Entries by WIZS Staff

Cooperative Extension: Recycle Christmas Trees To Provide Refuge For Birds, More

That live Christmas tree that has sheltered gifts under its needled boughs can have a second life once it’s served its purpose for the holidays. N.C. Cooperative Extension Agent Paul McKenzie said those live trees – many of them probably Fraser Firs raised right here in North Carolina – can create useful habitats for birds […]

VGCC Foundation Food Pantry Gets $1,500 From Food Lion Feeds

– information courtesy of VGCC Public Information Officer Courtney Cissel The Vance-Granville Community College Foundation got a $1,500 gift for its food pantry from Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation. The grant supports the Foundation’s efforts to help students who may be experiencing food insecurity, according to information from VGCC Public Information Officer Courtney Cissel. The […]

The Local Skinny! Fire Safety During The Holidays

It’s easy to get distracted during the holiday season when we’re off our regular routines – children are out of school and family or friends are visiting. We’re in and out of the house, juggling errands, cooking meals and still hoping to get a couple more days’ enjoyment out of the Christmas decorations. This time […]

Granville County Residents: Three Rabid Skunk Cases Reported In Recent Weeks

– Information courtesy of Granville County Public Information Officer Terry Hobgood Granville County Animal Control Officers have confirmed three separate cases of rabid skunks in recent weeks – one case on Harry Davis Road in Bullock, one on College Street in Oxford and one on Oak Valley Drive near Old NC 75 in Stem. Two of these […]

Kerr Tar COG Adds Cynthia Pernell To Finance Staff

The Kerr Tar Regional Council of Governments has selected a Vance County native as its new finance and administrative assistant. Cynthia Pernell, a Vance County native, is a graduate of Vance-Granville Community College with a double associates degree in Business Administration and Accounting, according to the December issue of the Kerr Tar COG newsletter. Pernell […]

TownTalk: Pack And Ship Deadlines For Christmas

  At this time of year, the folks you see out shopping fall into two camps: Those who sat down to a Thanksgiving meal way back in November, content in the knowledge that the Christmas cards had been addressed and mailed, and gifts for everyone on the list had been purchased, if not already wrapped. […]

The Local Skinny! Families Living Violence Free Seeks New Executive Director

Families Living Violence Free is in a search process to identify a new executive director to succeed Executive Director Peggy Roark, who is retiring. Like many directors at many agencies, the FLVF director will report to the board of directors and will oversee planning and directing the operations of the agency. This role, however, also […]

NCDOT: Section Of I-85 Near Henderson Renamed Andrea L Harris Highway

-information courtesy of the N.C. Department of Transportation A stretch of Interstate 85 is now named in honor of Andrea Harris, the late civil rights activist from North Carolina who devoted her life to racial and social equity and helped many minority and women-owned businesses. On Friday, Gov. Roy Cooper joined state and local dignitaries, […]