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TownTalk: Zeta Phi Beta Plans Charter Celebration
The local chapter of an international sorority is living up to its founding principles with a flurry of activities this weekend to which the public is invited. The guiding principles of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. are scholarship, service, sisterhood and finer womanhood, and the local chapter is checking all the boxes to fulfill those...
The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance 05-03-22
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for May 3, 2022. The Chamber compiles the information, and it is presented here and on the radio. Contact the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce at 438-8414 or email Michele@hendersonvance.org to be included. Name of the Company: Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce...
Henderson Man Shot Dead; Two Suspects Charged With First-Degree Murder
A Henderson man was killed in the early morning hours of Friday, Apr. 29 and police have charged two Oxford residents with first-degree murder. James E. Mellon, 27, of 465 Powell St., died of a single gunshot wound, according to information received Monday morning from Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow. Police responded to 465 Powell...
Judge Deems Swain Drive Property Eligible For “Nuisance Abatement”
A superior court judge has signed a consent judgment for a Chapter 19 nuisance abatement for a property on Swain Drive. After a long history of disturbances, drug violations and numerous calls to the Vance County Sheriff’s Office, Judge John Dunlow’s judgment was the final step in a civil nuisance abatement case brought by the...
The Local Skinny! What’s Up With Those Chestnut Street Intersections?
Drivers who travel along Chestnut Street experience a variety of ways to proceed through intersections – with varying degrees of user-friendliness. But John C. Rose got a few answers from Henderson Assistant City Manager Paylor Spruill and provided some updates to the stop, go, whoa situation along a fairly heavily traveled city street during the...
TownTalk: Early Voting
More than 300 Vance County residents have cast their ballots in the first two days of early voting in advance of the May 17 primary. Early voting continues this week and next, with the final day being Saturday, May 14, according to information from the Vance County Board of Elections office. A total of 195...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 05-02-22 Noon
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Popular “Quittin’ Time” Returns To Downtown Oxford May 5
Quittin’ Time in Oxford is set to kick off the 2022 season next week, inviting folks to hang around downtown after the workday ends to enjoy unwinding at a number of local eateries. This is the second year for Quittin’ Time, and eight local restaurants and venues are gearing up to create small plates and...
Would You Rather Lose 20 Lbs. Or $2K Of Debt?
Think for a moment about how you would answer this question: Would you rather lose 20 pounds of weight or $2,000 of debt? If your answer is the weight, you’re right in line with most other North Carolinians who responded to a survey from BarBend.com, a world leader in news and information about strength training...
Youth Tennis Clinic, Court Dedication At Fox Pond May 14
Youth between the ages of 5 and 18 are invited to a free “skills and drills” tennis clinic on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at Fox Pond Park. The Edmonds Tennis & Education Foundation will conduct the clinic from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Fox Pond tennis courts. No registration is required, but all...
