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Man Charged With Assaulting A Female And Sheriff’s Deputy Who Responded To Call For Help
One man has been charged with assault after a female victim was found in a home with stab wounds late last month. The Vance County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of a possible assault on Dec. 31, 2021 on Spring Valley Road. According to a press statement from Sheriff Curtis R. Brame, a deputy...
Peanut Roaster Fire
Firefighters responded to a call at the Peanut Roaster early Tuesday morning, and Deputy Chief Curtis Tyndall said that not many details are available, but that the business is not operational. “When we got there, there was a fairly substantial fire,” Tyndall told WIZS News Tuesday by phone. The call came in about 1:39 a.m...
Montague Receives Governor’s Award For Excellence In Customer Service
North Carolina Forest Service Granville-Vance Area Ranger Robert Montague is a recent recipient of the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Customer Service – one of the state’s highest honors. The service aspect of his job is exactly what drives Montague. “The service part is what is important to me,” Montague said. “I enjoy what I do every...
Funds Available To Help Landowners Improve Waterways, Reduce Flood Hazards
The Granville County Soil and Water Conservation Office is looking for eligible properties to participate in a new program to fund preventative improvements to local waterways and reduce flooding hazards. The Streamflow Rehabilitation Assistance Program (StRAP), administered by the N.C. Soil and Water Conservation Commission, has $38 million to be used to reduce flooding across...
TownTalk: Red Cross Makes A Difference In The Life Of Mike Peoples
It was March 2002 and Navy veteran Mike Peoples was getting a tour of an American Red Cross facility, mainly just so he could get a couple of persistent staffers off his back. Little did he realize that it would be that day – March 22, 2002 – that he says the Red...
Franklin County Seeks Input regarding EMS
Franklin County is seeking community input in regard to Emergency Medical Services (EMS) within Franklin County via a brief survey. The survey can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CGCZR2W or on the County’s EMS website at https://www.franklincountync.us/services/emergency-services. If you are interested in sharing your input, this brief survey will be available until Wednesday, February 2, 2022. The...
The Local Skinny! Personal Remembrance of Wayne Adcock
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WIZS Radio Local News Audio 1-25-22 Noon
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The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance 1-25-22
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for January 25th, 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. JOB OPENINGS IN VANCE COUNTY – Week of January...
TownTalk: Book Will Highlight Franklin Co. Historic Architecture
The book chronicling historic architectural properties in Franklin County has taken a few years to come to fruition, but a few years is a drop in the bucket when you consider that Franklin County’s roots go back to well before the Revolutionary War. But those on the Franklin County Historical Preservation Commission are anxious...
