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TownTalk: Medical Arts Named MVP – Most Valuable Pharmacy!
Medical Arts Pharmacy has been awarded the 2024 Dan Moudry Most Valuable Pharmacy award from a national pharmacy cooperative. Chocky White accepted the award on June 24 during the annual business meeting of the Independent Pharmacy Cooperative in New Orleans. The IPC has been around for more than 40 years – almost as long as...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 07-10-24 Noon
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Triangle North Business Park Among Top 15 In State For Economic Development Prospects
Granville County’s Triangle North Business Park has been included among the top 15 locations in the state best positioned to successfully serve major advanced manufacturing projects as part of the state’s Selectsite Readiness Program. The SRP was created by the General Assembly in 2023 to support the development of sites that will increase the state’s competitiveness for...
Vance County Names New Economic Development Director
Vance County has named Ferdinand A. Rouse as its new Economic Development director. Rouse has served as coordinator of Raleigh’s Small Business Development Programs and also has been an economic development specialist in Adams County, CO. He will begin his work with Vance County on Monday, July 15, according to Vance County Manager C. Renee Perry...
Wil Short Files For Seat On Soil & Water District Board
One candidate has filed to run for supervisor of the Vance County Soil & Water Conservation, according to Shelly Wood, deputy director of the Vance County Board of Elections. The filing period ended at 12 noon on Friday, July 5. Wil Short filed as a candidate, Wood stated in an email to WIZS News. The...
City Road Center Of Hope Move-In Update
The new Community Partners of City Road Center of Hope men’s shelter is taking shape, and Director Darryl Jones said they’ve gotten everything into position that they can as they await those final inspections that will give them the green light to officially move in. There are some doors and partitions that still need to...
TownTalk: Hicks Serves As Governor’s Page
Connor Hicks is a young man with goals and aspirations. As the 17-year-old prepares to begin his senior year at Henderson Collegiate, he’s got his eyes not just on graduation, but on what he’ll be doing after he gets that well-earned diploma. In order to graduate, Henderson Collegiate requires its seniors to complete a project...
The Local Skinny! Teacher Pay And State Budget
Gov. Roy Cooper signed a dozen or so bills into law on Monday, a couple of which involve education and educators. At a time when most area school children – and teachers – are enjoying their summer vacations, Cooper signed into law small pay raises for educators and extended grants to keep childcare centers open...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 07-09-24 Noon
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TownTalk: Uber-Type Service Will Replace Henderson’s Around Town Shuttle
Henderson’s Around Town Shuttle worked well for a good long time, but KARTS Executive Director Randy Cantor said it’s time for an upgrade to a more efficient concept that is designed more like the rideshare Uber than a city bus line with set stops. Cantor, who has been in the KARTS role for about a...
