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Area Unemployment Rates Fall Slightly In July 2022, Follow State Trends
Vance County’s unemployment rate stands at 6.4 percent for July 2022, slightly lower than the rate so far for 2022, which is 6.8 percent. However, these rates remain well below the state averages of 3.7 percent and 4.1 percent, respectively. According to data released yesterday by the N.C. Department of Commerce, Vance joins...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 09-02-22 Noon
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GREAT Grant To Bring Broadband To More Warren Homes, Businesses
The NC Department of Information Technology has announced that Spectrum Southeast, LLC has been awarded a $4 million grant to provide broadband services to more than 1,400 households and businesses in Warren County. Once this project and another federally funded project are completed, the entire county should have broadband availability. The Growing Rural Economies with...
The Local Skinny! Around Old Granville: History Of Cedar Walk
Think about it for a minute: Is is easier to remember what you ate for breakfast this morning or to visualize in your mind the house where you grew up? Many historians rely on people’s long-term memories to piece together the past, and that is exactly what Mark Pace did to try to learn more...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 09-01-22 Noon
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TownTalk: Classes For Caregivers
A six-week online class designed to help family caregivers do the very best they can for their loved ones – and for themselves – is set to get underway in early September and Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments staffer Susan Tucker wants folks to know how helpful the program is. Tucker speaks from first-hand experience:...
TownTalk: Love Of Performing Keeps Alston And Manhattans On Stage
The smooth, sultry sounds of The Manhattans is a balm for anyone who grew up listening to R&B and Henderson’s own Gerald Alston has helped to create that sound for, well, a few years now. Alston will perform this Friday evening, Sept. 2 at McGregor Hall alongside Troy May and newcomer Lawrence Newton, with the...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 08-31-22 Noon
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TownTalk: Coming Together To Improve The Community
The Henderson Police Department’s Tony Mills wears a couple of hats – he’s a detective but he also serves as a liaison with state and federal law enforcement agencies to make sure those strong partnerships are in place among the different entities. But Mills also is from Henderson, and he calls Henderson home, which just...
Author Of Military Thrillers To Teach Class At Granville Senior Center
Granville County’s Creative Lifelong Learning program is planning a free class for the community that will focus on the craft and business of writing and publishing. The class will be led by North Carolina native and author Tom Young, who will share his story about the inspiration for his novels. The class will be held...
