Entries by WIZS Staff

Warren Library Hosts Local Author During Women’s History Month

  Local author Jane Ball-Groom will present a program Mar. 30 at the Warren County Library as part of Women’s History Month festivities. Ball-Groom’s presentation is “From Buckboard to Boardroom: Celebrating Women – The Power of Telling Our Stories and Sharing Our Gifts” at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Mar. 30. The program will give attendees […]

Local Man Charged In Connection With Breaking And Entering Involving Motor Vehicle

A Henderson man faces charges in connection with a breaking and entering, according to information from Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame. Dylan Grissom, 31, was arrested by members of the Criminal Investigation Division and charged with one count of larceny of a motor vehicle and one count of obtaining property by false pretense, Brame said […]

VGCC’s Nursing Program Head Elected To State Nursing Board

  -information courtesy of Courtney Cissel, VGCC Public Information Officer Dr. Anna Seaman, program head and nursing instructor at Vance-Granville Community College has been elected to the North Carolina Board of Nursing. Seaman, who was sworn in on Feb. 21, is a career nurse with decades of experience, according to a press statement from VGCC’s […]

Chamber, Rotary Join Forces To Present “State Of The Schools” 2023

The Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Henderson Rotary Club, invites you to attend “The State of Vance County Public Schools Address and Luncheon” on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 12 noon.  Dr. Cindy Bennett, VCS Superintendent, will be the keynote speaker bringing you updates, goals and accomplishments of the public school […]

Sheriff Announces Arrest In Repeated Break-Ins At Local Business

A Henderson man has been charged in connection with four different break-ins at a local business. Oscar Delcid, 20, faces a laundry list of charges in connection with break-ins that occurred between Dec. 30, 2022 and Jan. 12, 2023 at Pernell’s Custom Framing on US 158 Bypass, according to a press statement from Vance County […]

Vance County Man Arrested On Numerous Drug Charges

A local man was arrested Thursday on numerous drug charges, according to information from the Vance County Sheriff’s Office. In a press statement Friday from Sheriff Curtis Brame, sheriff’s officers, with assistance from the Wake Forest Police Department, executed a search warrant at the home of Maurice Thomas on Mar. 16. The warrant was served […]

Kittrell Man Gets 15-Year Prison Term For 2019 Bank Robberies

A Kittrell man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for his role in two bank robberies in 2019. Cameron Evans, 27, was sentenced to 185 months in prison, having been convicted along with three other men for the robbery of a SunTrust bank in Raleigh and a BB&T in Greenville, , […]

Granville School Board Terms Reduced From 6 Years To 4, Finally

Granville County residents who may be pondering running for a seat on the Board of Education, take notice: The General Assembly passed a law that changes the terms of school board members from six years to four. And it only took four years to undo what had been done more than 30 years before as […]