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Revlon donates hand sanitizer to city employees
Revlon, a name long associated with health and beauty products like shampoo and makeup, showed up Monday to the City of Oxford municipal building with a timely donation, but it won’t make hair more manageable or lashes thicker. It will, however, keep your hands clean. Oxford city employees gladly received 500 bottles of hand sanitizer...
For Once the Fifth out of Five is a Good Thing
Almost 25 percent of Vance County residents are at least partially vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a weekly data update from Granville-Vance Public Health. Beginning April 7, any adult is eligible to get the vaccine, following an announcement from Gov. Roy Cooper to open up the shot to Group 5. GVPH Director Lisa Harrison said...
WIZS Local News 03-26-21 Noon Dr. Stephen Pearson Special Report
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85 Percent of H-V 911 Calls for VCSO and HPD; All Other Agencies Combined 15 Percent
Information obtained Thursday from Henderson-Vance County Emergency Operations, concerning the number of dispatches made to area agencies in 2020, shows the Vance County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched the most in this area, receiving a total of 39,077 calls or 43.94 percent of the total. Not far behind was the Henderson Police Department with 36,332 calls...
TownTalk 03-25-21 Covid Vaccinations For First Responders
Thank you for listening to WIZS Radio, Your Community Voice! Continued discussion about covid vaccine availability to first responders such as EMS, Fire, Police, Deputies and Highway Patrol. TownTalk Broadcast for 3-25-21. WIZS Radio · TownTalk 03-25-21 Covid Vaccinations For First Responders...
WIZS Local News 03-25-21 Noon
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Local Chambers Promote Small Business; Looking Biz of Year!
Nominations are being accepted at local Chambers of Commerce for the 2020 Small Business of the Year. Henderson-Vance Chamber President Michele Burgess noted several criteria for companies who are nominated. Anyone can nominate a company for consideration, and companies may self-nominate, she said. All nominated companies must submit a written application to the Chamber office...
Multi-Employer, Virtual Hiring Event March 30 at 11 a.m.
NC Works is having a virtual multi-employer hiring event at 11 a.m. on March 30. Positions range from assemblers, machine operators, material handlers, welders and more. The most direct method for this and other job availabilities is to visit events.kerrtarworks.com. You can also call the NCWorks Career Center at 919 693 2686. In addition, WIZS...
Covid Vaccine – Who and What Decides the “Law” of Who Gets It and When
There is little doubt that the response to COVID-19 has changed dramatically since the global pandemic was first declared more than a year ago. Information about vaccine availability in North Carolina and groups currently eligible to get a vaccine are hot topics of conversation. The NC Department of Health and Human Services and local public...
MAE Farm, Mike and Susanne Jones; 2021 NC Small Farmer of the Year
Mike Jones, owner of MAE Farm in Franklin County, was named 2021 Small Farmer of the Year during Wednesday’s segment of the weeklong virtual celebration of Small Farms Week. Jones, along with his family and other supporters, waited for the announcement of the winner in the conference room at the Franklin County Cooperative Extension Wednesday...
