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VGCC’s Dean Kali Brown Selected For Statewide Leadership Academy
Kali Brown, dean of student access and support at Vance-Granville Community College, has been accepted to participate in the 2021 Chief Student Development Administrators Leadership Academy. This academy, developed through the North Carolina Community College System, invites a select number of administrative leaders from the state’s 58 community colleges to participate each year in the...
WIZS Local News Audio 8-5-21 Noon
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Warren County Seeks New Local Management Entity/Managed Care Organization
– press release – Warren County is now included in the group of counties that have made a decision to move to a new Local Management Entity/Managed Care Organization (LME/MCO). These organizations are responsible for providing behavioral healthcare services in North Carolina. Warren County is currently served in the Cardinal Innovations Healthcare catchment area, which...
TownTalk: Turning Point CDC Community Day Aug 7
Turning Point Community Development Corporation continues its outreach in the area with Community Day 2021 set for Saturday, Aug. 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Turning Point Director Chalis Henderson invites schoolchildren to come out for backpacks stuffed with school supplies and enjoy a variety of activities for the whole family. Henderson was the...
Leadership Granville Deadline Fri, Aug 6
Applications for the 2021-22 Leadership Granville class are due by Friday, Aug. 6. The educational program, designed to offer leadership training and a broader knowledge of the county to its citizens, will kick off on Sept. 14. Participants have the opportunity to acquire knowledge of the community and become personally and professionally acquainted with the...
SportsTalk: Trey Snide Named Cross Country Coach At Crossroads Christian
Many people know Trey Snide as the host of the “Beach Music Blast” and “SportsTalk” on WIZS Radio. Some may have bought some advertising from him. Anyone who knows Trey also knows he is a true sports fan. What they might not know is that Trey coaches not only one team at Crossroads Christian but...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 8-4-21 Noon
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For Now, Vance County Schools Maintains Face Covering Requirements
Vance County Schools resumes this week and so a statement on masks was needed now, before the scheduled August 9 board of education meeting. That statement online at vcs.k12.nc.us reads: “Vance County Schools will maintain our current face covering requirements for all students and adults in all buildings with students. The Board of Education will...
Bring Your Mask: GCPS Students, Staff Must Wear Face Coverings To Begin School Year
All Granville County Public Schools students and staff will be required to wear face coverings on all school property when school starts later this month, following a board of education decision made during its regular monthly meeting on Monday, Aug. 2. The decision came following a presentation from Granville-Vance Public Health Director Lisa Harrison and...
SportsTalk: Pender Announced As New Vance County High Football Coach
Henderson, N.C. – The Vance County Board of Education has approved Wilbur Pender as the new Head Football Coach at Vance County High School. Coach Pender is a Franklin County native who graduated from Franklinton High School before continuing his football and academic career at Catawba College. Following his collegiate playing career as a defensive...
