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WIZS Radio Local News Audio 02-08-22 Noon
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The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance 02-08-22
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for February 8, 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. JOB OPENINGS IN VANCE COUNTY – Week of February...
TownTalk: Community Partners Of Hope Looks To Community To Support Expansion
Delthine Watson’s first involvement with Community Partners of Hope was as a volunteer who took home-cooked meals to share at the shelter. Today, Watson is the group’s community network specialist who is helping shape the vision to expand services to those who need help. “That’s how I got started,” she told John C. Rose on...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 02-07-22 Noon
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TownTalk: Watkins Volunteer Fire Department Vehicular Rescue Training and More
Watkins Volunteer Fire Department can boast of six newly certified volunteers – in the area of VR – that stands for vehicular rescue, not virtual reality. While many their age may be more interested in virtual reality with video games and other computer-based technology, these young volunteers have devoted their weekends to participating in their...
TownTalk: Optimist Club Respect For Law Events
Optimist Club members Britt Sams and Tommy Farmer have criss-crossed the county over the past couple of weeks to present awards to members of local law enforcement agencies for outstanding service in 2021. Sams, who chairs the Respect for Law committee and club President Farmer were keen to pick back up on the awards presentations...
The Local Skinny! Gang Free Inc. Has Masks; COVID-19 Update
Need some N95 masks? Look no further than Gang Free Inc. Founder Melissa Elliott said she’s got plenty, with more ordered and on the way. Elliott told WIZS News Monday that anyone in the community who would like masks can simply head out to the Gang Free, Inc. location at 940 County Home Road any...
Vick Receives 2021 Optimist Award For Outstanding Service For Work At Vance Animal Services
Chris Vick of Vance County Animal Services has received the 2021 award for outstanding service from the Henderson Optimist Club. Optimist Club President Tommy Farmer presented the award to Vick on Wednesday at the Animal Services Building on Brodie Road. Farmer told WIZS News that the COVID-19 pandemic, created the need for the club’s annual...
Jones and Taylor are WIZS Players of the Week
For two years Christian Jones has been the go to guy off the bench for the Vance County Vipers men’s basketball team. The 6’4″ Jones has been so good off the bench that he has now worked his way into the starting lineup. The Vipers have won three of the last four games and Jones...
Warren Library Announces Events During Black History Month
The Warren County Library is promoting several upcoming events as part of its Black History Month celebration. On Thursday, Feb. 24, the library has scheduled a virtual meeting featuring celebrated historian Dr. Carlton Wilson. Wilson is dean of the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities at N.C. Central University. The event begins at 3...
