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The Masonic Home for Children in Oxford Homecoming gets underway next weekend and organizers have planned plenty of activities for the community to enjoy. Gene Purvis is vocational counselor for MHCO and he said the homecoming festivities give alumni a chance to come back to campus for a visit, but it’s also a time for […]
Information courtesy of Aarika Sandlin, Vance County Schools Chief Officer of Communication & Innovative Support Vance County Schools has named its three Student Spotlight winners for September. De’Shun Woods of Vance County Early College, Adreyan Burton of Vance County High School and Taelyn Evans of E.M. Rollins STEAM Academy are the first honorees for […]
Purr Partners, a Franklin County-based feline rescue and foster organization, is hosting its Black Cat Bash on Saturday, Oct. 14 to raise money for its ongoing efforts to provide medical treatment and homes to sick and adoptable cats. Founder and president Lawanna Johnson said the nonprofit has been “absolutely swamped” with sick and injured animals. […]
Watkins Volunteer Fire Department is having is fall barbecued chicken and pork barbecue fundraiser on Friday, Oct. 6. Assistant Fire Chief Brandon Link said he and his fellow Watkins firefighters are preparing now to have plates ready beginning about 11 a.m. Link said their May plate sales went so well that they upped the number […]
Information courtesy of Granville Public Information Officer Terry Hobgood The Granville County Library System reports that more than 139,000 people have come through the doors of its four branches this year, which represents an increase of more than 33 percent from the previous year. Those visitors have come for a variety of reasons – from […]
Drivers in Vance and Granville counties will get to share the roads with hundreds of cyclists Wednesday when Cycle North Carolina’s annual “Mountains to Coast bicycle tour rolls into town. The bikers will be arriving in Oxford as early as 10 a.m. and will continue on toward Henderson through the afternoon. Organizers expected as many […]
The following is part of WIZS’s continuing coverage of the Oct. 10 municipal elections in Henderson. The four mayoral candidates spoke with WIZS News recently in separate interviews which were recorded and aired from 11 a.m. to 12 noon Monday during a special TownTalk segment; hear the 15-minute segments in their entirety at www.wizs.com. […]
Franklin County-based Tar River Land Conservancy has protected more than 23,000 acres of land and almost 200 miles of streams since 2000. As a nationally-accredited land trust working to preserve natural resources in eight counties, including Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren, the organization participates in a review process to retain its credentials. “The Land Trust […]
Information from VCS Chief Officer of Communication & Innovative Support Aarika Sandlin Vance County Schools welcomed N.C. Department of Administration Secretary Pamela Cashwell Wednesday, who paid a visit to the school district and brought with her some useful supplies for students. Cashwell and a team traveling with her were on a special mission as part […]
Grace Ministries of Henderson is starting a program to help individuals with addiction issues on the road to recovery. A New Beginning is part of Grace Ministries’ addiction awareness kickoff event, which will be held on Saturday, Oct. 7 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at 215 Crozier St., according to information from Paul Faucette. […]
