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Legacy of local couple lives on with VGCC scholarship
— courtesy VGCC The tragic 2015 murders of Granville County residents Jerome and Dora Faulkner shocked and saddened the community. Their loss was particularly felt at Oxford’s Mountain Creek Baptist Church, where the Faulkners were dedicated members. In the midst of their grief, members of the church started a scholarship fund in their memory at...
VGCC graduates 11 cadets in school’s 105th BLET Class
— courtesy VGCC Eleven cadets graduated on Dec. 12, 2017, from the Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program at Vance-Granville Community College, in a ceremony held in the Civic Center on Main Campus. After passing the state certification exam, all are authorized to work in any law enforcement agency in North Carolina. Graduates of VGCC’s...
DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S SCHEDULE JANUARY 2018
DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S SCHEDULE JANUARY 2018 Mon, Jan 1 HOLIDAY Tues, Jan 2 Vance Trial Court (O’NEAL) – Waters, Pelfrey, Louis, Erdmann, Allen **Franklin District Court (Davis) – Olivieri, Roberson ##Vance District Court (Hunter) – Capps, Watson/Hargrove Granville Juvenile Court (Thompson) – Putney Granville County Clerk’s Office Hours – Attorneys – 2:00 – 4:00 pm –...
Franklin County Sheriff and ALE Target Alcohol, Gambling, Drug Activity
— courtesy NC SBI and North Carolina Department of Public Safety LOUISBURG – The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and Alcohol Law Enforcement arrested eight people on drug, alcohol and gambling charges in two Franklin County locations Dec. 15. Operation Clean Sweep, a three-month undercover investigation, began after the agencies received complaints alleging illegal activities occurring at...
Christmas Music 2017 on WIZS and WIZS.com
WIZS Christmas Special “Listen Live” to WIZS 1450 AM or by clicking “Listen Live” at WIZS.com. If non-stop Christmas music is your thing, or you want Christmas music at your home Christmas party, be sure to tune in or listen live each night this week from 7 p.m. until 11 p.m. plus all day Christmas...
Triangle North Executive Airport Manager Stephen Merritt Has Died
— courtesy Franklin County Government Kristen King, Clerk to the Board of the Franklin County Commissioners, wrote in an email to WIZS News, and to others today, and said, “It is with great sadness we inform you of the passing of Mr. Stephen Merritt, Airport Manager of Triangle North Executive Airport. Mr. Merritt passed away...
Aycock Rec Center Closed Through Sat, Dec 23
— courtesy City of Henderson The City of Henderson webpage (click here) says on the Recreation and Parks Department section (click here): “THE AYCOCK RECREATION CENTER WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY, DECEMBER 18 THROUGH SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23 FOR YEARLY GENERAL MAINTENANCE. NO ACTIVITIES WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THIS TIME.”...
SBI Develops New Hand-held Fingerprint Technology
— courtesy NC SBI and North Carolina Department of Public Safety The State Bureau of Investigation has deployed a mobile fingerprint scanning application for local and state law enforcement officers that instantly searches state and national databases for a positive identification. The process is simple. A suspect places his or her finger on a small portable...
