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Garry Daeke, development coordinator for Franklin-Granville-Vance (FGV) Smart Start, was on Thursday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk program to discuss the organization’s 9th Annual Ducky Derby Fundraiser. This race of up to 2,500 rubber ducks will be held in downtown Henderson on Saturday, September 15, 2018. Rubber ducks will begin the race at the corner […]
Lina Lue, the new cooperative extension agent with 4-H Youth Development in Vance County, was on Tuesday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk program to provide listeners with a better understanding of the mission of “the nation’s largest youth group.” Lue, an Oxford native, was a member of 4-H and Future Farmers of America (FFA) while […]
Several members of the NC National Guard were on WIZS’ Town Talk program Thursday to discuss the requirements and process of becoming a “citizen-soldier” in the reserve branch of the U.S. Army. According to Master Sergeant Key, a team leader out of the Raleigh/Cary area, the majority of young men and women who enlist in […]
August 18, 2018, was proclaimed by Henderson Mayor Eddie Ellington as “Remember Henderson High School Day” and remember they did. The former Henderson High School (HHS) building on Charles Street was opened from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday to all former Bulldogs interested in touring the school one last time. Most recently known as […]
Brian Short, director of Vance County Emergency Operations, was on WIZS’ Town Talk program Tuesday to provide updates on the 911 call center’s new computer-aided dispatch system. Short, who has been the director of emergency operations since 1997, said his entire staff has been working diligently on replacing the old computer system over the past […]
-Information courtesy the HHS Class of 1968 Reunion Committee and Mayor Eddie Ellington’s “Remember Henderson High School Day” written proclamation It’s gone by several names since first completed, but for the graduating Class of 1968, the building located at 219 Charles Street in Henderson will always be fondly remembered as Henderson High School (HHS). After […]
Vance County High School Principal Rey Horner and Vance County Middle School Principal Heddie Somerville were the guests of honor on Thursday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk program. Horner and Somerville, who are both set to welcome students on Monday, August 27 for the start of the 2018-19 traditional calendar year, engaged in a general […]
-Information courtesy a press release from Capitol Broadcasting Company/WRAL-TV WRAL-TV and MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM, in partnership with the Humane Society of the U.S., have teamed up with twelve local animal shelters to host Clear the Shelters, the fourth annual nationwide pet adoption drive. This year, for the first time, the Vance County Animal Shelter will […]
Vance County Commissioner Dan Brummitt, a 12-year representative of District 4, was on Tuesday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk program to discuss plans to improve response time to fires and emergencies in the county. Working with a fire plan crafted by the Vance County Board of Commissioners approximately seven years ago, Brummitt said several “tweaks” […]
Dr. Anthony Jackson, superintendent of Vance County Schools, was on Wednesday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk program to discuss the current status of the school system and plans for the future. Beginning his fourth year with the school system on August 1, Jackson said Vance County schools are “nowhere near where we can be, but […]
