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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...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 05-19-22 Noon
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Candidates For Sheriff Determined In May 17 Primary
Robert Fountain and Vance Johnson will face off in the race for Granville County Sheriff in November, each coming out on top in their respective races in the May 17 primary elections. According to the N.C. Board of Elections, 8,325 voters cast ballots in Granville County for the primary, from a total 39,851 registered voters...
CPR Workshop En Español For Farmworkers
-Information courtesy of Warren County Cooperative Extension Service The N.C. Cooperative Extension in Warren County is hosting a CPR workshop for Spanish-speaking farmworkers in the area. The workshop will be held Tuesday, May 31 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Warren County EMS building, located at 890 U.S. 158 Bypass in Warrenton...
Granville County Middle School Get $5K Grant To Boost Library Collection
– information courtesy of Granville County Public Schools Butner-Stem Middle School is one of 300 schools in 44 states across the country to receive a $5,000 grant through the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries. The foundation has awarded $1.5 million in library grants this year, Many of the libraries will use the funds to...
