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TownTalk: How One Veteran Uses Art, Journaling And Genealogy To Battle Brain Injury And Cancer
Following is Part 1 of an interview with a U.S. Army veteran who is using art to deal with physical challenges, including PTSD, a traumatic brain injury and cancer. Part 2 is scheduled to air on Feb. 24. Kim Knight’s experience in the U.S. Army working in Medevac flight operations may have prepared her –...
SportsTalk: Vance Co. Vipers Hoping For Wins To Make Playoffs
The state high school basketball playoffs are just around the corner and despite only having a 5-11 record on the season, Vance Co. High School Athletic Director Joe Sharrow thinks the Vipers have a good shot at getting in. Sharrow was a guest on today’s SportsTalk with Trey Snide. Sharrow knows that it will take...
TRLC Volunteers Plant 1,700 Trees and Shrubs To Create Buffers Along Streams
Winter is tree planting time for Tar River Land Conservancy (TRLC). With the help of 70 volunteers, TRLC planted 1,700 tree and shrub seedlings over five days in January. Seedlings were planted on 4.5 acres of fields located near Dickens Creek and Lake Holt on TRLC-owned land in Granville County. Volunteers for these events included...
SportsTalk: Gladieux Signs To Play For Trine University
“If somebody gives you an opportunity to follow your dream, that’s amazing,” Ryan Gladieux said at his son’s Letter of Intent signing at Crossroads Christian as part of today’s SportsTalk show on WIZS. Mason Gladieux, a 6’3″ senior guard with the Colts, will be playing college ball next season for Trine University in Angola, Indiana...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 02-09-22 Noon
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TownTalk: Law Enforcement Staff Shortages And Pay Disparities In Vance Co.
The Vance County Sheriff’s Office is hiring. There are openings for detention officers at the county detention center, and there are openings for sheriff’s deputies as well. A qualified candidate for a job as a detention officer could earn a starting salary between $33,000 and $35,000. The City of Henderson also is hiring and a...
Warren Residents Asked To Weigh In On Comprehensive Development Plan Update
-Information courtesy of Warren County Community & Economic Development Director Charla Duncan Warren County is starting a new phase in its comprehensive development plan process. These comprehensive development plan updates are a ten-month process that will result in updates to the existing 2002 plan, which was meant to run through 2022. Public participation will play...
Granville School Board Approves More Staff Changes
The Granville County Board of Education announced several changes in leadership roles across the district at its meeting on Monday, Feb. 7. Beth Day, who has been assistant superintendent of finance for GCPS for 14 years, will leave her post at the end of February. Day has accepted the position of chief financial officer for...
Suspect in Vance Kidnapping Shot Victim and Georgia Deputy Before Being Shot Multiple Times
— From information from the Office of Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame Monday, February 7, 2022 at approximately 6:30 PM, Vance County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a breaking and entering call in progress at 189 Catherine Weldon Lane. Upon arriving on the scene, deputies confirmed that Robert Brodie Jr. forced himself into the residence...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 02-08-22 Noon
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