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Warrants Obtained on Five Suspects in Carolina Chicken & BBQ Shooting
-Information courtesy Butner Public Safety’s Facebook page On April 19, 2019, at 11:48 p.m., Butner Public Safety received a report of shots fired at the Carolina Chicken and BBQ Restaurant. Officers found that two people were shot during the incident. The victims were transported to Duke University Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. The shooting...
Registration for H-V Rec. & Parks Fall Sports Season Begins June 3
-Information courtesy Tara Goolsby, Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Facilities Supervisor, Aycock Recreation Center Registration for Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks’ 2019 fall sports season begins Monday, June 3, 2019. We are excited about this year’s season of volleyball, soccer and football! Youth volleyball and soccer are offered to ages 10 and up (junior) and 14 and...
Public Safety Committee to Discuss Volunteer Fire Dept. Matters
-Information courtesy Kelly H. Grissom, Executive Assistant/Clerk to Board, Vance County Board of Commissioners Vance County’s Public Safety Committee (Brummitt, Faines, Wilder) is scheduled to meet Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at 6 p.m. to discuss volunteer fire department matters. The meeting will be held in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, 122 Young Street, Henderson, NC...
Sheriff Curtis Brame: ‘Proposed County Budget Doesn’t Even Meet Me Halfway!’
In an interview with WIZS News, Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame expressed his dissatisfaction with the proposed Vance County FY 2019-20 budget. Presented to the Vance County Board of Commissioners at their May 6 meeting, the budget proposes funding two of four requested deputy sheriff positions and none of the requested four detention officers for...
Chamber Seeks Participants for 30th Leadership Granville Class
— courtesy Granville County Chamber of Commerce | Ginnie Currin, Executive Director ~ 919-693-6125 ~ ginnie@granville-chamber.com The Granville County Chamber of Commerce is providing an opportunity for inquiring minds to participate in the 30th LEADERSHIP GRANVILLE CLASS. Individuals with a sincere and genuine interest in future service to the community and those who have demonstrated commitment by previous community activities...
Granville Co. Commissioners: Proposed Budget Public Hearing Set for May 20
-Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, Granville County The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, May 20, 2019, at 7 p.m. at the Granville Expo and Convention Center, 4185 US Highway 15 South, Oxford. Consent Agenda 1. Contingency Summary Public Comments 2. Public Comments Public Hearings 3. Public Hearing on...
Community Workforce Solutions Helps Disabled Find Employment, Independence
Sandra Waverly, job coach with Community Workforce Solutions, Inc. (CWS) in Henderson, was the guest of honor on Thursday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk program. Founded in 1964, CWS is a private non-profit organization located at 602 S. Garnett Street in downtown Henderson. Formerly known as Raleigh Vocational Center, Inc., the organization changed its name...
Blessed Hope Baptist Announces Youth Pancake Supper, Vacation Bible School
-Information courtesy Lauren Elliott, Blessed Hope Baptist Church Blessed Hope Baptist Church, 741 Dabney Road in Henderson, announces upcoming events: Youth Pancake Supper – Saturday, May 18, 2019, from 4 – 8 p.m. $7.00 a person – pancakes served with sausage (drink included for eat in). All proceeds go to the youth for their summer camp...
Local Barbershops, Hair Salons to Participate in ‘Shop Talk 3’
-Information courtesy Tara Goolsby, Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Facilities Supervisor, Aycock Recreation Center “Shop Talk 3” is an opportunity for citizens in the Henderson/Vance County community to voice their opinions and suggestions in a comfortable environment offered by local barbershops and hair salons. The goal is to implement an action plan using the information gathered to...
