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TownTalk: Purr Partners Preps Black Cat Bash Fundraiser
Purr Partners, a Franklin County-based feline rescue and foster organization, is hosting its Black Cat Bash on Saturday, Oct. 14 to raise money for its ongoing efforts to provide medical treatment and homes to sick and adoptable cats. Founder and president Lawanna Johnson said the nonprofit has been “absolutely swamped” with sick and injured animals...
The Local Skinny! Watkins Fire Dept. Fires Up The Grill
Watkins Volunteer Fire Department is having is fall barbecued chicken and pork barbecue fundraiser on Friday, Oct. 6. Assistant Fire Chief Brandon Link said he and his fellow Watkins firefighters are preparing now to have plates ready beginning about 11 a.m. Link said their May plate sales went so well that they upped the number...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 10-03-23 Noon
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Granville Libraries Boast Increased Traffic Across All Four Branches
Information courtesy of Granville Public Information Officer Terry Hobgood The Granville County Library System reports that more than 139,000 people have come through the doors of its four branches this year, which represents an increase of more than 33 percent from the previous year. Those visitors have come for a variety of reasons – from...
Bicycle Tour Rolls Into Town Wednesday
Drivers in Vance and Granville counties will get to share the roads with hundreds of cyclists Wednesday when Cycle North Carolina’s annual “Mountains to Coast bicycle tour rolls into town. The bikers will be arriving in Oxford as early as 10 a.m. and will continue on toward Henderson through the afternoon. Organizers expected as many...
All Four Candidates for Henderson Mayor on TownTalk
The following is part of WIZS’s continuing coverage of the Oct. 10 municipal elections in Henderson. The four mayoral candidates spoke with WIZS News recently in separate interviews which were recorded and aired from 11 a.m. to 12 noon Monday during a special TownTalk segment; hear the 15-minute segments in their entirety at www.wizs.com...
Tar River Land Conservancy Seeks Re-Accreditation
Franklin County-based Tar River Land Conservancy has protected more than 23,000 acres of land and almost 200 miles of streams since 2000. As a nationally-accredited land trust working to preserve natural resources in eight counties, including Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren, the organization participates in a review process to retain its credentials. “The Land Trust...
TownTalk: Black Leadership Caucus Endorses Candidates For Oct. 10 Municipal Election
The following is part of continuing coverage on the upcoming Oct. 10 nonpartisan municipal elections in the City of Henderson: The Henderson-Vance Black Leadership Caucus held a candidate forum recently and has announced their endorsements for the upcoming municipal elections, now just a couple of weeks away. Terry Garrison is president of the caucus...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 09-28-23 Noon
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VCS Gets Visit – And School Supplies – From Dept. Of Administration Secretary Cashwell
Information from VCS Chief Officer of Communication & Innovative Support Aarika Sandlin Vance County Schools welcomed N.C. Department of Administration Secretary Pamela Cashwell Wednesday, who paid a visit to the school district and brought with her some useful supplies for students. Cashwell and a team traveling with her were on a special mission as part...
