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Town Talk 01/07/20: Girl Scout Cookie Sale Begins This Weekend!
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm Teresa Wimbrow, membership director for Franklin, Granville, Vance and Warren County Girl Scouts, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Tuesday at 11 a.m. Wimbrow discussed the 2020 Girl Scout cookie sale and benefits to the girls involved in the program. This year’s sale...
Volunteers, Donations Needed for Local ‘Rise Against Hunger’ Event
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Brian Daniel, Rise Against Hunger A “Rise Against Hunger” meal packing event and ACTS Food Drive will be held on Martin Luther King Day, Monday, January 20, 2020, at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. The event will be held...
John Preston Appointed Warren Co. Tax Administrator
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Warren County Government At their January 6, 2020 meeting, the Warren County Board of Commissioners voted to appoint John Preston as the Warren County Tax Administrator for a two-year term with a salary of $70,000. Preston, who has been serving...
News 01/07/20
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City of Henderson Selects New Manager
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, City of Henderson Mr. Edward Terrell Blackmon has been selected as Henderson’s new City Manager and will be sworn in during the City Council’s regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, January 13, 2020, at 6 p.m. or shortly thereafter. A native...
Town Talk 01/06/20: HPD Chief Marcus Barrow Discusses New Year, Firearms
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow appeared on WIZS Town Talk Monday at 11 a.m. Barrow, who was happy to report that the Henderson Police Department is starting the new year fully staffed, discussed numerous topics including the discharge of firearms inside city limits, the sheer number of...
Davis Chapel Baptist to Reopen Free Soup Kitchen, Clothing Giveaway
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Davis Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Davis Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 742 North Chestnut St. in Henderson, is reopening its soup kitchen with clothing giveaway beginning Tuesday, January 7, 2020. The soup kitchen will be open every Tuesday and Thursday from...
‘Into the Woods’ to Bring Modern Fairy Tale Twist to McGregor Hall
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center is gearing up for its presentation of “Into the Woods,” a fully staged Broadway-style musical presented with a live, professional orchestra. Evening performances include Sat., February 1, Fri., February 7 and...
Warren’s Mobile DMV Unit to Save Residents Trip Outside the County
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Warren County Government The North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will continue to bring its mobile unit to Warren County in 2020. Examiners will travel to the Warren County Armory Civic Center located at 501 US Hwy 158 Bus...
County Awaiting Testing Results Before Resuming Fire Restructuring Talks
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm In a brief update to WIZS, Vance County Commissioner Dan Brummitt stated that restructuring of the volunteer fire departments, a topic that has been much discussed and debated in recent months, is currently in a holding pattern pending test results. “Most of...
