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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...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 09-22-22 Noon
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Little Ducks Raise Big Bucks
It’s always fun when the weather is right, people are excited, ultimately kids benefit and somebody wins something. That’s what happened this past Saturday at the Duck Derby in downtown Henderson, and Garry Daeke, development coordinator with Franklin Granville Vance Smart Start sounded nothing but pleased when WIZS caught up with him late Monday afternoon...
TownTalk: Green Book Series Coming To Perry Memorial Library
— courtesy of Perry Memorial Library Click to Listen — TownTalk: Green Book Series Coming To Perry Memorial Library The Perry Memorial Library will host a Community series that includes authors, Calvin Ramsey, Candacy Taylor, and Gretchen Sorin. The series will focus on the Green Book. The Negro Motorist Green Book was a guidebook for African American...
