John is a graduate of Northern Vance High School & UNC-Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism. He has been a radio personality since 1989.
John is the Marketing Consultant, News, Sports, & Town Talk Broadcaster, Technician, & Treasurer for WIZS Radio.
He is the current On-site Radio Engineer for Duke Basketball and Football and has been their scoreboard announcer in the past as well.
Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame informed WIZS News Friday evening that a juvenile took a loaded gun to Clarke Elementary School on Thursday. In a press release earlier Friday, the Sheriff said, “On Thursday, June 13, 2019, Vance County Deputies were dispatched to Clarke Elementary School at 309 Mt. Carmel Church Road.” When deputies arrived, […]
— info courtesy Kelly Grissom, Clerk to the Board Vance County Commissioners Chairman Archie B. Taylor, Jr. has called a special meeting for Monday, June 17, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Conference Room, Vance County Administration Building, 122 Young Street, Henderson, NC. The purpose of the meeting is to: Adopt the FY 2019-20 […]
— courtesy of the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce Sandra Wilkerson, Director of Admin and Events, told WIZS News, “The 3rd WOVEN (Women of Vance Empowered Networking) is scheduled for July 16th. Lieutenant Jessica West, Henderson Police Department, will be the keynote speaker. Ladies, you don’t want to miss this enlightening topic…’A Safe Community Starts with […]
June 17, 2019 – Regular Meeting Consent Agenda 1. Contingency Summary (p. 1) 2. Budget Amendment #8 (p. 3) 3. Project Ordinance Amendment #3 – Law Enforcement Center (p. 8) 4. School Facility Roof and HVAC Roof Repair Project Ordinance Amendment (p.10) 5. Tax Releases and Refunds (p. 12) 6. Closing of BB&T -DSS/AFDC Checking […]
— courtesy Vance County Schools A forum for interested parents will be held for the North Central Region, which includes Vance County Schools, on the proposed Policies Governing Services for Children with Disabilities, specifically, the changes in the evaluation and identification of Autism Spectrum Disorder. The forum will be held on Monday, July 15, from […]
The Vance County Commissioners met Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock, and County Manager Jordan McMillan told WIZS News, “I believe we made progress this evening in finalizing the budget. The discussion tonight focused on the fire fund and the board reached a consensus to add equal funding for Epsom and Drewry.” He said, “That means […]
— photo and information courtesy of Vance County Schools A total of 31 associates with Vance County Schools were honored during the evening of June 12, at the school system’s Annual Retirement Banquet. The event was held at the Henderson Country Club. The Honorable Judge Caroline Burnette, who is a 9th District Court judge, was […]
NOTICE TO PUBLIC AND PRESS from Dywanda Pettaway, Clerk to Board of Education The Granville County Board of Education will hold a special meeting to interview candidates for the vacant District 1 seat on the Board of Education on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at 2:30 pm, at the Granville County Public Schools Central Office, 101 […]
According to information from the Granville County Chamber of Commerce, the HR meeting for June is Thursday, June 20th, 2019 at 12 noon. The host for the meeting will be the Granville Vance Public Health Dept. (101 Hunt Dr., Oxford, N.C.). Lindsey Bickers Bock, Health Educator will be speaking on the educational programs that are […]
One of the two segments of TownTalk on Thursday, June 13 featured Terri Hedrick, Public Information Officer with Vance County Schools. She said the 2018-2019 school year is complete at this point. Click Here To Listen To TownTalk With Hedrick There were three uplifting graduation ceremonies this spring resulting in almost 400 graduates from Vance […]
