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The Local Skinny! Home and Garden Show
Thank you for listening to WIZS Radio, Your Community Voice!! The Local Skinny! Home and Garden Show for June 9, 2021. Hosts Paul McKenzie and Wayne Rowland with Vance County Cooperative Extension. WIZS Radio · The Local Skinny! Home And Garden Show 6-9-21...
Maria Parham Job Fair; June 24th; 2p-9p
Maria Parham Health Job Fair June 24, 2021 2 p.m. until 9 p.m. RSVP (Maria Parham is an advertising client of WIZS Radio and WIZS.com. This is not a paid ad.) ...
WIZS Local News Audio 6-9-21 Noon
Thank you for listening to WIZS Radio, Your Community Voice!… WIZS Radio · WIZS Local News Audio 06-09-21 Noon...
Pool Side Pests Can Be Nonnative and Invasive and Wreak Havoc
Now that Memorial Day has passed, many homeowners with in-ground or above-ground backyard pools have turned their attention to getting conditions right for summertime water fun. N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler is encouraging pool owners to conduct a little “citizen science” to help identify certain invasive, nonnative pests that can wreak havoc on agricultural systems...
GCPS Announces Staff Changes, Shifts To Streamline Central Services
The Granville County Board of Education approved numerous staff changes, from Central Services to individual schools across the district at its meeting Monday, June 7. Dr. Stan Winborne was named associate superintendent of curriculum & instruction and student services. He will continue to be the public information officer, according to a press release announcing the...
TownTalk: NC IDEA – Finding, Funding Entrepreneurs In Underserved Areas
Those announcements about big-name companies coming to North Carolina grab headlines and garner attention, but NC IDEA President and CEO Thom Ruhe suggests that it’s the small businesses that deserve the fanfare. Ruhe did a little quick math on Tuesday’s Town Talk and told John C. Rose that each new business, on average, creates five...
Triangle North Adds Scholarship To VGCC; Local Grant Cycle Open Until June 18
The Triangle North Healthcare Foundation has made a $25,000 donation to create a Presidential Scholar Award at Vance-Granville Community College, which will result in a $1,250 scholarship given to a student each year, beginning in fall 2021. This is the fourth scholarship established at VGCC by TNH. “We are grateful for the foundation’s longstanding commitment...
WIZS Local News Audio 06-08-21 Noon
Thank you for listening to WIZS Radio, Your Community Voice! WIZS Radio · WIZS Local News Audio 06-08-21 Noon ...
The Local Skinny! Jobs in Vance
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for June 8th, 2021. The Chamber compiles the information, and it is presented here and on the radio. Contact the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce at 438-8414 or email christa@hendersonvance.org to be included. Maria Parham Health Center Jobs Available: Registered Nurses...
Grace Ministries Doing Benefit Sale of Ground Turkey
We’ve been asked to announce Grace Ministries’ ground turkey sale for this weekend. Grace Kids is raising money for a youth outreach trip. Founder Jamie Elliott wrote to WIZS News and said, “June 12th we will be selling Butterball ground turkey. One 10 pound (container) for $15 or two 10 pound (containers) for $25.” All...
