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Vance County Fire Chief Marvin Harrison has accomplished a good bit since coming on board in April. From equipment purchases and rebranding efforts to training exercises and team-building opportunities, Harrison can check off quite a few boxes on the “to-do” list. Like most good leaders, Harrison took some time to think about the future of […]
The Vance County Board of Commissioners did not approve a proposed fiscal operations policy presented Tuesday during a special called meeting. The vote was 3-3, with Commissioners Leo Kelly, Carolyn Faines and Charisse Fain voting in favor and Commissioners Yolanda Feimster, Valencia Perry and Dan Brummitt voting against. Commissioner Tommy Hester was not in attendance. […]
Growing up in Jamaica, Dwaynna Ramsay wanted to be a pharmacist. She excelled in school, and set her sights on college to continue on the career path she dreamed of. She was accepted into a couple of different schools, but money was tight, and Ramsay said she deferred her dream so she could work and […]
There are so many ways to get news and information these days – the more traditional methods like radio, television and print media often take a back seat to the ubiquitous screen. When the COVID pandemic shut down Faicia Elliott’s radio advertising job, she hatched a plan to get a real newspaper in the hands […]
The two newest members of the Henderson City Council will have to wait until after Christmas to be sworn in. According to City Clerk Tracey Kimbrell, the Dec. 8 meeting that was cancelled because of inclement weather has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 29. Kenia Gómez-Jimenez and Catherine “Kitty” Miles Gill will […]
Saturday’s ACC Football Championship game featured a couple of teams that probably would have been considered longshots – at best – to be playing at the season’s end for bragging rights in a conference that includes perennial powerhouses like Clemson and Florida State. But the matchup between the Duke Blue Devils and the Virginia Cavaliers […]
Santa is going to be one tired fella if he makes good on all his appearances this weekend in Granville County, but if he’s trying to keep up with Granville Tourism Director Angela Allen, he’ll need an energy drink or two to keep him moving. Allen said the next couple of weekends in Granville County […]
UPDATE: Dec 1 at 11 p.m. The Vance County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to have Chair Carolyn Faines continue in the role for 2026. The board also elected newcomer Charisse Fain to the role of vice chair. In making his motion to nominate Faines, Commissioner Tommy Hester told Faines she’d done an “outstanding job. […]
Bill Harris and Mark Pace dig deep into the places around Old Granville County that are a part of the National Register of Historic Places. (Our WIZS written coverage will appear here soon.) CLICK PLAY! WIZS Radio · TownTalk: Around Old Granville – National Register of Historic Places in Old Granville pt. 1
Warren County High School’s Head Coach Victor Hunt is thankful for a lot of things this Thanksgiving, as he prepares the Eagles for the fourth round of the state 2A football playoffs. For one thing, he’s thankful for the team’s two losses this season – one at the hands of the Vance County High Vipers. […]
