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Thornton Library Showcases Artifacts for Native American Indian Heritage Month
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Granville County Government The month of November marks an observance of Native American Indian Heritage Month, and the Richard H. Thornton Library is helping showcase this observance with a display of arrowheads and other artifacts from the private collection of...
Nits Nats Music to Close After 50 Years in Business
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Bill Harris, co-owner of Nits Nats Music in Henderson, has announced that the business that celebrated its 50th anniversary earlier this year will be closing its doors at the end of December. Originally opened in downtown Oxford in 1969 by Phillip and Cheryl Hawkins, the business has...
Town Talk 11/25/19: Granville Tourism Announces Thanksgiving Week Events
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm Angela Allen, director of the Granville County Tourism Development Authority, appeared on WIZS’ Town Talk Monday at 11 a.m. When asked to briefly describe her job, Allen laughed and replied, “I tell people exactly how to have fun and where to find...
Reminder: City of Henderson’s Sanitation Schedule for Thanksgiving Week
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Esther J. McCrackin, City Clerk, City of Henderson, NC The City of Henderson’s sanitation schedule for the Thanksgiving Holiday will be as follows for recycling and yard debris: Monday, November 25 – Monday and Tuesday customers will be collected Tuesday...
Vance Co. Properties, Water Committee to Meet Mon., Dec. 2
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Kelly H. Grissom, Executive Assistant/Clerk to Board, Vance County Board of Commissioners The following Vance County committees are scheduled to meet Monday, December 2, 2019, in the Administrative Conference Room of the Vance County Administration Building located at 122 Young Street...
Granville Co. Library System Accepting ‘Food for Fines’
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Granville County Government Have outstanding fines at a Granville County library? No problem! Bring a food donation for Area Congregations In Ministry (A.C.I.M.) by Friday, December 20, 2019, and $1 will be taken off your library balance for every can/jar...
Granville’s Creative Lifelong Learning (CLL) Classes Continue
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Granville County Government The Fall calendar of classes, interactive activities and educational trips is winding down for the Granville County Senior Services’ Creative Lifelong Learning (CLL) program, with registration for Winter course offerings coming soon. Offering a variety of programming...
News 11/25/19
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Vance Co. Deputies Respond to Shooting on Glebe Road
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Vance County Sheriff’s Office On Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at 11:11 p.m., the Vance County Sheriff’s Office responded to 4951 Glebe Road, Henderson, North Carolina 27536 in reference to an Assault with a Deadly Weapon inflicting serious injury. Upon arriving...
Kerr-Tar Area Agency on Aging Offering Caregiver Vouchers
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Harvey Holmes, family caregiver resource specialist with the Kerr-Tar Area Agency on Aging, appeared on WIZS’ Town Talk Thursday at 11 a.m. The agency offers aging and adult services to residents in Vance, Granville, Franklin, Warren and Person counties. With November’s designation as both National Family Caregivers...
