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Super Bowl Champ Ellis Wyms to Participate in Community Day, Sat. Aug 4
-Information courtesy Chalis S. Henderson, Executive Director, Turning Point Community Development Corporation Ellis Wyms, Super Bowl Champion and Founder of Athletes For Computer Science, in collaboration with Oasis of Hope Ministries and Turning Point CDC, will host the 9th Annual Community Day on Saturday, August 4 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. in Henderson, NC. This...
Search Committee Appointed To Seek Next VGCC President
-Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College A search committee of six members of the Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees has been appointed to find a successor to Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the college’s president who is taking a position with Duke University in August. Deborah F. Brown has been appointed chair of the search committee, and...
Vance Co. Cooperative Extension Offers Exciting Programs for Youth & Adults
Turner Pride, director of Vance County Cooperative Extension, was on Wednesday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk to discuss the center’s many upcoming programs and events. Cooperative Extension is active in every state in the country and is funded through each state’s university. “We are fortunate enough to have two universities in North Carolina –...
Commissioners to Discuss Relocation of Vance County Dept. of Social Services
-Information courtesy Kelly H. Grissom, Clerk to the Board, Vance County The Vance County Commissioners’ Properties Committee (Brummitt, Taylor, Wilder) is scheduled to meet Monday, July 30, 2018, at 3:30 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Conference Room, Vance County Administration Building, 122 Young Street, Henderson, NC. Topics to be discussed include an offer on a foreclosed...
Don’t Miss ‘Music on Main’ in Downtown Oxford!
-Information courtesy the Oxford NC, Historic Downtown Facebook page Music on Main – Downtown Oxford Friday, July 20, 2018, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Streets will begin closing at 3 p.m. Performance by Wood and Steel Band Bring a lawn chair, blanket, bug spray and your dancing shoes for a night of family fun!...
Granville Co. Crime Stoppers: Stolen Utility Trailer/Lawn Mower
-Press Release, Granville County Crime Stoppers Sometime between Monday, July 16 and Wednesday, July 18, 2018, an unknown person or persons unlawfully went upon private property located off Noblin Road, Oxford, NC and criminally removed one 1998 black in color Leonard/Carson 12 ft. long X 7.5 ft. wide with 4 ft. expanded metal tailgate utility trailer...
Oxford’s Public Works Committee Meeting Rescheduled, Mon. July 23
-Information courtesy Cynthia Bowen, City Clerk, City of Oxford The Public Works, Water, & Infrastructure Committee for the Oxford Board of Commissioners has been rescheduled for Monday, July 23, 2018, at 2 p.m. The meeting will be held in the First Floor Training Room, City Hall, 300 Williamsboro Street, Oxford. The purpose of the meeting...
Food Trucks in Downtown Henderson Still a Possibility
On Wednesday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk program, Downtown Development Director Kaine Riggan addressed the recent discussion on allowing food trucks to park and operate in the downtown Henderson area. At their July 9 meeting, with a vote of 5-3, the Henderson City Council nixed a proposal to allow food trucks to operate in designated...
VGCC President Dr. Williams Recognized For State Award
-Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Dr. Stelfanie Williams, Vance-Granville Community College’s president, was recognized on July 16 for her honor as the North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges President of the Year for 2018. Jim Rose, vice chair of the State Board, presented Dr. Williams with a plaque at a dinner held in the...
A Bit of Magic Coming to Perry Memorial Library
-Information courtesy the Perry Memorial Library website “Professor Obediah’s Magical Emporium” Perry Memorial Library – 205 Breckenridge St., Henderson Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at 3 p.m. in the Farm Bureau Room Return to the Victorian Era and the world of science fantasy with Professor Obediah. Miracles occur before your very eyes with creativity and imagination...
