Entries by WIZS Staff

VCS Announces October Student Spotlight Honorees

From VCS Chief Communication Officer Aarika Sandlin Vance County Schools has recognized four students from across the district in its October Student Spotlight. These students were selected not just because of their academic achievements, but also because they embody qualities like kindness, dedication, a commitment to personal growth and service to others. This month’s winners […]

TownTalk: Around Old Granville – Law Enforcement In Old Granville

Before the American Revolution, the Colonists had to import most of what it needed – including rules and laws. In the 1770’s, the sheriff didn’t wear a badge identifying who he was. “Everybody knew who the sheriff was,” said Mark Pace, local historian and North Carolina Room specialist at Richard Thornton Library in Oxford. There […]

Early In-Person Voting Begins Thursday, Oct. 17

Early in-person voting begins this Thursday, Oct. 17 in North Carolina. Vance County Board of Elections Director Haley Rawles reviews some basic information for voters who wish to cast their ballots before the Nov. 5 Election Day. There are two polling sites in Vance County for the early in-person voting — Aycock Recreational Complex, 305 […]

TownTalk: Domestic Violence “Break The Silence” Event Coming Up

There’s good news this year from Debbie Scott, domestic violence educator with the Vance County Sheriff’s Office: Since Oct. 1 last year, there have been no domestic-related homicides reported in the county. There have however, been 1,177 calls that came in to local law enforcement agencies that involved either assaults or disputes – 370 physical […]

Home And Garden Show

On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.  Vance County Regional Farmers Market is open on Saturdays 8am-1pm Vermiculture and Vermicomposting with Earthworms Workshop taking place on Monday, November 4th, starting at 6:30pm, led by Wayne Rowland. It will be at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. We might get a touch […]

TownTalk: S!stersSpeakLife Plans Breast Cancer Awareness Event

The van that will be parked at Aycock Rec Center Saturday, Oct. 19 is equipped with potentially life-saving equipment for women across the area. It’s a mobile diagnostic lab of Invision Diagnostics and Freddie Harris of S!stersSpeakLife said 17 women have already signed up for the mammograms that will be taken inside that van. Harris, […]