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Granville County Public Schools To Shutter Three More Schools In Consolidation Efforts
-information courtesy of GCPS Public Information Officer Courtney Currin The Granville County Board of Education voted earlier this week to close three more schools – Granville Central High School, Hawley Middle School and Butner-Stem Middle School. Beginning with the 2025-26 school year, the current Granville Central High School students will move to J.F. Webb or...
19th Annual Turkey Trot For ACIM Nov. 28
It’s almost time for the 19th annual Turkey Trot in downtown Oxford to benefit Area Congregations in Ministry, the local food bank in Granville County. This fun run/walk is held on Thanksgiving morning – Thursday, Nov. 28 – and sends participants along a 2-mile route along College Street to the campus of the Masonic Home...
TownTalk: Around Old Granville: First Families
Just as in today’s real estate market, the phrase “location, location, location” rang true in the days when the very first families came to the area once known as Granville County. The English folks who’d settled Jamestown were branching out in the pre-Revolutionary era of the 1700’s and they looked south for more opportunities, said...
The Local Skinny! Register For HVRPD Winter Cheerleading, Basketball Camp
The Henderson Vance Recreation and Parks Department has a couple of registrations underway for youth interested in cheerleading and basketball and Director Kendrick Vann said those programs, along with many others, go a long way to encourage young people as they grow, hone their abilities and make new friends. Vann said parents can register online...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 11-07-24 Noon
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SportsTalk: Kerr-Vance Volleyball Recaps State Championship Win
Oh how sweet it is for the Kerr-Vance Volleyball Team. On October 26th, Kerr-Vance defeated Lee Christian to win the NCISAA 1A Volleyball State Championship, winning 3-1. It has been an amazing season for the Lady Spartans and they celebrated in style. Head Coach Debra Medlin and her girls join George Hoyle and Scout Hughes...
The Local Skinny! Showtime At McGregor
Auditions for the upcoming “Showtime at McGregor Hall” will be held this Saturday, Nov. 9 – it’s time to show up and show off those talents and let them shine! Connie Ragland Productions and the nonprofit “Reclaiming Our Youth” are teaming up to sponsor the showcase, a program which Connie Ragland described as similar to...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 11-06-24 Noon
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WIZS Radio 2024 General Election Coverage
Democratic incumbent Carolyn Faines swept all three precincts Tuesday to retain her District 1 seat on the Vance County Board of Commissioners, defeating Republican challenger William Heitman, with 56 percent of the vote over Heitman’s 44 percent. The District 1 seat was the only contested local race on Vance County ballots, with three other commissioners...
Maria Parham Health Hosts Reception, Meet And Greet For Surgical Robot
Part of Maria Parham Hospital’s main lobby was set up Monday to simulate one of its operating rooms, but not just a run-of-the-mill OR. Yes, there were some usual sights – a “patient” on a table, employees in scrubs, but there also was a console, a monitor and a device situated over the operating table...
