Entries by WIZS Staff

Dr. Cindy Bennett Named 2024 George Watkins Citizen of the Year

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The 2024 George Watkins Citizen of the Year award honors Dr. Cindy Bennett, superintendent of Vance County Schools. The awards dinner will be held Thursday, May 16 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Henderson Country Club. The goal of the awards dinner is to bring more than 100 top leaders in business and the community […]

Infinite Possibilities, Inc. Event Friday To Show Support For Sexual Assault Survivors

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Join Infinite Possibilities, Inc. this Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. outside the Henry A. Dennis Building in downtown Henderson to create art and awareness about sexual assault. Community Engagement Advocate Tyra Turrentine said participants will paint rocks with inspirational messages of encouragement and support as an expression of solidarity and hope for victims […]

Henderson CommUnity Cleanup Day Friday

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Friday’s Clean Up CommUnity Day will bring together groups and individuals from across the city who are going to roll up their sleeves and fill up bags with trash that’s cluttering up  Henderson’s roadsides. City Manager Terrell Blackmon said that having days like these serve to not only make the community cleaner and more attractive […]

Granville Teen Court Group Brings Home Top Honors At Competition

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– information courtesy of Granville County Public Information Officer Terry Hobgood   Members of the Granville County Teen Court walked away with top honors at the recent Teen Court Statewide Mock Trial Summit Competition held over the weekend in Concord. Seven youth from Granville County joined more than 200 others from across the state to […]

National Day Of Prayer Observance May 2 At Oxford City Hall

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The National Day of Prayer 2024 is Thursday, May 2 and a local pastor is having a prayer gathering in Oxford as part of the observance. A Christian group headed up by Pastor Bruce LeGates will hold a Christian prayer gathering at 12 noon at the Veterans Memorial in front of Oxford City Hall, 300 […]

Alzheimer’s Advocacy Day May 7 In Downtown Raleigh

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The Alzheimer’s Association is sponsoring North Carolina Advocacy Day on Tuesday, May 7 in downtown Raleigh to promote awareness for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. The Eastern and Western chapters of the Alzheimer’s Association are teaming up to turn the State Capitol area purple from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., but they need […]

Franklin Judicial Complex Expansion Could Begin As Early As October 2024

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The Franklin County Board of Commissioners approved the next steps in the judicial complex expansion project Oakley Collier Architects presented the updated site plan and building layouts for a renovated Courthouse Annex and a three-story addition to commissioners at their April meeting. Construction could begin as early as October. Back in October 2019, county leaders […]

The Local Skinny! Pop The Hood Engine Additives

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For our sponsor, Advance Auto Parts, as part of a paid radio sponsorship on WIZS. Yeah, yeah. We know…you meant to put that stuff in the gas tank to keep moisture from forming when you put the mowers, boats, jet skis and weed trimmers away for the season. Now “the season” is here again, and […]