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2017 National Day of Prayer
WIZS 1450 AM and wizs.com broadcast the Day of Prayer Service at City Hall. There is a Facebook Live video of part of that service at facebook.com/wizsradio. WIZS also broadcast the local version of the 66th Annual National Day of Prayer Rally at 7 p.m. in the gym at Southern Vance High School. The entire...
Oxford Prep Claims First Varsity Baseball Conference Championship
With the regular season over, the Griffins finished 14-10 overall and 11-1 in conference play, clinching their very first baseball conference championship. The Griffins took another step forward in the young program’s history. Last year, in the first season of varsity play the team finished 12-12 overall and 3rd in the conference. The Griffins will...
Oxford Prep Middle School jumps into Softball with an undefeated inaugural season
The Griffin’s Middle School softball team finished their inaugural season unbeaten. “We are very proud of this team. We go from not being certain if we have enough interest to actually have enough play, to having a history making season,” says Head coach Joe Don Cooper. When Cooper and Assistant coach Eddie Blake opened try...
GCPS Passes Budget, Includes $2.78 million in Budget Cuts
Tuesday, May 2, 2017 For Immediate Release On Thursday, April 27, the Granville County Board of Education approved the budget for the 2017-2018 school year. This year’s budget process was particularly difficult as the Board faced both increased costs and projected decreased revenues, which made necessary substantial cuts in personnel and program expenditures. As a...
Warren County High Class of ’97 20th Reunion Dedicated to GiveBackPacks
by Craig Hahn, Executive Director of The Chamber of Commerce of Warren County Help the WCHS Class of ’97 Celebrate Their 20th Reunion Donations to GiveBackPacks You never know where you’re going to uncover another treasure or worthy cause here in Warren Countyand Saturday gave me the opportunity to uncover a great project. I met...
NC Cooperative Extension to rebrand
Raleigh, N.C. – NC State Extension and The Cooperative Extension Program at N.C. A&T State University have launched a rebranding effort for their strategic partnership known as N.C. Cooperative Extension. Effective immediately, a new logo is being rolled out in local Extension centers across the state, as NC State and N.C. A&T adopt a new...
Sixteen Year-Old Dies From Gunshot Wound
Press Release- May 2, 2017 On Friday April 28, 2017, at 4:50 p.m. members of the Henderson Police Department responded to the area of the 100 block of W. Rockspring Street in reference to someone being shot. Upon arrival, officers located George Juan Mayo, 16, with a gunshot wound. Mayo was transported to Duke Medical...
Corbitt Preservation Association to Meet This Sunday
This is a reminder that the 2nd meeting of 2017 of the Corbitt Preservation Association will be this coming Sunday the 7th at 2:00 p.m. at the Bennett H Perry Museum ( The home of the Corbitt Museum). We would love to see each and everyone of you. We have a lot to talk about...
