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Vance County Schools Friday Feature: The Center For Innovation
– Information courtesy of VCS Chief Communication Officer Aarika Sandlin Since it first opened in July 2021, Vance County Schools’ Center for Innovation has really lived up to its name: there are innovative schools that call CFI home, as well as innovative spaces like zSpace 3D/VR lab, the audio lab, the video lab Mindsphere MakerSpace...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 03-22-24 Noon
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Vance County GOP Annual Convention Held Mar. 19
Vance County Republicans held an annual convention Tuesday, Mar. 19 and heard from several elected officials who expressed their gratitude to the local party and shared their plans to continue to serve constituents in their respective districts. N.C. Lt. Gov and gubernatorial hopeful Mark Robinson was on hand for the official ribbon-cutting for the party’s...
H-V Chamber Seeks Nominations For Small Business Of The Year By April 8
The Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations through April 8 for the 2023 Small Business of the Year award. This annual award is given by the Chamber’s Business Growth and Development Committee to a business located within the county that is supportive of community growth and sustainability. There are several criteria to keep...
TownTalk: Around Old Granville: Restoring Cemetery Monuments
When it comes to maintaining cemeteries, we’re used to seeing landscape crews out with mower and weed eaters, making sure the grounds are manicured and neat for visitors and other passersby. But just as important – maybe more so, says Hilary Verville of Verville Preservation in Oxford, is a bucket of water and a...
The Local Skinny! Pop The Hood: Extending Your Vehicle’s Life
For our sponsor, Advance Auto Parts, as part of a paid radio sponsorship on WIZS. With spring having officially “sprung,” folks are getting serious about the proverbial spring cleaning tasks at home and in the yard and garden. The folks at Advance Auto Parts have everything you need to take care of those spring cleaning...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 03-21-24 Noon
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Franklin County Welcomes Louisburg Native Cooper Bolton As Staff Attorney
–information courtesy of Franklin County Public Information Officer James F. Hicks III Franklin County has selected Cooper Bolton to fill the staff attorney position. He will begin his new job April 1. “I am excited to join the dedicated team at Franklin County to assist with legal matters and do my part to improve the...
Sheriff Brame: One Charged With Cruelty To Animals After Report Of Dog Being Shot At Kerr Lake Country Club
From a press release from Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame On March 15, 2024, the Vance County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a dog being shot at the Kerr Lake Country Club located at 600 Hedrick Drive Henderson on March 3, 2024. The Vance County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division alongside Vance County Animal...
TownTalk: MerleFest Takes Place April 25 Through 28
About 100 artists and bands will take to the stage – 12 stages, actually – during the four-day run of MerleFest next month in Wilkes County and organizers anticipate more than 70,000 fans of bluegrass and traditional music will be there to listen and take in all the sights. Festival Director Wes Whitson said he’d...
