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Granville Board of Education Set To Meet May 20 To Discuss Drawing Down Lottery Funds
-Information courtesy of Dr. Stan Winborne, public information officer for Granville County Public Schools The Granville County Board of Education will meet for a special called meeting on Friday, May 20, at 2:30 p.m. to review and approve an application for Granville County to draw down North Carolina Education Lottery funds. This meeting will be...
Investigation continues in report of armed suspects inside local Walmart
Henderson police continue to investigate following a report Tuesday of possible armed suspects inside the local Walmart. So far, no arrests have been made in the case. Police were called to the Walmart, located at 200 N. Cooper Dr. at about 4:15 p.m. on a report of possible armed suspects inside the store. The first...
HPD: 3 Arrested On Drug Charges
Henderson police arrested three men earlier this week on various drug charges following a search at a home on Eastside Drive. Police officers served a narcotic search warrant on Monday, May 16 at 803 Eastside Dr. and seized several semi-automatic weapons, 520 dosage units of heroin and drug-manufacturing equipment, according to a statement from Henderson...
Vance County Primary Election Results
The Vance County portion of the May 17, 2022 primary saw final, unofficial results in less than two hours after the polls closed at 7:30 p.m. and two challengers in the winners column. Not a situation of being too close to call but indeed a situation of being very close was Sean Alston’s 270 votes...
Warren County Gets $500,000 Grant To Assess “Brownfields”
Warren County has been awarded an EPA grant of $500,000 to conduct a community-wide assessment of properties that may contain hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants, adversely affecting their future use or development. The county is one 13 entities from across the state for funds from the EPA’s Brownfields Assessment Program, according to information from the...
Town Talk: First Fruits Farms Balloon Festival
Jason Brown’s faith has led him to do some interesting things since he retired from his NFL football career and he and his family have used their farm in Franklin County to do everything from growing and giving away produce to transforming an old dairy barn into a wedding venue. And on Memorial Day weekend...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 05-17-22 Noon
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The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance 05-17-22
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for May 17, 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. Name of the Company: Vulcan Materials Company Jobs Available:...
The Local Skinny! Nobles Talks Latest At The Animal Shelter
Thanks to a local volunteer firefighter, the animals up for rescue or adoption at Vance County Animal Services may get some extra “likes” that just might land them in their furever home. Lightning, a male lab mix, is the first animal to be named “Firedog of the Month” on the Facebook page of Watkins Volunteer...
The Local Skinny! Maria Parham Health To Host Job Fair On Thursday
Maria Parham Health is hosting a job fair from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 19. There are a variety of clinical and non-clinical jobs available. Human Resources Director Randy Toscano spoke with John C. Rose on Tuesday’s segment of The Local Skinny! and said job applicants could possibly be extended an offer at...
