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TownTalk: Melissa Elliott Helps Those Recently Released from Prison
It’s hard enough to find a job that offers a liveable wage – Melissa Elliott defines that job as one that pays at least $20 an hour. But that search becomes exponentially more difficult for those men and women who have been incarcerated and are looking to get back on their feet. Gainful employment and...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 03-30-22 Noon
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The Local Skinny! Around Old Granville: Cemeteries
Whether they are small family plots or large city-owned and maintained properties, cemeteries can reveal a lot about an area’s history and its beginnings. In the Around Old Granville segment of The Local Skinny! Tuesday, Bill Harris and Mark Pace discussed a few prominent cemeteries in the Vance County area, some of which have graves...
TownTalk: Mark Pace Named Granville Citizen Of The Year
Mark Pace said he is scheduled for ten appearances in which he portrays the historical figure John Penn – a signer of the Declaration of Independence with ties to Granville County. No doubt Pace has done his fair share of research into Penn’s life, which was lived in relative obscurity after he signed that historic...
SportsTalk: Vance High School Begins Search For New Football Coach
Last season saw the Vance Co. High School Vipers football team reach the state playoffs and were looking to more great seasons with Coach Wilbur Pender at the controls but that all changed this week with the announcement that Pender is retiring from education to spend more time with his family. The school’s athletic director...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 03-29-22 Noon
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The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for March 29, 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 christa@hendersonvance.org to be included. Name of the Company: Vance County Department of Social...
Vance Charter Lacrosse Makes History
Articles submitted by Dan Sandlin From March 27, 2022: Knights Winning Streak Extends to 4 The Vance Charter Knights Varsity Men’s Lacrosse team had another successful week, winning 17-0 against Voyager Academy and 17-3 against Union Pines High School. This takes the Knights to a 4-4 record this season and leads the Northern Lakes Athletic...
Farmers Market Kicks Off Season With Apr. 23 Spring Fling
The Vance County Regional Farmers Market will kick off the 2022 growing and selling season with Spring Fling on Saturday, April 23. Market Manager Pat Ayscue said the event will run from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will mark the official opening of the 2022 market season. Vendors and producers will be on site...
TownTalk: Fore! VGCC 38th Annual Golf Tournament Ready To Tee Off
In her new role as executive director of the Vance Granville Community College Foundation, Tanya Weary is preparing for the annual golf tournament, which has raised more than $1.3 million for the college over 37 years. This year marks the 38th annual event, and Weary told John C. Rose on Monday’s Town Talk that registration...
