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Rebuilding Hope is gearing up for its spring barbecued chicken plate fundraiser, which is scheduled for Friday, Apr. 24. Come on out to 414 Raleigh Rd. beginning at 11 a.m. to pick up plates in the convenient drive-thru lane or park and head inside the Rebuilding Hope headquarters to dine in. Tickets are $12. Call […]
The annual Granville Gardeners Expo takes place Saturday, Apr. 18, and Vendor Coordinator Christi Henthorn said this year’s event features educational workshops, vendors, local handcrafted items as well as the plants, vegetables, herbs and more for gardeners to scoop up and add to their own landscapes. Come out to the Granville County Convention & Expo […]
People find all kinds of items when they clean out parents’ and grandparents’ attics that can provide insight into bygone times – diaries, vintage clothing and photographs all provide glimpses into the past. But what about whole communities? Once-vibrant places where folks could go for mail, fabric for new clothes and other provisions? Communities literally […]
The City of Henderson is $500,000 closer to providing key water system upgrades to a group of households near Skenes Avenue. Henderson Mayor Melissa Elliott said Monday’s check presentation by U.S. Congressman Don Davis will make possible the first phase of a water line extension to eight households, which she called “essential to the health […]
National Ag Day may be officially celebrated one day each year, but for the dedicated staff at the Vance County N.C. Cooperative Extension, EVERY day is Ag Day. As the county’s extension director, Dr. Wykia Macon said she encourages the local agents to get out into the community as much as possible. It’s a way to […]
Former District Court Judge J. Henry Banks was named the 2025 Citizen of the Year Thursday at the 88th annual banquet of the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce. State Farm Margier White received the Small Business of the Year award and Stephanie Harp was recognized as the 2025 Chamber Ambassador of the Year. 2026 Board Chair […]
More than 35 percent of U.S. households have medical debt, according to an article published in August 2025. Citing 2024 data, the authors wrote that 21 percent had a past-due medical bill and another 23 percent were paying a medical bill over time to a provider – most often to a physician or a dentist. […]
There may be a bit of green in the audience to observe St. Patrick’s Day, but this evening’s concert at the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center will be all red, white and blue as the Community Band performs a playlist of patriotic American music as part of the Vance County’s America 250 celebration. The concert […]
The Hicksboro Fire Department got two calls within a 2-hour period on Wednesday afternoon – both on Thomas Road – but were able to take care of them with minimal property damage, thanks to a quick response, mutual aid and a helicopter from the Forest Service. Hicksboro Chief Chad Blake said the first call came […]
Historians tend to look at things in chronological order – after all, dates and timelines are an important tool that help put facts and events and people’s actions into context. Events of long ago can have a ripple effect into the present-day, and WIZS’s Bill Harris and local historian Mark Pace zeroed in on a […]
