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TownTalk: BGC Granville Club Kicks Off Phase 1 Of Major Facility Facelift
Community leaders and other interested individuals gathered at the Granville Boys & Girls Club in Oxford Monday to witness the Construction Kickoff that will transform the Granville County club from a cavernous warehouse to a state-of-the-art facility. Five club members, each sporting blue t-shirts with the familiar Boys & Girls Club logo, gave up their...
Tobacco Trust Fund Grant Cycle Open Now
The North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission is accepting applications for the 2023 grant cycle. The key objectives for 2023 are supporting the agricultural industry, impacting rural communities and stimulating economic development. Funds will be awarded in the fall of 2023 for selected innovative projects, according to Jeff Camden NCTTFC program officer. “North Carolinians are...
VGCC To Host Panel Discussion As Part of MLK Observance
Join the Vance-Granville Community College Men’s Achievement Academy for a panel discussion to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 6 p.m. at the Main Campus Civic Center in Henderson. The event is presented in partnership with Vance-Granville’s Initiative on Equity for Women of Color (VIEW), according to...
Granville Tourism Kicks Off ‘Project Uplift’ Partnership At Jan. 26 Event
The Granville County Tourism Development Authority, in partnership with Uplift North Carolina, invites the public to attend a kickoff meeting on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 5:30 p.m. at the Granville County Convention and Expo Center (4185 US Highway 15 South, Oxford) to begin Project Uplift. “We are excited to work with Uplift North Carolina to boost tourism...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 01-17-23 Noon
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The Local Skinny! Valentines For Veterans
Gentiva Hospice in Oxford is hosting a Valentine’s For Veterans event later this month to make Valentine’s cards that will be shared with veterans in five different are counties. This is the third year that Gentiva, formerly Kindred Hospice, has sponsored the activity, and Patient Care Coordinator Whitney Allen told WIZS’s Bill Harris on The...
TownTalk: Classes Help Seniors Navigate Technology And The Internet
By all accounts, Edy Thompson says, the class designed for senior adults who want to learn more about how to use technology is a success. From reading the evaluations from those who attended the first class, everyone thinks it’s an “excellent idea,” Thompson told John C. Rose. “And they’re coming back.” Completing an evaluation is...
Franklin County Creates, Fills Second Assistant County Manager Position
Franklin County is getting a second assistant county manager in a couple of weeks. The county commissioners approved adding the position in its 2023 budget and officials recently announced that Ryan Preble will begin his new role on Jan. 25. Preble has more than 20 years’ management across a variety of organizations, including the private...
US Attorney’s Office Gets Guns Off the Streets In 2022
-information courtesy of the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Eastern District of North Carolina The U.S. Attorney’s office for the Eastern District of North Carolina has announced that, as a result of litigation efforts during 2022, at least 280 illegally owned, possessed, used or obtained firearms were forfeited. “Getting illegal guns out of the hands...
TownTalk: Reflections On Dr. Martin Luther King
Monday’s TownTalk segment includes reflections from area pastors in observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Please listen back to hear these reflections in their entirety. The Rev. Joseph Ratliff, pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church, said he views the MLK holiday “not simply about a single man, butthe struggle of Black people...
