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Town Talk 12/15/20: Terrell Blackmon, Henderson City Manager
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Henderson City Manager Terrell Blackmon appeared on WIZS Town Talk Tuesday at 11 a.m. Blackmon briefly discussed his time with the City, stating the start of the COVID-19 pandemic shortly after his arrival in January has made for an interesting first...
Health Department Expects First Shipment of COVID Vaccine This Week
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Granville Vance Public Health addresses the COVID-19 vaccine in the following statement: Granville Vance Public Health (GVPH) continues to work on the response to COVID-19 each day, each night, and each weekend. We are also eagerly planning for the vaccine to...
GVPH COVID Update: Number of Local Active Cases Continues to Rise
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY -Information courtesy Granville Vance Public Health GVPH provided the following update for COVID-19 spread and response in Granville and Vance County as of December 14, 2020. Granville Vance Public Health numbers correlate with the NC Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NCEDSS) data. The county case numbers reported on the NC...
Fox Pond Park Restocked With Trout, Reopening This Week
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL The Henderson-Vance County Recreation and Parks Department announces that Fox Pond Park has been restocked with trout and will be reopening to the public on Friday, December 18, 2020, at 10 a.m. Fox Pond Park is located at 467 Vicksboro Road...
Properties Committee to Discuss Courthouse Roof, Scott Parker Bldg. Lease
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the County of Vance Vance County’s Properties Committee (Brummitt, Taylor, Wilder) is scheduled to meet Monday, December 21, 2020, at 4 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Commissioners’ Conference Room of the Vance County Administration Building located...
New VGCC Scholarship Honors Pete Burgess
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College The Vance County chapter of the North Carolina Farm Bureau recently presented a gift to the Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund to create a new scholarship in honor of Talmadge R. “Pete” Burgess, Sr. Now retired...
Noon News 12-14-20 Economic Development news; Hospital visitation; courts cancelled
Stories include: – Local economic development gains momentum – Maria Parham Hospital restricts visitors due to Covid19 – Some court proceedings cancelled due to Covid19 For full details and audio click play. WIZS Radio · Noon News 12-14-20 Economic Development news; Hospital visitation; courts cancelled ...
Town Talk 12/14/20: Cara Gill Of S.a.M. Child Advocacy Center
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Cara Boyd Gill, founder and director of S.a.M. Child Advocacy Center in Henderson, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Monday at 11 a.m. S.a.M. Child Advocacy Center is a 24-hour, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that serves children who are victims of physical abuse...
Local Economic Development into the New Year
Local Economic Development will continue to be a topic of conversation and action into the new year. From news of a new Henderson-Vance Economic Development Commission director, to Henderson Mayor Eddie Ellington saying on TownTalk recently that economic development was key, to Mako Medical Laboratories and their continued growth, to incentive programs, it all adds...
Chick-fil-A Henderson Reopening Postponed to January
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY -Information courtesy Chick-fil-A Henderson Chick-fil-A Henderson announced via its Facebook page that the restaurant’s reopening date has been pushed back to early January 2021. The restaurant has been closed since October 15 for remodeling. (Click here for more on the remodeling project.) The update reads: If you...
