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TownTalk: Townsville And Its History
The tri-weekly history show on Thursday’s Town Talk takes listeners to Townsville, in northern Vance County. It has been known as Townesville and, originally, Lynnesville. L-Y-N-N-E. That’s Lynne. Rhymes with “fine.” Bill Harris and Mark Pace discussed the early days of the town, its heyday between post-Civil War period and the Depression, and what the...
DOEDC Seeks Revitalization Input From Downtown Merchants
UPDATE 01-10-22 at 6:30 p.m. — From the DOEDC: • Due to rising COVID concerns, this event has been postponed to February 23, 2022. The DOEDC would like to invite you to join the conversation about downtown revitalization in Oxford, and how we can plan and execute changes together. Join us Wednesday, February 23 for...
RR Crossing Repairs
As the old joke goes, there’s good news and bad news about a few railroad crossings in the area: The good news is that four crossings are being repaired during the next couple of weekends. The bad news is that motorists will be rerouted for a couple of days while the improvements are being made...
Maria Parham Tweaks Visitor Guidelines In Response To COVID-19 Spike
Maria Parham Health has announced updated guidelines for visitors to the hospital, effective today, Wednesday, Jan. 5. A hospital patient who is COVID-19 negative may have one visitor per day during the 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. visiting hours window. The visitor may change each day, but no visitor may stay overnight. Visitors are required...
Community Partners Of Hope Has New Community Network Specialist
The newest staff member at Community Partners of Hope, Inc. of Henderson, may be new to the job, but she certainly is not new to the community. Delthine Watson has lived and worked in Vance County for the past 25 years, and she brings a passion for the local outreach ministry to the newly created...
One Life Flighted After Shooting — Update: Suspect in Custody
Update 01-05-22 at 4 p.m. — Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow informed WIZS News that “Quintez Alston is in the custody of the Vance County Jail under a $290,000 secured bond.” The chief indicated that Alston surrendered today and turned himself in. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Update 12-30-21 including suspect picture — According to Henderson Police Chief Marcus...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 1-5-22 Noon
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TownTalk: The Jail and more Things To Know
The jail; Closed railroad crossings; Thieves; Hope House; Maria Parham visitation — all “Things to Know” in this latest edition of WIZS TownTalk. Click Play Below WIZS Radio · TownTalk: Things To Know...
Sheriff, jail staff working to fix problems noted in state inspection
The Vance County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to hear a report about the recent state inspection of the county jail at their meeting Monday, Jan. 10. Although the biannual inspection contained numerous findings regarding the state of the facility, the director’s report indicates that all deficiencies have either been corrected or are close to...
NCDHHS Expands Program Helping Families Pay Water Bills
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program will expand to include all low-income households needing assistance in paying their water bill. LIHWAP was created in December 2021 after the State of North Carolina was awarded more than $38 million in federal funds to establish a...