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WIZS Radio Local News Audio 04-19-22 Noon
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Granville Fire Departments Get $5,000 Grants From NC Dept. Of Insurance
Two area volunteer fire departments have received $5,000 grants from the NC Department of Insurance that will be used to buy additional equipment for their departments. Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey presented $5,000 grants to Granville Search and Recovery and to the Virgilina Volunteer Fire Department on Monday, Apr. 18. These grants are the...
TownTalk: Noel, Purvis, Burnette Discuss Ward 2 Candidacy
Two challengers – Lamont Noel and Dr. William R. Purvis – will face incumbent William Burnette for the Ward 2 at large seat of the Henderson City Council. All three candidates spoke recently with John C. Rose as part of WIZS’s coverage of the upcoming May 17 primary election; their recorded interviews aired on Monday’s...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 04-18-22 Noon
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Small Business Nominations Due Wednesday
— from Sandra Wilkerson, Director of Programs, Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce Wednesday, April 20th is the deadline to submit your nominations for small business of the Year for 2021. Please consider nominating a deserving business based on the criteria: • Employs 1 – 50 people • Member of the Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce and business must...
Donate Through Wednesday to Help Children
Time is running out to help. The congregation of West End Baptist Church on Dabney Drive continues to be a collection point for the N.C. Baptist Children’s Homes. Volunteers are one hand to accept donations of food, non-perishable household items and gift cards. Anyone can make a donation to the Food Roundup. Volunteers will be...
TownTalk: Arts And Wine Festival Coming To Downtown Oxford
The organizers of the upcoming Main Street Arts and Wine Festival hope it will give downtown Oxford some additional “street cred” for those interested in finding family-friendly activities to enjoy. Pierre Gagne and Charlie Vaughan are part of the group putting together the event, which will take place on Saturday, Apr. 23 from 1 p.m...
$118M Expansion Planned For Oxford CertainTeed Plant
CertainTeed will add 37 new jobs as part of an expansion project at its Oxford plant that makes roofing shingles. The expansion represents a $118.8 million investment in the Granville County facility, according to an announcement made Wednesday by Gov. Roy Cooper. A performance-based grant of $125,000 from the One North Carolina Fund will help...
The Local Skinny! Around Old Granville: Louise Sneed Hill
Louise Sneed Hill was the daughter of a very prominent family that came to the Townsville/Williamsboro area in the late 1700’s. She was educated at an elite boarding school in New York City. She was accustomed to the finer things in life, and she spent her adult married life establishing that culture and high society...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 04-14-22 Noon
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