Entries by Kelly Bondurant

Town Talk 11/12/20: Granville Tourism Announces Holiday Events

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Angela Allen, director of the Granville County Tourism Development Authority, appeared on WIZS’ Town Talk Thursday at 11 a.m. Allen discussed upcoming holiday events in Granville County. “In the midst of this challenging year of 2020, we still want to be […]

Town Talk 11/11/20: Wilson Hoyle III Remembers Joe Stepusin, Wayne Adcock

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Wilson Hoyle III, Henderson native, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Wednesday at 11 a.m. As managing director and head of CAPTRUST’s Advisor Group, Hoyle oversees the firm’s business development and practice management initiatives. Hoyle, not to be confused with his father […]

Town Talk 11/11/20: Donated Items Needed for Oxford Prep’s Senior Project

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY McKayla Boyd and Bryce Garrett, seniors at Oxford Preparatory School, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Wednesday at 11 a.m. Boyd, of Oxford, and Garrett, of Bullock, discussed their senior project: collecting items for local families affected by abuse and domestic violence. Partnering with Families Living Violence Free […]

Town Talk 11/10/20: Henderson Tobacco Warehouse Revitalization Project

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Alexandra Green, vice president and director of operations of the Baltimore-based Acquest Group, and Jason Spriggs, Henderson City Councilmember (4th Ward At-Large), appeared on WIZS Town Talk Tuesday at 11 a.m. Green discussed Acquest’s revitalization plans for the 87,5000 square foot […]

Town Talk 11/4/20: Democrats Sweep Local Elections

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL In a special post-election segment of WIZS Town Talk Wednesday at 11 a.m., local results dominated the discussion. Even in the midst of a pandemic, enough Vance County voters cast ballots to top the 2016 election totals. According to the NC […]

Town Talk 11/02/20: Cooper vs. Forest, Tillis vs. Cunningham

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Brandon Boyd, Vance County resident, businessman and guest co-host, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Monday at 11 a.m. Boyd discussed the backgrounds and platforms of North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (Democrat) and challenger Dan Forest (Republican) as well as US Senator […]

Town Talk 10/29/20: History of Williamsboro, NC

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 the second installment of an ongoing Town Talk series focusing on the history […]

Town Talk 10/28/20: $47.5 Million Grant to Help Reconnect S-Line Rail Corridor

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Jason Orthner, Rail Division Director with the N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT), appeared on WIZS Town Talk Wednesday at 11 a.m. Orthner discussed the $47.5 million federal grant awarded to the Rail Division for the purchase of the S-Line railroad corridor, part of the Southeast Corridor, between […]

Town Talk 10/27/20: The Importance of the Electoral College & Your Vote

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Brandon Boyd, Vance County resident, businessman and guest co-host, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Tuesday at 11 a.m. Boyd discussed an often misunderstood topic – how the Electoral College works. As stated in the segment, the intention of the program was […]