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TownTalk: From An Owner’s Perspective – WIZS Radio
Editor’s note: WIZS part-timer Jayden Watkins took some time to sit and chat with John Charles Rose for Thursday’s segment of TownTalk. In what amounts to a role-reversal of sorts, Watkins was the interviewer who posed questions to John Charles to learn more about his life’s work and his vision of the radio station’s role...
The Local Skinny! Vance County Schools District Leaders Recognized
Two Vance County Schools administrators have completed the North Carolina School Superintendents’ Association Aspiring Superintendents Program. Dr. Destiney Ross-Putney and Dr. Nealie Whitt III were among a cohort of 39 school and district leaders from across the state to graduate from the leadership program, designed to support school leaders in their current roles while honing...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 03-27-25 Noon
Listen On Air at 8am, 12pm, 5pm M-F WIZS Radio ~ 100.1FM/1450AM Click Play! WIZS Radio · WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 03-27-25 Noon...
Cooperative Extension with Jamon Glover: Balancing Work and Fatherhood
Vance County Cooperative Extension Report with Jamon Glover Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs. Click Play! WIZS Radio · Cooperative Extension with Jamon Glover: Balancing Work and Fatherhood...
Local Airport Authority Role Is To Manage, Protect Land, Flight Patterns
Although Henderson gets top billing in the name, the Henderson-Oxford Airport is actually located in Granville County, and the Airport Authority that oversees its operation is owned by both Vance and Granville counties and by both cities. David Thomas of Henderson is the current chair of the Airport Authority and Jon Carver of Oxford is...
House Bill 87 Proposes Cell Phone-Free Education Policy For All Public Schools
A bill to regulate students’ use of cell phones in public schools sailed through the N.C. House Tuesday. At present, there is no statewide statute regarding cell phone use by students in public schools, but House Bill 87 would require governing bodies of public school units to adopt a policy on use of cell phones...
TownTalk: Causey Talks Insurance Rates, Hurricane Helene Cleanup and More
N.C. Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey and his team at the Department of Insurance are advocates for consumers when it comes to claims disputes or proposed rate hikes for automobile or home insurance. But it was when Causey was trying to call attention to the health of first responders that he got his own wake-up call...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 03-26-25 Noon
Listen On Air at 8am, 12pm, 5pm M-F WIZS Radio ~ 100.1FM/1450AM Click Play! WIZS Radio · WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 03-26-25 Noon...
Franklin Co. Planning & Inspections Director Scott Hammerbacher Named Assistant County Manager
— information courtesy of Franklin County Public Information Officer James F. Hicks III Franklin County has named county Planning & Inspections director Scott Hammerbacher as assistant county manager. Hammerbacher fills a vacancy created by Will Doerfer, who resigned in October 2024. Hammerbacher has worked for the county for 19 years – 16 years as...
Granville Health System Foundation’s Sam Perry Scholarship Application Window Now Open
The application window is open for the Granville Health System Foundation’s annual Sam Perry Memorial Scholarship. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. on April 30, 2025. The GHS Foundation will name the 2025 recipient of the $1,000 award by the end of May, according to information from Marketing & Foundation Director Lauren B. Roberson...
