Entries by Kelly Bondurant

Town Talk 08/21/19: City of Henderson Names Walters Full-Time DDC Director

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm With the recent hiring of Kathy Walters as the full-time director of the Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission (DDC), the City of Henderson is one step closer to reestablishing its North Carolina Main Street Program status. After eleven years of employment with the […]

Town Talk 08/19/19: Salvation Army Welcomes Derrick & Odessa Smith

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm Vance County’s Salvation Army recently welcomed new leaders Lts. Derrick and Odessa Smith, a husband-and-wife team last stationed in Alamance County. The Smiths take over for the recently retired Captain Rick Langley and wife Angie who headed the local Salvation Army operation […]

WIZS Celebrates FM Anniv., Announces Sat. Event at Ribeyes

Approximately one year ago today, WIZS quietly celebrated a big event in its now 64-year history – its first broadcast on an FM radio station. Since first flipping the switch to enter the airwaves on May 1, 1955, WIZS has broadcast on 1450AM. At exactly noon on August 17, 2018, after years of planning and […]

Town Talk 08/13/19: What You Need to Know About NC’s Medicaid Transformation

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm Vance County Department of Social Services’ Denita DeVega, director, and Goldie Davis, program administrator of economic services, were on Tuesday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk to discuss changes to Medicaid requirements. As part of the first phase of the Medicaid Transformation, Vance […]

Vance Commissioners Discuss Fire Trucks, Possible Board of Elections Move

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm The Vance County Board of Commissioners held a regularly-scheduled monthly meeting on Monday, August 5, 2019. Vance County Manager Jordan McMillen provided WIZS a briefing on items discussed: Fire Trucks The Board is considering the donation of two fire trucks to fire […]

Town Talk 08/06/19: Local Marinas Offer Summertime Fuel & Refreshment

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm Catherine Hughes, co-owner of Satterwhite Point Marina in Henderson and Rudd’s Creek Marina in Boydton, VA, was on Tuesday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk to discuss the steady business that the busy summertime months provide. “It is a really busy time,” said […]