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Ron Rubin, tournament director for the 8th Annual Henderson Kiwanis Club Golf Tournament, was recently on WIZS’ Town Talk program to provide a history of the organization and its mission and inform listeners of tournament details. This year’s tournament will feature a four-person superball format and will be held on Saturday, June 16 at Kerr […]
Without further ado, the Henderson City Council adopted the proposed FY 2018-19 budget at their Monday, June 11, 2018, meeting. After hearing a brief summary of the overall budget from City Manager Frank Frazier, who thanked council members for the meetings and work sessions that were held to get to that point in the budget […]
Granville Vance Public Health (GVPH), a provider of public health services related to communicable diseases, primary care, maternal health, child health and family planning, recently released their annual report for 2017. According to the report, GVPH’s status as a health district allows greater flexibility to procure grant-based funding; however, overall state and federal funding has […]
In voting upon the final budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year, the Vance County Board of Commissioners denied requests of approximately $540,000 more than available funding; equivalent to a 2.1 cent tax increase. County Manager Jordan McMillen noted that nearly all of the departments or entities on the unfunded list still received some funding from […]
The Vance County budget for the 2018-2019 fiscal year, a grand total of $56,131,498, was adopted unanimously at the June 4, 2018, Vance County Board of Commissioners meeting. According to County Manager Jordan McMillen, despite a lack of increase in the general fund tax rate or water rates, revenues will increase slightly over prior years […]
Tom Anderson, a member of the community and downtown property owner for approximately 20 years, was on WIZS’ Town Talk program Thursday to discuss revitalization efforts and issues concerning the downtown Henderson area. Shortly after moving to Vance County Anderson, along with his wife Letha, purchased the old Farmers & Merchants Bank Building at 135 […]
Miss North Carolina Victoria Huggins and Miss Henderson Shanice Street will be the guests of honor at Chick-fil-A of Henderson’s Princess Night being held Thursday, June 7 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Guests are encouraged to dress up like their favorite princess and enjoy princess-themed items and activities. Huggins and Street will be on-hand to […]
Frank Timberlake, lead of public affairs for the Kerr Lake Park Watch (KLPW), was recently on Town Talk to discuss what is, in his and other Park Watch members’ opinion, the troubling trend of the dwindling role of the park ranger position at Kerr Lake. Timberlake has been with the KLPW for eight years and […]
The American Red Cross will hold Disaster Action Team Boot Camp sessions on Saturday, June 2 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday, June 16 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Franklin County Emergency Services building, 8146 NC-56 in Louisburg, NC. Sessions are free of charge to Franklin, Warren, Vance and Granville […]
Mayor Jackie Sergent joined Town Talk, WIZS’ local call-in show, earlier this afternoon to provide updates regarding the City of Oxford. Sergent, who is currently serving her seventh year and fourth term as Mayor of Oxford, spoke specifically on topics concerning the downtown area, including the maintenance needs of underground water and sewer lines, the […]
