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SportsTalk: Ryan Parker of Vance Charter Talks About Lacrosse and His Future
Ryan Parker has had a lacrosse stick in his hand since he was about seven years old. Now a senior at Vance Charter, that experience has paid off as the Knights went to the state playoffs this season compiling a 13-6 record. With 116 points on the season, Parker finished as one of the top...
Maurice Harrison of First Street Arrested on Drug-Related Charges
From the Office of Sheriff Curtis Brame — On or about the 20th day of May 2022, Drug Investigators with the Vance County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Henderson Police Department and the N.C. State Bureau of Investigations, executed a search warrant for illegal drugs at the home of Maurice Harrison. The residence is...
Maria Parham Health: Memorial Day, No Greater Love
Memorial Day is coming up, and Thursday, May 26th at 10 a.m., Maria Parham Health will remember fallen heroes. The presentation called “Memorial Day, No Greater Love” will take place at the flagpole, weather permitting, in front of Maria Parham. The public is invited to the event on the main, Henderson campus as those who...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 05-23-22 Noon
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Henderson Sears Closing Its Doors June 27
There’s been a Sears store in Henderson for more than 60 years, but that’s about to change: the Sears store on Dabney Drive is closing its doors on June 27. Friday marked Day 1 of a liquidation sale, and Store Manager T.W. Floyd said business has been brisk. Business used to be brisk when Floyd’s...
Kids Invited To Fish May 25 At Fox Pond
Young people between the ages of 5 and 18 are invited to come fishing at Fox Pond Park next week – just show up at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25 and fish to your heart’s content until 7 p.m. All Fishing equipment will be provided and there is no registration to complete. The event...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 05-20-22
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MPH Staff Has An Oasis Room To Take Respite
Maria Parham Health staff now has an Oasis Room, designed just for them as a spot where they can just unplug and recharge – themselves and their phones. With thanks to the hospital’s facilities team and suggestions from staff to the Resiliency Committee, the room was officially opened today (Thursday) and will open for everyone...
TownTalk: Kaleah Padgett Helps Daughters Who Have Lost Mothers
Kaleah Padgett has degrees in sociology and in Biblical and religious studies, both of which provide useful tools, but it’s the personal experience of dealing with the loss of her mother that she draws from as she helps other women struggling with their own mothers’ deaths. Padgett formed Our Motherless Daughters about five years ago...
The Local Skinny! Around Old Granville: Tiny Broadwick
She was a little bit of a thing, but Georgia Ann “Tiny” Broadwick achieved some larger-than-life accomplishments in her day. All of 4-foot-8 and 85 pounds, Broadwick had been married, given birth to a child and had jumped out of a hot-air balloon by the time she was 15, according to Mark Pace, who shared...