— courtesy VGCC Vance-Granville Community College will offer a series of free, engaging lectures on the human brain, and the community is invited to attend. Phil Dixon, a resident of Oxford, will present the series, entitled “Using Your Brain for a Change,” starting with the first session on Tuesday, Jan. 30, from 10:30 a.m. to […]

2018 Vance County Regional Farmers Market Advisory Board Meeting Dates

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Advisory Board for the Vance County Regional Farmers Market will meet on the following dates in 2018: February 8, May 10, August 9 and November 8. All meetings will convene at 2 pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market, which is located at 210 Southpark Drive in Henderson. The meetings […]

FLVF: 6-Week Domestic Violence Class Begins Feb 6, 2018

— courtesy FLVF Families Living Violence Free has another six-week class on domestic violence.  Beginning February 6, 2018 on Tuesdays from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. Attend to one class or as many as you can. If you complete all six, you will receive a certificate of completion. It will take place at the offices of Families Living Violence […]

N.C. Community College President of the Year Dr. Stelfanie Williams

— courtesy VGCC Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the president of Vance-Granville Community College, has been named President of the Year for 2018 by the North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges. She is the first leader in VGCC history to receive the honor. The President of the Year Award, sponsored by Wells Fargo, was established by […]

Vance Co. Early College H.S. Apps for 2018-2019

Vance County Schools For Immediate Release January 23, 2018 Applications are now being accepted for students to enroll for the 2018-2019 school year at the Vance County Early College High School. All rising ninth-grade students are welcome to apply. Applications are available now from school counselors at Eaton-Johnson Middle School, Henderson Middle School and the […]

January 25, 2018 First School Consolidation Feasibility Meetings

— from Vance County Schools REMINDER: Our first community conversations to get input on the feasibility of consolidating our middle and high schools are Thursday, January 25, at 10 a.m. in our Administrative Services Center at 1724 Graham Avenue in Henderson, and at 6 p.m. at Henderson Middle School.    We need to hear from […]

M.A.D.D. Henderson-Vance Meeting Jan 23, 2018

Local citizens and people interested are encouraged to attend a Henderson-Vance Mothers Against Drunk Driving meeting Tuesday, January 23 at 6:00 p.m.  It will take place in the Vance County Commissioners meeting room at the old courthouse downtown. M.A.D.D. representatives Lorraine Watkins and Karen Callahan appeared on WIZS TownTalk Monday to promote the meeting.  Click […]

Vance Charter On-line Apps for 18-19 School Year

This is a press release, not a paid advertisement. Vance Charter School will be accepting on-line applications for the 2018-2019 school year from now until Friday, February 16 at 11:59 p.m. Individuals wishing to apply are encouraged to attend one of the informational meetings that will be held at the school on Tuesday, January 30 […]