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TownTalk: Disc Golf At Granville Athletic Park
We see them everywhere: those flexible plastic discs that get flung through the air on beaches, college campuses and playgrounds. Toy manufacturer Wham-O was the first to call them Frisbees in the late 1950’s and since then, the flying discs have been tossed about for fun – and competitively. Local disc golf enthusiasts have a...
6-Year-Old Victim Dies Of Gunshot Wound; Father Charged With Felony Child Abuse
A six-year-old Vance County child is dead and his father has been charged with felony child abuse in connection with the weekend shooting death. In a press statement from Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame, deputies were dispatched to 67 Hoyle Lane on Saturday afternoon. The boy, whose name has not been released, was taken to...
Rasheed To Receive Honorary Degree Dec. 10 From Alma Mater, Elizabeth City State University
Abdul Sm Rasheed, current chair of the Vance-Granville Community College board of trustees, will soon add another accolade to his list of credentials. Rasheed is scheduled to receive an honorary Doctor of Public Service from Elizabeth City State University during the university’s winter commencement exercises on Saturday, Dec. 10. A part of the ECSU Class of 1971, Rasheed...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 12-06-22 Noon
Click Play to Listen. On Air at 8am, 12pm, 5pm M-F WIZS Radio ~ 100.1FM/1450AM WIZS Radio · WIZS Radio Local News Audio 12-06-22 Noon ...
TownTalk: Exciting Times For Vance Charter Cheerleading
Members of the Vance Charter School cheer team weren’t able to get a lot of practice time in before last weekend’s state championship competition – it was that weeklong trip to New York City to participate in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade that kept them off the practice mat. But just like their months-long fundraising...
The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance 12-06-22
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for December 6, 2022. The Chamber compiles the information, and it is presented here and on the radio. Contact the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce at 438-8414 or email Michele@hendersonvance.org to be included. Company Wal-Mart Distribution Job Title Orderfiller – Multiple positions...
Vance Man to Spend Rest of Life in Prison
A Vance County man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the 2019 murder of Brittany Pruitt. Patrick Watson was convicted of first-degree murder and was sentenced on Nov. 23 in Vance County Superior Court, according to information from the office of District Attorney Michael Waters. The jury trial...
GVPH Community Assessment Released
Every three years, health departments across the state evaluate community health priorities and create a community health assessment to guide their efforts and inform programs and projects that are important to the people they serve. Granville Vance Public Health recently released its 2021 health assessment, in partnership with the UNC Gillings School of Global Public...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 12-05-22 Noon
Click Play to Listen. On Air at 8am, 12pm, 5pm M-F WIZS Radio ~ 100.1FM/1450AM WIZS Radio · WIZS Radio Local News Audio 12-05-22 Noon ...
The Local Skinny! Vance Granville Community Band Plans Christmas Concert
Press “pause” on your holiday decorating and shopping for about an hour on Monday, Dec. 12 and head over to McGregor Hall – Brian Miller says you won’t be disappointed. Miller conducts the Vance Granville Community band, which will be performing a free community concert beginning at 7:30 p.m. He understands the importance of timing...
