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The Local Skinny! Pop The Hood: What That Battery Light Could Indicate
For our sponsor, Advance Auto Parts, as part of a paid radio sponsorship on WIZS. You’re driving along, getting yourself from Point A to Point B, and you see it: That red light that just suddenly pops on. It’s the battery icon. Now what? Although it’s a picture of a battery that has suddenly...
TownTalk: Business Spotlight: Henderson Country Club
Now through February, golfers can call the Henderson Country Club to book a tee time and get an up-close look at newly renovated greens and more, all for the low price of $40. This is the second year the club has offered the special rates – which are in effect now through the end...
SportsTalk: Biedenbach Reflects On David Thompson
Eddie Biedenbach knows basketball and he knows NC State basketball. He also knows David Thompson. Thompson was a key player in for the Wolfpack in 1974 when they defeated Marquette for the national championship. NC State University recently unveiled a statue of Thompson placed at Reynolds Coliseum. Biedenbach, who played for Everett Case and Norm...
TownTalk: Get Into The Holiday Spirit With Louisburg Christmas Tour
Dorothy Cooper and her fellow organizers have done everything possible to plan for the second annual Old Towne Louisburg Candlelight Christmas Tour through the Louisburg Historic District, and it seems like even the weather is going to cooperate by providing winterlike temps for Saturday’s walking tour. Cooper, historian for the local historic district, said there...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 12-13-23 Noon
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Oxford’s Thornton Library Welcomes New Manager Lisa Dendy
-information courtesy of Granville County Public Information Officer Terry Hobgood The Granville County Library System has announced Lisa Dendy as the new branch manager for the Richard H. Thornton Library. Dendy brings a wealth of experience and extensive background in library services, both in public and academic library settings. She brings a deep understanding of community engagement...
TownTalk: Henderson Mayor And City Council Sworn In
Henderson Mayor Melissa Elliott made history Monday night when she was sworn in as the first woman and the first Black to hold the city’s highest office. The Henderson City Council chambers and lobby area was standing-room only, filled with family, friends and dignitaries to witness the historic swearing-in ceremony. With her left hand on...
The Local Skinny! Events At Perry Library
Programs at Perry Memorial Library will be slowing down next week as Christmas approaches, and things were going to be “up in the air” – literally – today at 4 p.m., when the StoryUp! Aerial Theater of Durham comes to town for a performance. It’s something new for 2023, said Youth Services Director Melody...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 12-12-23 Noon
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TownTalk: Community Prayer Night Is This Friday
Tiffany Jones, founder of Community Uplift Project, takes her mission seriously – and literally. She is planning a Community Prayer Night for Friday, Dec. 15 and Jones said its purpose is to spiritually uplift the community. It’s called “Light the Way” and it begins at 7:30 p.m. at the offices of the local nonprofit at...
