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VGCC Board Of Trustees Votes Against Hosting Educational Forum On Data Centers
In a special called meeting on Thursday, Sept. 3, the Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees decided against hosting an educational forum to discuss the issue of data centers. At its regularly scheduled meeting on July 20, the board heard two requests from residents during the Public Comment period requesting the board consider hosting a...
Maria Parham Cancer Center Nurse Receives DAISY Award
— Information courtesy of Maria Parham Health A Maria Parham Health Cancer Center nurse is the latest recipient of the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. Courtney Wilkerson, BSN, RN, was nominated by a grateful patient who described her as one of the kindest and most caring nurses they had ever encountered. The nomination highlights the...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 09-04-26 Noon
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WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 09-03-26 Noon
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The Local Skinny! VCS Celebrates Academic Progress
Vance County Schools is celebrating academic progress following the release of the 2025–2026 accountability results, with the data showing student growth, improved School Performance Grades, and substantial school turnaround across the district. The 2026 results reflect positive momentum for Vance County Schools. Thirteen schools met or exceeded overall growth expectations, including Aycock Elementary, Carver Elementary...
TownTalk: Granville Gold Mock Tobacco Auction & Event Coming Sept. 27
If you’ve ever been to a live auction, you likely can recall the auctioneer’s singsong selling as he or she announces the current bid and asks for other bidders to bid more. But did you know that tobacco auctioneers do the reverse? Yep, they start out with a high price and then that number goes...
Cooperative Extension with Jamon Glover: The Mentor
Jamon Glover, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report: We continue our new series called the Theory of 7’s. This is a fatherhood framework for raising children, one stage at a time. We move on to a very important age group, ages 21 to age 28, where fathers take on a mentorship role for their...
TownTalk: Business Spotlight – Deal By Me Podcast
Dr. James W. Smith retired from his 32-year role as a pastor a few years ago, but what he decided to do in his post-retirement “next chapter” was formed by a desire to help others the way others had helped him so many years ago – before he was even a pastor. These days, the...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 09-02-26 Noon
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The Local Skinny! Wrap Up Summer At Perry Memorial Library
It’s September, which means that schools are back in session, and parents and kids are getting back into a routine – and that includes programs and activities at Perry Memorial Library. Youth Services Director Melody Peters said there’s certainly something for everyone at the library, from familiar favorites like Mother Goose Story Time to a...
