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The Brick Power Team is hosting a “Beast On The Bench” power lifting meet next month, and it’s power lifting with a purpose – raising money to help two local women who have helped so many in the community. Harry Orr, executive director of the Brick Power Team, said every penny raised at the Oct. […]
Wartime friends – and foes – will be represented when the 9th annual Military History show commences later this month, but organizer Harry Coombs is confident that there won’t be any skirmishes. All sides are coming together in a show of force to benefit the Granville County Veterans Affairs Committee. The event takes place Saturday, […]
Amanda Pearson, owner of Sadie’s Coffee Corner in Downtown Henderson, has passed away. Click Play. WIZS Radio · TownTalk: Remembering Amanda Pearson
Cooperative Extension Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs. Click Play! WIZS Radio · Cooperative Extension With Wayne Rowland: Forest Property Boundaries
– information courtesy of VCS Chief Communication Officer Aarika Sandlin Seven Vance County elementary schools are among 366 schools across eight states to be designated as Certified Opportunity Culture schools for their dedication to advancing student achievement and teacher career development through innovative staffing models. Vance County Schools began using the Opportunity Culture model in […]
– information courtesy of Granville County Public Information Officer Terry Hobgood Granville County Commissioner Dr. Tony Cozart was recognized for his decades of service to his county Monday, Oct. 7 when he was presented with The Order of the Long Leaf Pine. Rep. Frank Sossamon provided remarks about Cozart’s career as an educator, minister and […]
– Information courtesy of Vance County Tourism Development Authority and Phoenix Bass Fishing League Boater Jake Monti of Mooresville caught a three-day total of 14 bass weighing 38 lbs., 12 oz., to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine Regional on Kerr Lake last weekend. The tournament, hosted by the Vance […]
– information courtesy of Granville Vance Public Health Granville Vance Public Health has been awarded $50,000 by the Triangle North Healthcare Foundation for the CFFD-Tooth Club, a program to address and correct oral health issues among students enrolled in Vance County Schools, Henderson Collegiate, and Vance County Head Start. The GVPH Carolina Fellows Family Dentistry clinic […]
In a unanimous vote, the Warren County Board of Commissioners voted Monday to appoint Crystal Smith as county manager. After retiring from the N.C. Cooperative Extension service in May 2023, Smith returned to Warren County to be the senior assistant to the county manager; she was appointed interim county manager in February 2024. Smith began […]
Jayden Watkins the student is on fall break this week, which gives Jayden Watkins the part-time radio guy some extra daytime hours at WIZS. And maybe, just maybe, it gives Jayden Watkins the founder of the nonprofit “Higher Is Waiting” a little time to devote to his developing organization. At age 16, the junior at […]
