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Kerr-Tar COG Schedules Info Sessions On Local Food Systems
What do you think about when you hear or read the phrase “food chain?” Some folks may think back to elementary school Science lessons that talked about little fish getting gobbled up by bigger and bigger fish. But the Kerr-Tar region Council of Government is scheduling a series of meetings – one in each of...
TownTalk: Around Old Granville – Drug Stores
Today’s pharmacies just don’t have the same feel as those “drug stores” from days gone by. Nowadays, it’s all business, filling prescriptions and answering questions at a special window marked “consultation.” That’s not all bad, by the way. We can thank a fellow originally from New Bern who moved to Oxford back in 1884 for...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 02-29-24 Noon
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Project “Roll On” Continues At Rebuilding Hope
Randolph Wilson hopes that monetary donations will pick back up so the parking lot and driveway at Rebuilding Hope can be repaved. It’s called Project “Roll On” and the goal is a lofty one – it’s going to cost about $100,000 to complete. Right now, the fund is sitting at $12,000, and Wilson, founder of...
Mar. 16 International Food Festival Serves Up Info About Health Resources As Well As Tasty Dishes
When you head downtown on Mar. 16 to sample fare from food trucks during the International Food Festival, you may come away having learned a little something about the state’s Medicaid Expansion and how it affects you. It took North Carolina a long time to get on board with Medicaid expansion, but it finally cleared...
TownTalk: Dan Brummitt On Economic Development 101
Economic development often is the engine that spurs communities forward as it provides new job opportunities and contributes to the tax base. Sometimes, though, a community needs to have a little “skin in the game” to attract new businesses. On the campus of the Henderson-Vance Industrial Park is one such example of the kind of...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 02-28-24 Noon
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TownTalk: Garry Daeke Discusses City Council Retreat
Henderson Mayor pro tem Garry Daeke reflected on the City Council’s annual planning retreat, which took place Monday. Six of the eight council members were in attendance, as well as Mayor Melissa Elliott and city staff. Daeke was a guest on Tuesday’s TownTalk, and praised Elliott for the comfortable atmosphere of the retreat. “She had...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 02-27-24 Noon
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Remembering Sam Watkins
The legacy of Sam Watkins is alive and well – flourishing, in fact. Watkins died 10 years ago – family and friends no doubt still experience the void, but perhaps the grief has softened a bit and is slowly replaced by fond memories of a man who cared so much for his community. Not only...
