Entries by Kelly Bondurant

Vance County Court Sessions Canceled Through Nov. 25

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL In response to an outbreak of COVID-19 at the Vance County Courthouse, the Hon. Henry Gupton informed WIZS News that court sessions are canceled for next week. Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, this would include Monday, November 23, Tuesday, November 24 […]

Town Talk 11/19/20: Historic, Local Significance of the Railroad

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Mark Pace, local historian and director of the NC Room at the Richard H. Thornton Library in Oxford, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Thursday at 11 a.m. In an ongoing Town Talk series focusing on the history of Henderson, Vance County […]

City of Henderson Responds to COVID-19 Orange Alert Level

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL On Tuesday, Governor Roy Cooper and Dr. Mandy Cohen, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) announced a new COVID-19 County Alert System to pinpoint counties with the highest levels of viral spread and offer […]

Town Talk 11/18/20: Mental Health & the Holiday Blues

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Nancy Hux, the community engagement specialist with Cardinal Innovations Healthcare, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Wednesday at 11 a.m. Nancy Francis, director with the Kerr-Tar Agency on Aging, facilitated the segment. This edition of Town Talk is a paid advertising sponsorship […]

GVPH Director Discusses Spike in COVID Cases Ahead of the Holidays

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Granville Vance Public Health Granville Vance Public Health Director Lisa Harrison told WIZS News that the local spike in COVID-19 cases is the highest Vance and Granville counties have seen since the pandemic began. According to the latest GVPH […]

Town Talk 11/16/20: Remembering Frank ‘The Bluebird Man’ Newell III

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Photos courtesy Kristye Steed Kristye Steed, wildlife rehabilitator and daughter of Frank “The Bluebird Man” Newell III, appeared on WIZS’ Town Talk Monday at 11 a.m. A long-time wildlife rehabilitator and Warren County native, Newell, age 80, died peacefully at home […]