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WIZS Radio Local News Audio 03-15-22 Noon
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Pre-K, Kindergarten Registration Event Mar. 22 At L.B. Yancey
Parents with children ready to enter kindergarten or pre-kindergarten in the 2022-23 school year have an opportunity to complete the registration process next week at L.B. Yancey Elementary School. The registration event will be held on Tuesday, Mar. 22 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Perry Memorial Library Pop-Up Library will be on site...
Investigation Continues Into Inmate Death At Granville Co. Detention Center
The SBI and Granville County Sheriff’s Office are investigating to learn what happened last week that left one inmate dead and sent a second inmate to the hospital. At 5:04 a.m. Friday, Mar. 11, , two inmates were found unresponsive in their cell at the Granville County Detention Center, according to a press statement from...
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day Thursday in Downtown Henderson
Shamrocks on Breckenridge is just a few days away – come to downtown Henderson on Thursday, Mar. 17 to enjoy food vendors and entertainment to observe St. Patrick’s Day! Amanda Ellis, chair of the Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission, reminds everyone to wear green to add to the festive atmosphere on Breckenridge Street from 5 p.m...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 3-14-22 Noon
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TownTalk: Purr Partners Helps Cats And Kittens Find Furever Homes
Purr Partners is a local nonprofit rescue group that finds homes for cats. Co-founder Lawanna Johnson said she and her teams of volunteers work tirelessly to care for their wards, whether they come from shelters, from owner surrenders or from hoarding situations. “Our mission has always been that we would be advocates for cats,” Johnson...
MAKO Medical Kicks in $10K To Help Fund Vance Ed Foundation Grants For Teachers
MAKO Medical has donated $10,000 to the Vance County Public School Foundation to support a grant program for funding in 2022-23. But the North Carolina-based medical lab has taken it one step further and issued a challenge to the community: They will match dollar-for-dollar all future donations from area businesses and individuals up to $10,000...
County Broadband Expansion Possible If Grants Come Through
The Vance County Board of Commissioners heard a report from the Technology Committee at its Mar. 7 meeting and entered into a memorandum of understanding with CenturyLink to approve authorizing up to $750,000 in funding to expand broadband capacity across the county. This action is contingent on a grant application by CenturyLink to get money...
New COVID-19 Cases Drop In Vance, Granville
For the first time in months, Vance and Granville counties COVID-19 percent positive rates have dropped to the “low” level. There have been no new deaths reported in the last few weeks in either county. Vance reported 17 new cases over the past week, and Granville reported 27, according to the weekly update from Granville...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 03-11-22 Noon
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