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SportsTalk: JF Webb’s Burnette To Play College Lacrosse At Sewanee
Henderson’s Beau Burnette’s list of activities and accolades while at JF Webb High School is quite impressive. He played five sports: lacrosse, golf, baseball, football and basketball. Burnette was the Triangle North Conference Player of the Year his junior and senior seasons, academic all conference all four years, all conference in lacrosse, football and golf...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 06-29-23 Noon
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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...
