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WIZS Radio Local News Audio 12-19-22 Noon
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The Local Skinny! Getting Your Packages Shipped For The Holidays
Remember the 1980’s slogan “when it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight?” As the calendar marches on toward Christmas in less than a week, Mike Moore at Postal Plus has a few suggestions for gift-givers who also must be gift-senders. “It’s crunch time,” Moore said Monday, but he noted that anything headed up...
TownTalk: Stanley Takes On New Role At Kerr Lake
In his previous role as Superintendent 1 at the Kerr Lake State Recreation Area, Bill Stanley said his main focus was on the rangers and their development and making sure the other staff also was properly trained to do the wide assortment of jobs that take place across the various campgrounds, public access points and...
IRS Reminder: Dec. 31 Deadline For Certain Taxpayers Who Deferred In 2020
If you’re an employer or self-employed and you chose to defer paying part of your 2020 Social Security tax liability, you have until the end of the month to make your second annual installment of the deferred amount, the Internal Revenue Service reminds. As part of the COVID relief provided during 2020, employers could choose...
Franklin Health Dept. Getting $631K To Reduce Infant Mortality Rate
The Franklin County Health Department is getting more than half a million dollars from the state over the next three years to reduce infant mortality in the county. The health department was notified that it will receive $631,914 in grant funds from the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services – $210,638 each year, according...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 12-16-22 Noon
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SportsTalk: Adcock Hopes To Move Up In Mariners’ Organization
There’s that old baseball saying about a swing and a miss. One has to wonder if that phrase hasn’t gone through Oxford native Ty Adcock’s mind once or twice. Adcock is about to begin his fourth year in the Seattle Mariners organization and hopes this year sees him transition from the minors to the parent...
School Board Begins New Term With Swearing-In Ceremony Dec. 12
Four members of the Vance County Board of Education were sworn in Dec. 12 – two newcomers and two who returning members. Randy Oxendine and Omega Perry are beginning their first terms on the school board, representing District 2 and District 6, respectively. They join returning board members Gloria White and Ruth Hartness. White, who...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 12-15-22 Noon
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The Local Skinny! NCDHHS Launches COVID 19 Telemedicine Program
You feel bad, so you take the test. And, 15 minutes later, you get the results you were NOT hoping for: you just tested positive for COVID-19. Now what? The first step could be as simple as making a phone call. People who test positive for COVID-19, particularly those who are uninsured or don’t have...
