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Kerr-Tar Regional to Hold Food Policy Input Meeting at Granville Expo Center
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm Information courtesy Granville County Government A Kerr-Tar Regional Food Policy Community Input Meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 20, 2019, from 6 until 7:30 p.m. at the Granville County Expo & Convention Center in Oxford. Your input is needed to develop...
Vance Co. Commissioner Tommy Hester Announces Plan to Run for NC Senate
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Thomas “Tommy” Hester, Jr., lifelong Henderson native, long-serving Vance County Commissioner and local businessman, has announced that he will file for the NC Senate District Three seat in the 2020 election. The filing period begins Monday, December 2, 2019. NC’s third district is currently represented by Democratic...
Town Talk 11/13/19: Contributions Needed for Shop With A Cop Envelope Raffle
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm Shop With A Cop Envelope Raffle Sponsored by the Henderson Police Department, Vance County Sheriff’s Office and Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce. Thank you for your assistance with this fundraiser to benefit “Shop With A Cop.” When all the envelopes $1 –...
Granville’s Emergency Services Director Honored at State Conference
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Granville County Government Emergency Services Director Doug Logan has been awarded the Colonel Phillip Nichlos Waters Award by the North Carolina Emergency Management Association (NCEMA). The recognition was made at the Fall NCEMA Conference and is awarded annually to the...
City of Henderson Releases Sanitation Schedule for Thanksgiving Holiday
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 has released the sanitation schedule for the Thanksgiving Holiday. The schedule will be as follows for recycling and yard debris: Monday, November 25 – Monday and Tuesday...
VGCC Drama to Present ‘Appalachian Geisha’ Dec 6-8
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College VGCC Drama is excited to present Appalachian Geisha December 6 through December 8, 2019, at VGCC’s Main Campus. This presentation represents a first of its kind collaboration across the North Carolina Community College System. Three Colleges: Vance-Granville...
Young Among Finalists for NCCAT Beginning Teacher of the Year Award
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Dr. Stan Winborne, Public Information Officer, Granville County Public Schools Twenty-seven teachers from across North Carolina have been selected as finalists for the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) Beginning Teacher of the Year Award for their...
DEA’s Drug Take Back Day Yields Highest NC Total Ever Collected
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice North Carolinians participating in the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA’s) 18th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Initiative (NTBI) held on Saturday, October 26, turned in 38,541 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and...
News 11/13/19
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Town Talk 11/12/19: Sadie’s Coffee Corner Open for Business in Downtown Henderson!
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Dr. Stephen Pearson, co-owner of the newly opened Sadie’s Coffee Corner in downtown Henderson, was the guest of honor on Tuesday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk program. On Saturday, November 9, Pearson and wife Amanda celebrated the grand opening of the coffee shop located in the former...
