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TownTalk: The Future of Economic Development in Vance County
Economic development across Vance County seems to be perking up, and if 2022’s report is any indication, the trend is on an upward trajectory. County Economic Development Director McKinley Perkinson is scheduled to present a review of 2022 at tonight’s monthly meeting of the county commissioners, and she’s going to paint a rosy picture. She...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 03-06-23 Noon
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West End Community Watch Meeting Mar. 21
Join the West End Community Watch for its upcoming meeting on Tuesday, Mar. 21. The speakers for the meeting, which begins at 6:30 p.m., will be Paul Ross, executive director of the Henderson Family YMCA, according to an announcement from Claire Catherwood. Members of law enforcement also will be present to provide a police report...
Red Cross Announces March Blood Drive Dates
The American Red Cross has announced several opportunities to donate blood across the four-county area in March, which also marks the 80th annual observance of the national organization. President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the original proclamation in 1943, but the American Red Cross was established more than 140 years ago by Clara Barton, a nurse...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 03-03-23 Noon
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TownTalk: Geneaology Basics, Pt. 2
There is so much information at our fingertips in the 21st century world of genealogy, but people who want to learn more about their ancestors still have to use those tried-and-true research to obtain the most accurate results. Bill Harris and Mark Pace, North Carolina Room Specialist at Oxford’s Thornton Library discussed different types of records...
The Local Skinny! Fentanyl Summit Saturday
More than 13,000 people have died in North Carolina alone in the past nine years from fentanyl. A half-day family summit will be held in Raleigh on Saturday, designed to be part awareness, part education, and part support for those who have family members who have died from fentanyl poisoning. “Poisoning” is the term Patricia...
SportsTalk: Rigsbee Relies On Youth For KVA Baseball
Kerr-Vance Academy’s young baseball team is coming off of a 4-1 win over East Wake Academy on Wednesday. While it was a good win for Kerr-Vance, Coach Mike Rigsbee knows his team is very young. “We are young but we are talented,” Rigsbee said on SportsTalk on Thursday. “We are relying on our junior and...
SportsTalk: Hammett Optimistic About Oxford Prep Spring Sports
Oxford Prep Athletic Director John Hammett’s teams are coming off a strong winter sports season. Both boys and girls basketball teams made the state playoffs and, for the first time in school history, a swimmer made the State meet. According to Hammett, “We have a good group of girls who got better as the season...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 03-02-23 Noon
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