Listen Live at 8 a.m., 12 Noon and 5 p.m. M-F
News Archives
Latest News
Granville Co. Public Schools to Host School Safety Summit
-Information courtesy Dr. Stan Winborne, Public Information Officer, Granville County Public Schools You are invited to a “School Safety Summit” to be held in the Northern Granville Middle School auditorium – 3144 Webb School Rd., Oxford – on Thursday, November 15 at 6 p.m. Join Granville County Public Schools staff, law enforcement and elected officials as...
Granville Co. Fall ‘Clean Out’ scheduled for Nov. 17
-Press Release, County of Granville The county-wide fall recycling event will be held on Saturday, Nov. 17 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Granville County’s Expo and Convention Center. This annual “clean out” offers an opportunity for residents to rid themselves of items that can be collected for recycling or properly disposed of in...
‘Beauty and the Beast’ Discussion: ‘I Couldn’t Believe I Was Sitting in Henderson!’
On Monday’s open line edition of WIZS’ Town Talk program, Town Talk co-hosts George Rush and John Charles Rose discussed McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center’s recent production of “Beauty and the Beast.” With six shows performed over two weekends in October and November, the production drew a crowd of approximately 6,500 to the performance center...
Vance Co. Animal Services Recipient of $10k Spay/Neuter Grant
-Press Release, County of Vance Vance County Animal Services is pleased to announce that they are a recipient of a $10,000 Spay/Neuter Grant from Community Partnership for Pets; received from Geo D. Patterson (GDP). This grant was applied for and will be used for spay/neuter for pets of citizens in the community that do not...
Youngsville Company Frigi-Temp Donates Equipment To VGCC
-Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Vance-Granville Community College’s partner in apprenticeship programs, Youngsville-based Frigi-Temp, has donated a large rooftop air conditioning unit to benefit students enrolled in the college’s Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Technology curriculum program. “This industrial size unit will provide our students with hands-on skills training that will prepare them at a...
Rebuilding Hope Names Dave Burns as November’s Volunteer of the Month
-Information courtesy Rebuilding Hope, Inc. When Dave Burns retired, he wanted to stay busy. Volunteering at Rebuilding Hope was a good fit. For the past three years, he’s volunteered to man the application and phone desk, run supplies to job sites during Servants on Site week, help build wheelchair ramps and guide youngsters during Kids’...
Granville Co. Chamber’s Annual Thanksgiving Breakfast to be Held Nov. 21
— Information courtesy Granville County Chamber of Commerce | Ginnie Currin, Executive Director ~ 919-693-6125 ~ ginnie@granville-chamber.com The Granville County Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Thanksgiving Breakfast will be held at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 21 at Oxford Baptist Church’s Family Life Center – 147 Main St., Oxford. The event-sponsor is Bridgestone. The speaker will be John W. Turner, executive director...
Q&A With New Vance Co. Sheriff Curtis Brame, Candidates Simmons & Allen
With approximately 53 percent of the votes cast in a higher than usual voter turnout, Curtis Brame was elected the next sheriff of Vance County Tuesday evening. Brame, a Democratic candidate who ran against Melissa Elliott and Billy Gooch in the May primary, faced Republican Charles Pulley and unaffiliated candidate Allen Simmons in the general...
