Entries by Kelly Bondurant

Town Talk 03/24/20: Mayor Ellington Provides Henderson COVID-19 Updates

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Henderson Mayor Eddie Ellington appeared on WIZS Town Talk Tuesday at 11 a.m. With at least two cases of COVID-19 currently confirmed in Vance County, Ellington assured the community that steps have been taken to contain the spread and measures are in place to assist those in […]

H-V Chamber, Economic Development & Partners Support Local Small Businesses

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce President Michele Burgess and Henderson-Vance Economic Development Commission Director Dennis Jarvis appeared on WIZS Town Talk Monday at 11 a.m. Burgess reported that the Chamber of Commerce and Vance County Economic Development offices are working together in partnership with Vance-Granville Community College, […]

Town Talk 03/12/20: Fourth Annual VCS Arts Alive! to Showcase Student Talent

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm Aarika Sandlin, public information officer for Vance County Schools, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Thursday at 11 a.m. Discussing upcoming district events, Sandlin said students and staff are busy preparing for VCS’ fourth annual Arts Alive! talent showcase. Arts Alive! will be […]

Town Talk 03/11/20: Relay For Life Quarter Auction, Survivor Dinner

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Hope Breedlove, a social worker in the Cancer Center at Maria Parham Health and a member of the Relay For Life Survivor Committee, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Wednesday at 11 a.m. This year’s Vance County Relay For Life event will take place Friday, June 19 in […]

Town Talk 03/10/20: New Henderson City Manager Edward ‘Terrell’ Blackmon

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Edward “Terrell” Blackmon, Henderson’s new city manager, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Tuesday at 11 a.m. A native of Smithfield, and now a resident of Henderson, Blackmon brings over 25 years of economic development experience gained in various planning positions in Monroe, Raleigh, Garner and Tarboro, NC. […]

Town Talk 03/04/20: Harrison, G-V Public Health Director, Discusses Coronavirus

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Lisa Harrison, director of Granville-Vance Public Health, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Wednesday at 11 a.m. In light of recent news that North Carolina’s first case of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) was reported in nearby Wake County, Harrison addressed the local health department’s response to the disease. “Viruses […]

Town Talk 03/02/20: Severe Weather Preparedness Week March 1-7

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Brian Short, Director of Henderson-Vance County Emergency Operations, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Monday at 11 a.m. Short announced that March 1 – March 7 is the 2020 North Carolina Severe Weather Preparedness Week. With the potential of severe weather peaking with the beginning of the spring […]

Town Talk 02/26/20: Cox, Burgess & Ellington Discuss Economy, Regional Summit

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Diane Cox, executive director of the Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments, and Michele Burgess, president of the Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Wednesday at 11 a.m. Cox and Burgess discussed last week’s Focus 20/20, the Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments’ Economic Development […]