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The Local Skinny! Pop The Hood: Tuneups
For our sponsor, Advance Auto Parts, as part of a paid radio sponsorship on WIZS. Vehicles don’t usually break down in convenient locations, like the driveway. Vehicle owners can help to make sure their cars and trucks stay in good working order with regular tuneups, whether performed at home or by your favorite mechanic. Advance...
TownTalk: Combine Fun and Safety For July 4th Festivities
However you decide to enjoy the upcoming July 4 holiday, law enforcement officials and others cannot stress enough the importance of remembering basic safety rules to keep the next few days a positive experience that produces good memories. The long holiday weekend surely will be filled with cookouts, water activities and fireworks, just to name...
Chamber’s Student Spotlight Shines On Cassie Peele
A rising senior at Granville Early College is the inaugural recipient of a Chamber of Commerce award that shines a light on teen employees in the county. Cassie Peele has worked at Strong Arm Baking Co. in Oxford for close to two years, and owner Julia Blaine nominated Peele for the Student Spotlight, sponsored by...
Granville Poll Workers Get Pay Boost
-Courtesy of Granville County Public Information Officer Terry Hobgood Poll workers in Granville County will receive a pay increase beginning with the 2023 municipal elections on Nov. 7. The Granville County Board of Commissioners approved a recommendation from the Granville County Board of Elections to increase the pay rate by about 25 percent, bringing pay to $11.50/hour...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 06-28-23 Noon
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TownTalk: Cats And Kittens Need Your Help
Animal rescue organizations – especially those that focus on felines – are feeling the ripple effects of COVID-19 restrictions that shuttered spay and neuter clinics. Lawanna Johnson, president of Franklin County-based Purr Partners, said the number of kittens being born this year is mainly due to the fact that those clinics couldn’t perform spay and...
Fireworks Display At Kerr Lake July 1
Vance County Tourism invites the community to come view the annual fireworks display at Kerr Lake Saturday evening. That being said, Norman Dickerson, program coordinator for the county tourism agency reminds motorists that traffic patterns will be altered for just more than an hour to reduce traffic congestion in the area as folks depart the...
Curtis Tyndall HFD Chief Retirement
Friends, family, co-workers and community leaders gathered at Central Fire Station Tuesday afternoon to honor and celebrate Interim Fire Chief Curtis Tyndall, who is retiring at the end of June. Tyndall, who was serving as deputy chief, stepped in as interim chief after Chief Steve Cordell died in January. In the past year and a...
Maria Parham GI Welcomes New Gastroenterologist Varnita Tahiliani, MD
–information courtesy of Donna Young, Maria Parham Health Market Coordinator Maria Parham GI welcomes Varnita Tahiliani, MD, to its team of medical professionals. A board-certified gastroenterologist with more than 10 years of experience, Tahiliani specializes in treating general GI issues as well as hepatological problems and inflammatory bowel disease. “We are thrilled to have Dr. Tahiliani...
TownTalk: Turning Point CDC Takes The Kids To DC
There are still some open seats on the bus to Washington, DC that Turning Point CDC has chartered for later this summer, and Chalis Henderson invites anyone in the community to consider joining the adventure. Henderson, Turning Point’s executive director, was a guest on TownTalk and said the bus departs bright and early on Friday...
