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Latest Granville County Election Filings
According to Tanya C. Burnette, Granville Co. Board of Elections director, the following candidates have filed for the Nov. 2nd elections. In Oxford, Jackie Sergent has filed for Mayor, she is currently in her fifth term having been first elected in 2011. John L. Oliver and Patricia T. Fields have filed for City of Oxford...
WIZS Local News 07-07-21 Noon
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The Local Skinny! Home And Garden Show
WIZS, Your Community Voice. Thank you for listening! The Local Skinny! each Wednesday on WIZS is the Vance County Cooperative Extension Service Home and Garden Show. WIZS Radio · The Local Skinny! Home And Garden Show ...
Granville Board Of Education Seeks Community Input Through Survey About Consolidation Next-Steps
The Granville County Board of Education is seeking input from the community as it continues to make decisions about how to most efficiently operate its schools in the wake of declining enrollment and budget shortfalls. Dr. Stan Winborne, associate superintendent and public information officer for GCPS, said the board wants to hear from the families...
WIZS Radio WIZS Local News Audio 7-6-21 Noon
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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 July 6th, 2021. 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 July...
Town Talk: Retired Colonel Helps Fellow Veterans, Stops In Henderson On 10,000-Mile Fundraiser Ride
The numbers are staggering: Since it started in 2014, RIP Medical Debt has paid medical bills for more than 2.7 million families to the tune of $4.5 billion – that’s billion with a “B” – $90 million alone to veterans and families of veterans. And if Mikel Burroughs, a retired Army colonel, has his...
New Downtown Henderson Fountain Activated July 2
Henderson City Councilman Garry Daeke forwarded an email memo to WIZS from City Manager Terrell Blackmon. Blackmon sent the note to Mayor Eddie Ellington and the City Council. It said after months of anticipation, the fountains at the intersection of Charles and Garnett streets would be activated about 7 a.m. on Friday, July 2, 2021. ...
County Manager, Administrative Staff Occupy Newly Renovated Office Space
Granville County residents who have business to conduct at the county administrative office, take note: several components of county government are now located at 104 Belle Street in Oxford, just a short distance from the previous spot on Williamsboro Street. The recently completed move means a little more elbow room for the office of the...
GVPH Director Harrison President-Elect Of National Health Officials Group
Granville-Vance Public Health director Lisa Harrison is the new president-elect of the National Association of City and County Health Officials. Harrison served in 2020-21 as vice-president of the group, and officially began her term as president-elect on July 1, 2021. She will serve as president in 2022-2023. The NACCHO 360 annual conference was held virtually...
