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WIZS Local News Audio 3-31-21 Noon
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Job Openings In Vance County as of 3-30-21
The Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce and WIZS Radio have teamed up to provide a list of job openings in Vance County, which will be updated at least once per week. The Chamber is compiling and providing the information to WIZS. The radio station is announcing the content on local news broadcasts at 8 a.m., 12...
“The Hope of Easter” Billy Graham Radio Special
“The Hope of Easter,” a Billy Graham Radio Special and production of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, aired Tuesday, April 30, 2021 at 11 a.m. on WIZS. The program will air again on WIZS 1450 AM / 100.1 FM on Easter Sunday at 4:30 p.m. If you would like to listen online, the audio is...
WIZS Local News 03-30-21 Noon
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The Local Skinny! March 30; Speed A Little, Lose A Lot
— information from NCDOT press release Education Leaders Drive Home Safe Driving Message ‘Speed A Little. Lose A Lot’ Enforcement Underway Across North Carolina State education leaders are teaming up with the N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program (NCGHSP) to help sound the alarm about speeding, one of the leading causes of death in children and a major cause...
CANCELLED – Covid Vaccine, PPE, Food Distribution – Fri, Apr 2 at Shiloh – CANCELLED
UPDATE 4 P.M. THURSDAY OFFICIALS WITH GRRO INFORM WIZS NEWS THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. “(Friday’s) COVID Vaccination Clinic at Shiloh Baptist Church in Henderson has been canceled. GRRO was just informed that our allocation of vaccines will not arrive in time for tomorrow,” Luccette Mercer said. It’s speculated that the delay in the arrival...
Vance County Schools Receiving Lifesaving Bike Helmets from State
— Vance County Schools Press Release Vance County Schools will be receiving 75 bike helmets as part of an ongoing program to reduce bicycle injuries and deaths in North Carolina. These helmets are being provided through NCDOT’s Bicycle Helmet Initiative. The Bicycle Helmet Initiative began in 2007 and has distributed thousands of helmets since its...
HVRPD announces class listings
The Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Department has several class offerings at Aycock Recreational Center to get you moving on land or in the water. Below are the listings, along with times and costs, according to Tara Goolsby, program superintendent for HVRPD. Yoga – Classes are Thursdays from 6:15 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sessions teach Basic...
Enjoy Henderson Holy Week Services 2021 at hendersonholyweek.com
A group of local churches is joining together to sponsor a series of virtual noontime Holy Week services, all of which are open to the community. First Baptist, First Presbyterian, First United Methodist, Shiloh, Cotton Memorial and Holy Innocents have shared Holy Week services and lunches for many years, and the tradition continues – sort...
The Local Skinny March 29; Tracy Madigan New HVDDC Dir
Tracy Madigan, presently the manager of the Vance County Regional Farmers Market, has accepted a new position effective April 1. She will be the new director of the Henderson-Vance County Downtown Development Commission (DDC). Madigan confirmed the move in a text late last week saying, “I accepted the position as DDD. I have agreed to...
