Entries by WIZS Staff

Granville Sheriff’s Office asks for your help in convict escape

The Granville Sheriff’s Office is seeking assistance in locating Stephen Royster Hicks, DOB 11/5/80. Stephen Royster Hicks escaped custody while attending court at the Granville County Courthouse. Hicks is currently serving time for three counts of Larceny of Motor Vehicle, Assault and Battery with the DOAC in the Caswell Correctional Center in Blanch, NC. He […]

H/V Chamber Hosts Ribbon Cutting for Maria Parham’s New Wound Center

The Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce celebrated the opening of The Advanced Wound Center’s new location with a ribbon cutting on Thursday, July 14 at 4:30pm at their Ruin Creek Road location.  “This is only one of more ribbon cuttings to come,” said Brian Sinotte, CEO, Maria Parham Medical Center. Dr. Joseph Franklin, Medical Director, made […]

High School students explore health and science at two VGCC campuses

High school students from across the region recently attended “Mini-Medical School” camps organized by the Wake Area Health Education Center (AHEC) in partnership with Vance-Granville Community College. The camp was held first in June at VGCC’s South Campus, located between Butner and Creedmoor, and in July at the college’s Franklin County Campus, just outside Louisburg. […]

UNC-Chapel Hill will submit and release NCAA response Aug. 1, 2

(Chapel Hill, N.C. – July 22, 2016) – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will respond to the NCAA’s amended notice of allegations on Aug. 1 and post a public copy Aug. 2 on the Carolina Commitment website after a review to protect privacy rights. The University and other involved parties requested the […]

Vance County Schools Press Release

Vance County Schools For Immediate Release July 27, 2016 A “Meet and Greet” event will be held on Thursday, August 25, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Civic Center at Vance-Granville Community College to provide an opportunity for students, parents and community members to meet Debbie Hite, the new principal at the Vance County […]

Vance County Superior Case Management Court

Henderson, NC– Vance County Superior Case Management Court was held during the week of July 18, 2016. Judge G. Wayne Abernathy of Alamance County presided over the session. The Office of District Attorney Michael D. Waters was represented by Assistant District Attorneys Stephen T. Gheen, Melissa D. Pelfrey, and William J. Williamson. Francis Davis pleaded guilty to armed […]

VGCC student recognized as a Microsoft Office ‘Master’

Andrew S. Dawson of Henderson recently became the first Vance-Granville Community College student to earn the “Microsoft Office Specialist Master” certification. The certification is awarded to someone who successfully passes a set of certification exams that test proficiency in multiple Microsoft software applications. Dawson completed the Excel 2013, Excel 2013 Expert-level, Access 2013 and Word […]

UNC Chapel Hill Gives Back, Benefits Vance

UNC Chapel Hill: Giving back to the lower income counties of NC By: Noah Whittacre – WIZS Since 2014 Vance County has been a part of the recently-developed Carolina College Advising Corps program. The program at UNC Chapel Hill was created in 2007 to give lower income schools and areas the tools and resources to […]

Vance County Sheriff’s Department Press Release – Large Meth Bust

Sheriff Peter White announces the following arrest by the Vance County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit: David Joshua Walker 537 South Cooper Drive Henderson, NC 27536 Age: 25 Manufacturing Methamphetamine Possession of Precursor chemicals for the Manufacture of Methamphetamine Bond: $110,000 Court Date: 08/29/2016 The Vance County Drug Enforcement Unit arrested the above individual after […]

VGCC ranked as best online two-year college in North Carolina

Vance-Granville Community College was recently recognized as the top two-year college in North Carolina for online programs, and, in a separate ranking, was named one of the top five two-year colleges in the state for the second year in a row. In its list of the “Best Online Schools in North Carolina for 2015-2016,” the […]