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Check Receipts To Avoid Scanner Overcharges
Four area stores in Vance County and one in Granville County have racked up more than $20,000 in civil penalties as a result of excessive price-scanner errors, according to information from the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Standards Division. These five area locations are among 70 stores in 38 counties across the state...
SportsTalk: Mize Goes Out On Top At Webb??
While Lisa Mize is definitely on top, the question is whether she is actually going to retire. Mize was a guest on SportsTalk on Thursday, and she said it is not yet set in stone, but her plans are to fold up the volleyball net. Mize was recently named as North Carolina 2A Volleyball Coach...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 12-08-22 Noon
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TownTalk: Local Lore Rooted In History
Once upon a time, the tiny town of Stovall in northern Granville County wasn’t so tiny. In fact, it once claimed the honor of having one of the largest private residences in the state, second only to the famed Biltmore Estate in Asheville. “Waterloo,” as it was known, was built by James Daniel in 1840...
Single-Car Accident Claims Lives Of 2 Teenaged Sisters
A single-car accident claimed the lives of two Henderson sisters late Wednesday evening. According to reports from the N.C. State Highway Patrol, Zikera Kearney, 17, and her sister, Jaiah Kearney, 19, were traveling east on Hwy 158 Business near Pine Meadow Trail when the accident occurred about 11:45 p.m. The younger sister was driving the...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 12-07-22 Noon
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TownTalk: Rebuilding Hope Wraps Up Another Year
There are at least 20 homes whose residents need wheelchair ramps, and Randolph Wilson of Rebuilding Hope Inc. said the lumber is in their warehouse and the tool trailers are stocked and ready to roll. There’s one thing missing, however: volunteers. People who will pull those trailers to the job site and use that lumber...
TownTalk: Disc Golf At Granville Athletic Park
We see them everywhere: those flexible plastic discs that get flung through the air on beaches, college campuses and playgrounds. Toy manufacturer Wham-O was the first to call them Frisbees in the late 1950’s and since then, the flying discs have been tossed about for fun – and competitively. Local disc golf enthusiasts have a...
6-Year-Old Victim Dies Of Gunshot Wound; Father Charged With Felony Child Abuse
A six-year-old Vance County child is dead and his father has been charged with felony child abuse in connection with the weekend shooting death. In a press statement from Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame, deputies were dispatched to 67 Hoyle Lane on Saturday afternoon. The boy, whose name has not been released, was taken to...
Rasheed To Receive Honorary Degree Dec. 10 From Alma Mater, Elizabeth City State University
Abdul Sm Rasheed, current chair of the Vance-Granville Community College board of trustees, will soon add another accolade to his list of credentials. Rasheed is scheduled to receive an honorary Doctor of Public Service from Elizabeth City State University during the university’s winter commencement exercises on Saturday, Dec. 10. A part of the ECSU Class of 1971, Rasheed...
