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Granville Board of Ed. to Hold Interviews for Vacant District 1 Seat
-Press Release, Granville County Public Schools NOTICE TO PUBLIC AND PRESS The Granville County Board of Education will hold a special meeting to interview candidates for the vacant District 1 seat on the Board of Education on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at the Granville County Public Schools Central Office, 101 Delacroix Street, Oxford, North Carolina...
Henderson City Council to Consider Adopting FY 19-20 Budget – June 10
-Information courtesy Esther J. McCrackin, City Clerk, City of Henderson, NC The Henderson City Council will hold their regular meeting on Monday, June 10, 2019, beginning at 6 p.m. in the R.G. (Chick) Young, Jr. Council Chambers of the Municipal Building located at 134 Rose Avenue in Henderson, NC. Agenda items include: Consideration of Approval...
Second & Final ‘Meet Me in the Street’ of 2019 Set for June 13
-Information courtesy the Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce’s second and final “Meet Me in the Street” concert for 2019 is set for Thursday, June 13, featuring “The Konnection Band.” This band is a local favorite and is one of the East Coast’s premiere party bands, specializing in a variety of...
West End Community Watch to Hear From City of Henderson – Tues., June 18
-Information courtesy Claire Catherwood, West End Community Watch West End Community Watch will meet on Tuesday, June 18, 2019, at 6:30 p.m., in the Fellowship Hall of West End Baptist Church on Dabney Drive. The speaker will be Sam Hobgood, director of Planning and Development for the city of Henderson. Law enforcement will be present...
Free Class Offered to ‘Outsmart the Scammers’
-Press Release, Granville County Government As incidents of fraud are on the rise – especially among the senior citizen population – the Granville County Senior Center will be offering a free class on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. The “Outsmart the Scammers” program will be held at the Senior Center in Oxford at 10 a.m. and...
Strickland, 26, Arrested on Breaking/Entering, Firearm Charges
-Press Release, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office On June 5, 2019, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Investigative Unit arrested Amanda Lynn Strickland, age 26, a Rocky Mount resident. Amanda Lynn Strickland was charged with one (1) count of Breaking/Entering, one (1) count of Larceny After Breaking/Entering and one (1) count of Possession of Firearm by Felon...
Vance Commissioners Provide Details of Recent Budget Session
The following information was provided to WIZS News on June 5, 2019. It has been re-typed for display here. To see the raw information that was provided, please scroll to the bottom of this post. You will be able to see the original, scanned-in document which contains some graphs that are much easier to see...
City of Henderson: Notice of Possible Discoloration of Water
-Press Release, City of Henderson Notification of Possible Discoloration of Water As a customer of the Kerr Lake Regional Water System/City of Henderson, you may have or may be experiencing a slight discoloration of your water. This is due to elevated levels of manganese and turnover in the surface water from which the KLRWS processes...
Town Talk: Councilman Daeke Discusses City Budget, On-Going Water Issues
Garry Daeke, Henderson City Council member, was on Thursday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk program to discuss the City’s FY 2019-2020 budget process and on-going water line breaks and issues. To hear Daeke’s interview in its entirety, click the play button below. Listen live to WIZS’ Town Talk Monday-Friday at 11 a.m. on 1450AM, 100.1...
