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Franklin County Schools Receives $192,000 Golden LEAF Technology Grant
Louisburg, N. C. – Earlier this month, Franklin County School officials received word that the district was awarded a $192,000 technology grant from the Golden LEAF foundation. The grant will build on the district’s current technology initiatives by providing additional Google Chromebooks, compact web-based laptops, for high school students during the 2017-18 school year. At...
Embrace Henderson Family Spectacular 2017
The 2017 Embrace Henderson Family Spectacular was attended by 745 guests, 21 decisions for Christ and 130 volunteers worked the event this past Saturday. Another big day for the local Embrace event, which was the 7th annual gathering...
Heavy Rain and Inflow of Stormwater into Sewer System Cause Wastewater Bypass
Youngsville, North Carolina April 25, 2017: Franklin County Public Utilities experienced a bypass of untreated wastewater at two separate locations, one in the Youngsville District and the other in the Franklinton District. The spills occurred after receiving heavy rainfall over the course of 56 hours. The main cause of both bypasses is attributable to the...
NVHS Student Clara Bobbitt attends Rotary Youth Leadership Conference
Clara Bobbitt, a junior at Northern Vance High School, attended the Rotary Youth Leadership Award Conference for the Rotary Clubs of District 7710 from April 21 through April 23 at Camp Oak Hill in Granville County. Bobbitt represented the Rotary Club of Henderson at the leadership conference. The Rotary Youth Leadership Award Conference is designed...
VGCC students inducted into honor society
Vance-Granville Community College recognized 75 students who were inducted into Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for students of two-year colleges, on April 18 in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus. VGCC students honored with induction into Phi Theta Kappa must have a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.5 in associate...
Vance Charter Principal Suspended Until Charges Resolved
The principal of Vance Charter School, Sean Connolly, has been suspended until the charges against him are resolved. Monday night, appearing before the school’s board of directors, Connolly read from a prepared statement, which Vance Charter School has made available to WIZS News. In the statement, Connolly said, “…I believe that I will be exonerated…I...
Northern Vance High School Honors Junior Marshals
Vance County Schools For Immediate Release April 25, 2017 Northern Vance High School hosted a reception during the afternoon of Monday, April 24, to honor the 16 students selected as junior marshals for the graduation ceremony and other events for members of the Class of 2017. Principal Andrew Markoch led the recognitions during the reception...
Boys & Girls Clubs Name Club Members of the Month
Meet Chris Blue Chris is the North Central North Carolina Region’s Youth of the Year for 2016 and 2017! Chris grew up in Henderson and became a member of the Vance County Unit at a young age and is getting ready to graduate from high school and heading off to college. He will leave high school with...
Author of “Blood Done Sign My Name” To Speak at VGCC Adult Basic Skills Commencement
Vance-Granville Community College will hold commencement exercises dedicated exclusively to new graduates of Adult Basic Skills programs on Thursday, May 4. The ceremony will begin at 6 p.m. in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Those being honored at the ceremony will include students who have completed either the...
