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The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for March 29, 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 christa@hendersonvance.org to be included. Name of the Company: Vance County Department of Social...
Vance Charter Lacrosse Makes History
Articles submitted by Dan Sandlin From March 27, 2022: Knights Winning Streak Extends to 4 The Vance Charter Knights Varsity Men’s Lacrosse team had another successful week, winning 17-0 against Voyager Academy and 17-3 against Union Pines High School. This takes the Knights to a 4-4 record this season and leads the Northern Lakes Athletic...
Farmers Market Kicks Off Season With Apr. 23 Spring Fling
The Vance County Regional Farmers Market will kick off the 2022 growing and selling season with Spring Fling on Saturday, April 23. Market Manager Pat Ayscue said the event will run from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will mark the official opening of the 2022 market season. Vendors and producers will be on site...
TownTalk: Fore! VGCC 38th Annual Golf Tournament Ready To Tee Off
In her new role as executive director of the Vance Granville Community College Foundation, Tanya Weary is preparing for the annual golf tournament, which has raised more than $1.3 million for the college over 37 years. This year marks the 38th annual event, and Weary told John C. Rose on Monday’s Town Talk that registration...
TownTalk: Career Day At LB Yancey School
Students at L.B. Yancey Elementary in Henderson got a chance to interact – virtually – with a range of professionals during last week’s Career Day at the school. They also got the chance to share their career aspirations by dressing as doctors, nurses, civil servants and there was even one funeral director. The theme for...
The Local Skinny! Voting On Public Health Assesement Ends March 31st
Public health professionals have been on the front lines for more than two years during the COVID-19 pandemic. From vaccine clinics to sharing information about community spread, it seemed like Granville Vance Public Health was always working to prevent new cases of the Delta variant, then the more pervasive Omicron. More than likely, fighting a...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 03-28-22 Noon
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Union Chapel UMC In Kittrell To Hold Fundraisers
Easter is right around the corner and Union Chapel United Methodist Church in Kittrell is cooking Boston Butts and having a bake sale – just in time for your holiday lunch or dinner. Contact Edward Woodlief, president of the Union Chapel Methodist Men’s group, at 252.767.4044 to place your order before Tuesday, April 12. Proceeds...
HPD Announce Arrest In Theft of Controlled Substance at MPH
The Henderson Police Department issued a statement about an investigation and subsequent arrest in January 2022 concerning larceny of a controlled substance by an employee of Maria Parham Health. According to information from HPD Capt. Chris Ball, Rebecca Neal, 40, of Norlina, was arrested on Jan. 17, 2022 and charged with two felony counts, one...
Three Face Charges In Connection With Toddler’s Death On Mar. 19
Three people have been charged in connection with the death of a toddler last weekend, according to information received today (Friday) from the Vance County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Curtis R. Brame said in a press release to WIZS News that two men and one woman were charged Thursday, Mar. 24 in connection with the accident...
