Entries by WIZS Staff

VGCC names 269 students to President’s and Dean’s Lists

Vance-Granville Community College has announced that 125 students earned President’s List and 144 students earned Dean’s List academic honors for the spring semester that ended in May. The President’s List recognizes students who achieved a perfect 4.0 grade-point average (GPA) while carrying a “full load” (of at least 12 credit hours) in 100-level or higher […]

Blue Alert System To Aid Law Enforcement Safety

Press Release Governor McCrory Signs Legislation to Promote Transparency and Safety for Law Enforcement and the Public Raleigh, N.C. – Governor Pat McCrory was joined by Department of Public Safety Secretary Frank Perry, sheriffs, police chiefs, capitol police, highway patrol troopers, and legislators today to sign legislation that promotes transparency while protecting law enforcement officers, victims […]

Mater Matters

Some folks eat tomatoes.  Some eat tomato sandwiches too.  And here in Henderson and other southern areas you often hear tomatoes referred to as “maters.”  For example, a bacon, lettuce and “mater” sandwich. The theme Saturday, July 9 at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market is ‘Mater Matters.’ The market’s weekly newsletter, which is available […]

Vance County Criminal Superior Trial Court

(Full Press Release from Mike Waters) Vance County Criminal Superior Trial Court was held during the week of June 27, 2016. The Honorable Cy A. Grant, Sr., Senior Resident Superior Court Judge from Judicial District 6B, presided over the session. Cassandra Ewing was convicted of Driving While Impaired and received an active sentence of 18 months in the […]

VGCC to offer second Enrollment Day on July 20

Vance-Granville Community College will hold the second “Enrollment Day” of the summer on Wednesday, July 20, from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m., at all four of its campuses. On Enrollment Day, VGCC counselors and other staff members will be ready to assist anyone who is interested in enrolling at the college for the Fall 2016 […]

Henderson PD Press Release – Heroin Bust

  On Friday, July 1, 2016, members of the Henderson Police Department Special Operations Unit and Criminal Investigation Division arrested Roslyn Wynn.  Wynn was arrested after a Federal Grand Jury returned a true bill of indictment charging Wynn with conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a quantity of a mixture or substance […]

Bob Harris to Retire as Voice of the Blue Devils

DURHAM, N.C. – Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Harris, the “Voice of the Blue Devils” for the past four decades, will retire from his post following the 2016-17 men’s basketball season.  Harris, who will retire as the longest-tenured play-by-play announcer in the history of the Atlantic Coast Conference, will make a public announcement tomorrow (Wednesday, […]

New VGCC Scholarship established in memory of Sam Watkins

A new scholarship at Vance-Granville Community College will honor the memory of longtime Vance County business and community leader Sam Watkins Jr. His son, Trey Watkins of Wake Forest, recently visited VGCC to formally establish the “Sam Watkins Jr. Academic Achievement Scholarship” on behalf of himself and his wife, Sarah. Sam Watkins, who died in […]

Downtown Henderson – Mainstreet Marketplace

If you haven’t had the chance to visit Downtown Henderson’s Mainstreet Marketplace, you’re definitely missing out! The beautifully decorated storefront is located at 404 South Garnet Street, aka Main Street, and is filled with handcrafted art pieces made by many of our area’s local artisans. Formally the old Gooch and Harris Tobacco House, the Mainstreet […]

US Foods supports VGCC Culinary Arts student in competition

US Foods, one of the nation’s leading food service distributors, is supporting a Vance-Granville Community College student in a nationwide culinary competition. Renee Wilder, US Foods territory manager for the region that includes the college service area, recently presented contributions to the VGCC Endowment Fund to help send Dustin Gregory of Oxford, a student in […]