Entries by Kelly Bondurant

Town Talk 02/04/20: Jobs, Removing Barriers Focus of Desmarais’ First Year

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Dr. Rachel Desmarais, president of Vance-Granville Community College, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Tuesday at 11 a.m. Desmarais, who celebrated her one-year anniversary with the college in January, said she is pleased with the recent strides the college has made in workforce development, marketing and removing “barriers” […]

District Court Judge Asks Voters to ‘Keep Katherine Burnette’

Katherine Burnette, the incumbent district court judge for the Ninth Judicial District of North Carolina, faces challenger Brian Cloninger in the March 3, 2020 Primary election. The district court judge position serves Vance, Franklin, Granville, Warren and Person counties. Appointed district court judge by NC Governor Roy Cooper in 2018, Burnette filled the vacancy created […]

Attorney Brian Cloninger Challenges Burnette for District Court Judge

Brian Cloninger, a Henderson resident and private defense attorney at Cloninger Law Offices, PLLC, will challenge incumbent Katherine Burnette for district court judge of the Ninth Judicial District of North Carolina in the March 3, 2020 Primary election. This position serves Vance, Franklin, Granville, Warren and Person counties. Cloninger attended public schools and graduated from […]

Town Talk 01/30/20: First Aid & CPR Save Lives When Minutes Matter

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Jim Gunderson, First Aid and CPR trainer with Durham-based Divers Alert Network (DAN), appeared on WIZS Town Talk Thursday at 11 a.m. While Gunderson reported that a perhaps surprising 20 percent of Americans have received First Aid and CPR training, he stressed the importance of the remainder […]

Mast Drug Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony at New Dabney Dr. Location

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY The Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning at the new Mast Family Drug facility located at 418 Dabney Drive in Henderson. Richard “Dicky” Flye, president and CEO of Mast Family Drug Company, family, friends, staff, community leaders and supporters gathered to celebrate […]

Town Talk 01/28/20: Trey Snide Named CCS Colts’ Head Baseball Coach

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY WIZS’ own Trey Snide, the recently named varsity head baseball coach for the Crossroads Christian School Colts, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Tuesday at 11 a.m. Snide said it was a conversation with the Colts’ athletic director Scottie Richardson on WIZS’ Sports Mayhem program that started the […]

Town Talk 01/23/20: NC Treasurer Folwell Assures State Pension is Secure

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY NC State Treasurer Dale Folwell appeared on WIZS Town Talk Thursday at 11 a.m. Folwell has served as the North Carolina State Treasurer since 2017 and is the former Speaker Pro Tempore of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Overseeing the 26th largest public pool of money […]

Paramedicine, Paid Volunteer Fire Positions Among Retreat Discussions

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm The Vance County Board of Commissioners met at Perry Memorial Library on Tuesday for the first of two planned retreat days designed to assist with the review of current plans and development of new goals for the coming fiscal year. Commissioners heard […]

‘Rise Against Hunger’ Exceeds Meal Packing Goal

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Keeping the spirit of service and working together alive on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, approximately 400 volunteers, including local residents, 14 churches and various businesses and organizations, came together Monday for a “Rise Against Hunger” meal packing event and ACTS Food Drive. The event was held […]