Entries by Laura Gabel

GCPS Announces Teacher, Principal of the Year

The Granville County Board of Education announced winners of the Teacher of the Year and Principal of the Year at its May meeting. Samala Dawson-Robinson, a teacher at G.C. Hawley Middle School in Creedmoor, and Courtney Currin, principal at Tar River Elementary are this year’s honorees. GCPS Human Resources Director Jamar Perry announced the winners […]

Kerr-Tar Agency on Aging Helps Families Find Options for Care

Family members often find themselves pitching in to help older parents, grandparents or siblings with their daily living needs. Providing that extra support, however, often comes at the expense of their own needs. And sometimes, they just need a break. The Kerr-Tar Area Agency on Aging can help those caregivers connect with resources to assist […]

TownTalk 5-5-21 VGCC Applied Technologies

Vance-Granville Community College offers an array of certificate and degree classes under the heading of Applied Technologies – from welding to mechatronics, these programs are designed to put students on a new career path or gain additional skills in their current field of work. Robinette Fischer chairs VGCC’s applied technology department. She and Rusty Pace, […]

Small Business Winners Include WIZS

Small businesses have borne the brunt of the economic impact brought about by the pandemic restrictions during the past year. But on Wednesday, four small businesses were recognized for their staying power in the communities in which they operate. Thomas Ruhe, CEO of Durham-based NC Idea, spoke to Chamber of Commerce representatives and Chamber members […]

Granville School Board Moves Closer to Closing More Schools

The Granville County Board of Education is a step closer to determining whether to close one or more school campuses in the southern end of the county as it continues to define its school reorganization plan. During its May 3 meeting, the board voted unanimously to begin a study to close Granville Central High School […]

TownTalk 5-4-21 Donald Seifert, Shriner’s Fish Fry

Donald Seifert of the Tri-County Shrine Club about the upcoming Shriner’s Fish Fry. Broadcast audio here.  Written story below. WIZS Radio · TownTalk 5-4-21 Donald Seifert, Shriner’s Fish Fry For decades, the annual Shrine Club fish fry was held at the Henderson Armory. In recent years, although the locations have changed, the mission has never […]

TownTalk 5-3-21 Dr. Michael Sylvia, Chief Of Pediatrics, Maria Parham Health

Children can safely return to school said Dr. Michael Sylvia, Chief of Pediatrics at Maria Parham Hospital, earlier today on TownTalk. TownTalk broadcast audio and written story below. WIZS Radio · TownTalk 5-3-21 Dr. Michael Sylvia, Chief Of Pediatrics, Maria Parham Hospital In the past year or so, experts and laypeople have spoken at length […]

New Medical Office Has Official Opening In Downtown Henderson

The owner of Kerr Area Rural Medical Alliance, a new medical office in Henderson, said she hopes to provide quality health care with an emphasis on treating the client as a person, not just a number on a chart. Anita Rogers is a physician assistant with more than a decade of experience in the field […]

Granville Masons To Honor First Responders, Hold Open House May 8

Granville area Masonic chapters are hosting a couple of events on Saturday, May 8 at the Masonic Center in Oxford. The first is an appreciation breakfast for the area’s first responders; the second is an open house designed to share information about Masons and their role in the community. First responders in the area are […]