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WIZS Radio Local News Audio 02-25-22 Noon
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SportsTalk: Louisburg College Hopes To Make It To The World Series
The list of legendary college coaches in North Carolina includes the likes of Dean Smith, Jim Valvano, Mack Brown, Mike Krzyzewski, Kay Yow and many more. One legendary coach that might get overlooked is Russell Frazier. For 40 years, from 1959 to 1999, he led the Louisburg College Hurricanes and instilled a winning tradition that...
The Local Skinny! St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Set For Downtown Henderson
Green will be the color of the day on Thursday, Mar. 17 as the Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission and the Vance County Arts Council team up to sponsor a St. Patrick’s Day celebration on Breckenridge Street. The community is invited to join in the fun from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., according to downtown development...
The Local Skinny! Around Old Granville: John Eaton
John Eaton, apparently, did not shy away from challenges, political or personal. And back when he was President Andrew Jackson’s Secretary of War, the political and the personal challenges overlapped – a lot. Eaton, who was born in 1790 in Halifax County near Scotland Neck, was quite a significant character in the U.S. government in...
TownTalk: Trials And Tribulations Of Genealogy
Lots of people dabble in genealogy in their quest to fill out a family tree, but Kim Knight has taken it to a whole different level. Knight has a college degree in archival management and genealogical research from Brigham Young University and she’s been a genealogy professional for more than 20 years. What began as...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 02-24-22 Noon
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Granville School Board Hears Pitch About A Dual Language Program At West Oxford Elementary
The Granville County Board of Education heard a presentation on Monday from a group of educators who proposed that West Oxford Elementary become the site of a dual language program. As the old saying goes, “All it takes is time and money.” In this case, it’s time, money and bilingual native Spanish-speaking teachers. West Oxford...
TownTalk: Henderson City Council Planning Retreat
The Henderson City Council and government leaders are planning for their annual retreat, and council members agree that housing and homelessness are among the issues they expect will be up for discussion as they prioritize goals and the actions needed to achieve them. City Manager Terrell Blackmon told WIZS News that a goal of the...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 02-23-22 Noon
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Filing Period Set To Reopen Thursday For May 17 Primary
Candidates who wish to file for local offices will be able to do so beginning day after tomorrow – Feb. 24 – at 8 a.m., according to Vance County Board of Elections Director Melody Vaughan. The filing period resumes Thursday after a months-long delay following a State Supreme Court ruling on newly drawn district maps...
