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TownTalk: Update On ARPA Funds
The American Rescue Plan is infusing money – lots of money – into communities across the nation, one of the federal government’s responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and the waves of economic havoc it has created over the past several years. Marley Spencer, a regional project manager who works with Kerr-Tar COG, is someone who...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 01-03-23 Noon
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Tyquaveon Williams, 20, of Abbott Road Arrested on Drug-Related Charges
VCSO Press Release Information — On Dec. 28, 2022 the Vance County Sheriff’s Office executed a traffic stop in the Gillburg Community. Upon initial approach and contact with the driver, the detective was confronted with circumstances which led to probable cause to search the vehicle and its occupant. The driver was identified as Tyquaveon Williams...
County Commissioners May Decide To Sell City Its Share Of 114 Vacant Properties For City To Redevelop
The city’s land planning committee and the county’s properties committee held a meeting Thursday afternoon to discuss the disposition of 114 jointly owned properties within the city limits. The group decided to allow the plan to sell the land to the city to move forward, and that is the recommendation that will go before the...
Sandra Wilkerson Begins New Leadership Role As President Of Henderson-Vance Chamber
Sandra Wilkerson has officially begun her new role as president of the Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce. Wilkerson succeeds outgoing president Michele Burgess, who announced her retirement in the fall. Wilkerson has been the Chamber’s director of programs for the past four years. “I am excited to step into this leadership role for our community...
Swearing-In Ceremony For N.C. Senator-Elect Bode Jan. 7 In Oxford
Senator-elect Mary Wills Bode will be sworn in at a ceremony this weekend in Oxford. Bode was elected to the N.C. State Senate’s newly formed District 18 in the November midterm elections. The swearing-in ceremony will take place at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023 outside the Granville County Courthouse. Granville County and a...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 12-30-22 Noon
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Warren Library Features Green Book, Oasis Spaces Exhibit Through January
Visitors to Warren County Memorial Library can learn more about Green Books and “oasis spaces” in an exhibit that will be open through the end of January. “Oasis Spaces: North Carolina Green Book Project, 1933-1966” is the title of the exhibit open now through Jan. 31 at the Warrenton library located at 119 S. Front...
VGCC’s Aviation Program Cleared For Takeoff With FAA Initiative
Vance-Granville Community College has been selected by the Federal Aviation Administration to participate in a collegiate training initiative for unmanned aircraft systems – also known as drones. The college’s aviation program will participate in the Unmanned Aircraft Systems-Collegiate Training Initiative program, or the UAS-CTI. “I’m happy for VGCC to have been recognized by the FAA as...
U.S. Attorney’s Office Reports More Than $16 Million In Civil, Criminal Collections In 2022
The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina has collected more than $16 million in criminal and civil actions over the course of 2022. U.S. Attorney Michael Easley said, “We are committed to using every tool available to aggressively collect restitution for victims, criminal fines, and recover taxpayer dollars lost to fraud and...
