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SportsTalk 03-12-21 Brian Howard, Vance Charter
Seventh Grader McKenzie Pendergrass scored her first points as a middle school basketball player for Vance Charter School Tuesday night against Roxboro Community School. However, Pendergrass isn’t just any player and those weren’t just any points. Those points scored put Pendergrass and Vance Charter on ESPN. Pendergrass is in a wheel chair and Head Coach...
Henderson’s Sewer Rehab “Find” and “Fix” Plan
The Henderson City Council paved the way for a sewer rehabilitation project in hopes of rectifying a recent spate of overflows by approving acceptance of a $2,542,553 loan from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). The matter was on the consent agenda at the council’s Mar. 8 meeting, and City Manager Terrell Blackmon said...
WIZS Local News 03-12-21 Noon
WIZS Your Community Voice — 100.1 FM / 1450 AM Click Play for today’s Local News Audio. PRESENTED IN PART BY OUR SPONSOR DRAKE DENTISTRY Local News Airs on WIZS M-F at 8 a.m., 12 Noon and 5 p.m. “TownTalk” Airs on WIZS M-F at 11 a.m. “The Local Skinny!” Airs on WIZS Mon-Thurs at...
Local Covid Update; Granville Vance Public Health Vaccine Hotline Reminder
— written from information provided by Lisa Harrison, director Granville Vance Public Health. The information was provided March 10, but this article was not written or published until March 11. Since the pandemic began, Vance County has seen 4,450 positive test results, and Granville County has seen 5,341. As a result of covid, 82 have...
Use care when burning yard debris
The sunny skies and warmer temperatures may be tempting area residents to get outside and burn yard debris, but a local fire ranger urges landowners to use abundant caution to avoid problems. Just in the last week, fire departments in Vance and Granville counties and the NC Forest Service have responded to 13 wildfires. Of...
TownTalk 03-11-21 Monica Kearney, Safe Space Inc.
They may not be on the front lines or in the spotlight as other types of professionals who work to keep the community safe and healthy, but social workers operate across society to provide services to those in need. March is National Social Work Month and this year’s theme is “Social Workers are Essential.” Monica...
#BRENTSTRONG, a Brent Celebration!
#BRENTSTRONG, a Brent Celebration! A Special Presentation of WIZS News. WIZS Radio · WIZS 5P NEWS 03-11-21 SPECIAL REPORT BRENTSTRONG ...
WIZS Local News 03-10-21 Noon
WIZS Your Community Voice — 100.1 FM / 1450 AM Click Play for today’s Local News Audio. PRESENTED IN PART BY OUR SPONSOR DRAKE DENTISTRY Local News Airs on WIZS M-F at 8 a.m., 12 Noon and 5 p.m. “TownTalk” Airs on WIZS M-F at 11 a.m. “The Local Skinny!” Airs on WIZS Mon-Thurs at...
The Local Skinny! March 10; Home And Garden Show
Each Wednesday “The Local Skinny!” is the Home and Garden Show, which features co-hosts Wayne Rowland and Paul McKenzie of the Vance County Cooperative Extension service. Vance County COOP agents and staff can be reached throughout the week locally at 438-8188. As you will hear in today’s podcast below, listener calls at 492-5594 with questions...
Watkins selected for Governor’s School
Isaac Charles Watkins, a junior at Oxford Preparatory School, has been selected to attend North Carolina Governor’s School of 2021. Watkins, 17, lives in Oxford with his parents Kelly Watkins and Chris Cox. He was selected for the program because of high academic performance in the social sciences, according to Vici Bradsher, upper school director at OPS. He will...
