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TownTalk: Events In Granville County
With the heat of summer in full swing, Granville County Tourism Director Angela Allen has some options for indoor activities to keep folks cool. The National Teapot Festival continues at Cedar Creek Gallery through September 10, and Allen said a trip to this Creedmoor gem won’t disappoint. Part working studio, part art gallery, Cedar Creek...
The Local Skinny! Vance County Schools Preps For Opening
(This script features a correction from its first version specically about the open house event. The Viper Nation Fall Open House will be held for all high school students on August 3rd at 5 p.m.) That day that everyone knew was coming, but hoped it wouldn’t be here quite so fast, is suddenly knocking on...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 07-17-23 Noon
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Mayor Ellington Will Not Run For A Third Term
Henderson Mayor Eddie Ellington will not seek another term in the upcoming municipal elections. On Friday, Ellington called his decision “bittersweet” but said after two terms as mayor, he looks to a new chapter in life. “Holding on for too long leads to entrenched leaders, which diminishes new ideas and creative thinking,” Ellington said. He...
Upcoming Blood Drives Help Fill A Huge Need
The American Red Cross is concerned about the drop in blood donations. If you can help by signing up at a local blood drive, you can help provide a life-saving donation that is desperately needed. The Red Cross has collected about 50,000 fewer blood donations than needed over the last two months. Donors are asked...
‘Way To GROW!’ Festival Set For Downtown Henderson Aug. 12
-information courtesy of Gateway Community Development Corporation Entrepreneurs, get ready! Downtown Henderson is the place to be on Aug. 12 for a street festival that will be the culminating event of “Way to GROW! Entrepreneurship Week, hosted by Gateway Community Development Corporation. The week leading up to the street festival will bring inspiring and educational...
TownTalk: Brodie Works To Engage Local Democrats
The Vance County Democratic Party is sponsoring an informational event next week designed to increase awareness throughout the community about a variety of issues including voter registration, as well as the state’s new voter ID law. Joseph Brodie is first vice chair of the group and he said although the event, scheduled for Saturday, July...
“Pop The Hood” Change Your Oil, Keep Your Engine Hummin’
— For our sponsor, Advance Auto Parts, as part of a paid radio sponsorship on WIZS. Today’s cars and trucks let their owners know when it’s time to change the oil, but drivers who are used to keeping up with it themselves may still have the “every 3,000 miles” ingrained into their thoughts. However you...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 07-13-23 Noon
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TownTalk: Williams Looks To Grow NAACP
Jameel Williams has been an influence in the lives of young people as an educator in Vance County Schools for more than three decades. Now, as president of the local chapter of the NAACP, Williams has the opportunity to provide a different type of education. “Together, we can move forward,” Williams said – more than...
