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SportsTalk: Remembering Eddie Hicks
Doc Ayscue, George Hoyle and John Rose remember Eddie Hicks, Vance County sports legend and community advocate who died on Monday. Click Play Below WIZS Radio · SportsTalk: Remembering Eddie Hicks ...
Alyssa Blair Named Oxford Downtown Development Director
Alyssa Blair has been selected to be Oxford’s downtown development director. Blair is a familiar name and face in city government – she has been Oxford’s communications specialist since September 2019, according to information from City Manager M. Alan Thornton. An Oxford native, Blair said she looks forward to her new role. “I am excited...
Fall Bazaar, Country Breakfast Saturday At First United Methodist Church
The United Women in Faith will host their Fabulous Fall Bazaar, Country Sausage Breakfast and Tag Sale this Saturday, Nov. 5 at First United Methodist Church, 114 Church St. Breakfast will be served from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., but that’s just the tip of the iceberg for the event. The bazaar and tag sale...
TownTalk: Local Heroes To Be Honored Through Food And Fellowship
This Saturday, Amanda Riggan and a team of helpers and volunteers is hosting a Hungry Heroes event to celebrate first responders and military veterans. Hungry Heroes is Riggan’s brainchild that she started a few years ago as a way to show support after the tragic death of a law enforcement officer in her community. But...
TownTalk: Webb Boosters Raise Funds, Brick By Brick
A pile of bricks has sat outside the J.F. Webb High School gym for the last couple of years, but they’ll soon serve their purpose, according to Webb Booster Club member Caroline Burnette. That pile of bricks is becoming the foundation for a fundraiser that had been put on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 11-01-22 Noon
Click Play to Listen. On Air at 8am, 12pm, 5pm M-F WIZS Radio ~ 100.1FM/1450AM WIZS Radio · WIZS Radio Local News Audio 11-01-22 Noon ...
The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance 11-01-22
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for November 1, 2022. The Chamber compiles the information, and it is presented here and on the radio. Contact the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce at 438-8414 or email Michele@hendersonvance.org to be included. Company Name – Whitco Exterminating Job Title – Hiring...
Remembering Eddie Hicks
Henderson native Eddie Hicks died Monday, Oct. 31. Hicks gave back to his hometown in many ways, and he was a long-time employee with the Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Department. He also partnered with local programs, including Gang Free, Inc., to help young people in the community. Hicks had said his own life had been...
The Local Skinny! COVID-19 Update
There aren’t as many people routinely wearing face masks as there were this time last year, which is one indication that things are improving on the COVID-19 front. Or, perhaps people are just plain tired of wearing masks. But public health professionals study and analyze the public’s health from a variety of perspectives...
Threat of School Shooting Cancelled Vance vs Webb; Vipers In Playoffs Now
Vance County High School’s rival, senior night football game against conference opponent J.F. Webb High School from Oxford was canceled last Friday night. A social media post Friday threatened a school shooting, according to Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame. Brame told WIZS News on Saturday that his office had identified the person responsible. He said...
