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Youth Basketball Registration, Annual Fall Festival on H-V Rec. & Parks Agenda
Tara Goolsby, facilities supervisor for Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks and Aycock Recreation Center, was on Tuesday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk program to discuss the department’s upcoming events, including the annual fall festival. This year’s festival will be held at the Aycock Rec. Center, 307 Carey Chapel Rd. in Henderson, on Thursday, October 18 from...
Reminder: Granville’s Last ‘Alive After Five’ of 2018 is This Thursday!
— Information and flyer courtesy Granville County Chamber of Commerce | Ginnie Currin, Executive Director ~ 919-693-6125 ~ ginnie@granville-chamber.com The Granville County Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the postponed date for the last Alive After Five event of 2018 – Thursday, October 18th – will feature the music and entertainment of JIM QUICK AND COASTLINE...
‘Project Safe Neighborhoods’ & ‘Take Back NC’ Making Communities Safer
-Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice One year ago, the Department of Justice announced the revitalization and enhancement of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which Attorney General Sessions has made the centerpiece of the Department’s violent crime reduction strategy. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad...
Properties Committee to Discuss Contract for Industrial Park – Tues., Oct. 30
-Information courtesy Kelly H. Grissom, Clerk to Board/Executive Asst., County of Vance Please be informed that the county’s properties committee (Brummitt, Taylor, Wilder) is scheduled to meet Tuesday, October 30 at 4 p.m. in the administrative conference room. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss a contract with LKC Engineering for the industrial park. All...
Union Chapel United Methodist to Hold HUGE Yard Sale – Sat., Oct. 20
-Information courtesy Edward K. Woodlief, Union Chapel United Methodist Church Union Chapel United Methodist Church is having a huge yard sale Saturday, October 20, 2018, at Tony’s Automotive, 415 Raleigh Road, Henderson from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. Lots of Christmas items, baby items, books, clothing and miscellaneous items available...
Granville Co. Board of Commissioners to Take Bus Tour of Districts
-Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, Assistant to the County Manager, County of Granville PUBLIC NOTICE A quorum of the Granville County Board of Commissioners may be present on November 15, 2018, for a bus tour of the Granville County Commissioner districts. The bus tour will begin at 9 a.m. or shortly after...
Candidates for Vance Co. Sheriff Discuss Their Plans & Qualifications
The three candidates for Vance County Sheriff – Charles Pulley, Allen Simmons and Curtis Brame – were interviewed last week by WIZS’ John C. Rose. The prerecorded interviews were played on Monday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk in a question and answer format. The order of the candidates was determined by random selection. Each candidate...
Duke Energy Restores Power to Majority of Local Area
-Information courtesy Tanya Evans, District Manager, Duke Energy Duke Energy has made tremendous progress in restoring customers’ power yesterday and this morning. I am pleased to report that we have restored power to most, and in some areas all, of our customers in Person, Vance, Granville, Warren and Franklin Counties. However, we are not letting...
