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The Local Skinny! Free Prostate Cancer Screening To Be Held At Maria Parham
Maria Parham Health is sponsoring a free prostate cancer screening on Thursday, Sept. 29 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Cancer Center Director Kim Smith and Hope Breedlove, a social worker who helps clients navigate the process of getting screened, reviewing results and understanding treatment options encourage men in the community to come take part...
Henderson Figures Big In 2022 Class Inducted Into Strength Sports Hall Of Fame
The N.C. State Strength Sports Hall of Fame inducted a dozen power lifters earlier this month in a ceremony at Aycock Rec Center in Henderson, which saved drive time for most of the inductees – most of them live right here in the community. Henderson inductees honored on Sept. 10 are Joe Daniel, William Hawkins...
Chamber, Rotary Join Forces To Host Nov. 10 “State Of The County” Address
Join other members of the Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce and the Henderson Rotary Club for the “State of the County” address and luncheon in November. The event is the second in a series of informational meetings for community members; the first gathering spotlighted the “state of the city” address. Speakers for the Nov. 10...
Granville Libraries Offer Programs For Children Of All Ages
-information courtesy of Granville County Public Information Officer Terry Hobgood The Granville County Library System is ready to serve residents with a full schedule of programs for the 2022-23 school year. After another successful summer reading program, programs aimed at pre- and school-aged Granville residents are back at all four library branches. Check out...
Upcoming Local Blood Drives
Blood donors this fall play an important role in keeping the blood supply high enough to help patients on blood or platelets, especially ahead of the busy holiday season. Book a time to give blood or platelets by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or by calling 1.800.RED CROSS (1.800.733.2767). As a thank you...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 09-23-22 Noon
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State Treasurer Folwell Returns $310.58 To BGC Halifax Unit From Unclaimed Property Division
Donyell “DJ” Jones understands better than most the post-pandemic budgetary and fundraising pressures on nonprofit organizations. That’s why State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, was eager to return missing money to the Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central North Carolina, where Jones is chief executive officer. Jones accepted the $310.58 from the state’s unclaimed property division...
The Local Skinny! COVID-19 Update
Although daily updates about COVID-19 transmission rates, sickness and deaths have evolved to weekly and now monthly updates, Granville-Vance Health Director Lisa Harrison’s updates have become regular reminders that although vaccines have reduced the threat of severe illness and worse in the community, the transmission rate in Vance County remains high. In the latest update...
Butner Inmate Gets 20 Months For 2020 Escape Attempt
-information courtesy of the office of U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of NC A federal inmate has been sentenced to 30 months for attempting to escape from the Federal Correctional Institution in Butner back in 2020. According to court documents, Charles Asher, 62, an inmate at FCI Butner at the time of the offense...
TownTalk: Tyler Fleming’s Junior Shadowing Project
Whether you know Tyler Fleming from school, swim meets, or First United Methodist Church, one thing’s for certain: The 17-year-old certainly is a wonderful ambassador for an age group that sometimes gets a bad rap. Tyler, a junior at Kerr-Vance Academy, is smack in the middle of a three-day program called “junior shadowing,” which pairs...
