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85 Percent of H-V 911 Calls for VCSO and HPD; All Other Agencies Combined 15 Percent
Information obtained Thursday from Henderson-Vance County Emergency Operations, concerning the number of dispatches made to area agencies in 2020, shows the Vance County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched the most in this area, receiving a total of 39,077 calls or 43.94 percent of the total. Not far behind was the Henderson Police Department with 36,332 calls...
TownTalk 03-25-21 Covid Vaccinations For First Responders
Thank you for listening to WIZS Radio, Your Community Voice! Continued discussion about covid vaccine availability to first responders such as EMS, Fire, Police, Deputies and Highway Patrol. TownTalk Broadcast for 3-25-21. WIZS Radio · TownTalk 03-25-21 Covid Vaccinations For First Responders...
WIZS Local News 03-25-21 Noon
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Local Chambers Promote Small Business; Looking Biz of Year!
Nominations are being accepted at local Chambers of Commerce for the 2020 Small Business of the Year. Henderson-Vance Chamber President Michele Burgess noted several criteria for companies who are nominated. Anyone can nominate a company for consideration, and companies may self-nominate, she said. All nominated companies must submit a written application to the Chamber office...
Multi-Employer, Virtual Hiring Event March 30 at 11 a.m.
NC Works is having a virtual multi-employer hiring event at 11 a.m. on March 30. Positions range from assemblers, machine operators, material handlers, welders and more. The most direct method for this and other job availabilities is to visit events.kerrtarworks.com. You can also call the NCWorks Career Center at 919 693 2686. In addition, WIZS...
Covid Vaccine – Who and What Decides the “Law” of Who Gets It and When
There is little doubt that the response to COVID-19 has changed dramatically since the global pandemic was first declared more than a year ago. Information about vaccine availability in North Carolina and groups currently eligible to get a vaccine are hot topics of conversation. The NC Department of Health and Human Services and local public...
MAE Farm, Mike and Susanne Jones; 2021 NC Small Farmer of the Year
Mike Jones, owner of MAE Farm in Franklin County, was named 2021 Small Farmer of the Year during Wednesday’s segment of the weeklong virtual celebration of Small Farms Week. Jones, along with his family and other supporters, waited for the announcement of the winner in the conference room at the Franklin County Cooperative Extension Wednesday...
WIZS Local News Audio 03-24-21 Noon
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Vance GOP Convention – Plans Growth, Organization, Recruiting
— Vance Co. GOP Press Release The Vance County Republican Party held it’s annual state required convention Monday night, March 22, 2021. The meeting held in the South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church’s Family Life Center was the largest county convention held in the party’s history. Following registration, refreshment and social time, Vance County GOP Chairman...
Granville Board of Education announces graduation dates, Plan A for middle and high schools
The Class of 2021 in Granville County Public Schools may have a “normal” graduation after all following a called meeting of the board of education Monday. The board voted 7-0 to allow modified, outdoor, in-person graduation ceremonies, as well as bringing back middle- and high school students to in-person learning beginning April 19. Graduating seniors...
