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Vance Board of Education Recognizes Athletes at April Meeting
— courtesy of Vance County Schools and the latest Board Briefs Publication The Board of Education recognized student athletes. Rosie Kanouff, senior at Early College High School, was recognized as an all-conference selection in Volleyball. Tra’On Lyons, a senior at Vance County High School, was recognized as an all-conference selection in Boys Basketball. Yumyah Hargrove...
WIZS Local News Audio for 04-23-21 Noon
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Nominate Someone for Citizen of the Year 2020
From the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce — The Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for the 2020 Citizen of the Year! This award is presented each year by the Chamber to recognize an individual for their volunteer work to make our community a better place to live. The Annual Banquet and Meeting...
Warren County Native Named EDC Director
Charla Duncan has been appointed permanent executive director of the Warren County Economic Development Commission, according to information from County Manager Vincent Jones. Duncan has served for the past seven months as interim director, but the county’s board of commissioners approved Jones’s recommendation in a work session April 21. A Warren County native, Duncan brings...
The Local Skinny! Apr 22 Abandoned Mobile Homes
Vance County residents can participate in a state-funded program to remove abandoned mobile homes from their property. Jason Falls, county solid waste director, said the program is seeking four or five more applicants to sign up for the program. Participation is voluntary, but savings are big, Falls said on Thursday’s segment of The Local Skinny!...
TownTalk 04-22-21 Vaccines, Restrictions, Latest in NC
TownTalk Broadcast Audio 4-22-21 WIZS Radio · TownTalk 04-22-21 Covid 19 Vaccinations The base of information for TownTalk 4-22-21 comes from the following press release from the State of North Carolina, Governor Roy Cooper and NCDHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen. April 21, 2021 Press Release Governor Cooper Outlines Timeline for Lifting State’s COVID-19 Restrictions As vaccinations...
WIZS Local News Audio 04-22-21 Noon
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VCS Teachers Get Classroom Help From Online Tool
In the old days, students could hide comic books or novels inside their thick Biology or English textbooks to fool the teacher into thinking they were on task; nowadays, however, teachers have an ally to help manage off-task behaviors as more and more classrooms have exchanged books for laptops: GoGuardian. Vance County Schools is a...
Gifts from Pruitts Create VGCC Scholarships
— press release courtesy of VGCC Before his recent passing, W. Leonard Pruitt and his wife, Dr. Dorothy Pruitt, both of Oxford, established two scholarship funds at Vance-Granville Community College to support students preparing for careers in health care. First, a gift from the Pruitts will create the Leonard and Dorothy Pruitt Presidential Excellence Award...
WIZS Local News Audio For 04-21-21
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