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Town Talk 02/20/20: Hopper Discusses McGregor Hall’s Municipal Funding Request
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Mark Hopper, operations director of McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center and chair of the Embassy Cultural Center Foundation, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Thursday at 11 a.m. Hopper discussed McGregor Hall’s recent open-ended request for funding from the City of Henderson and Vance County, supporting the proposal...
Granville Chamber’s ‘Cluck ‘N Shuck’ Seafood Event Rescheduled for April
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Granville County Chamber of Commerce The Granville County Chamber of Commerce announces that its ninth annual fall seafood event – “CLUCK ‘N SHUCK,” which was postponed in October 2019 due to a shortage of oysters, has been rescheduled for Friday...
Plank Chapel UMC Hosting Resources Brunch, Caregiving Discussion
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Dr. Carolyn N. Roy, Plant Chapel UMC Plank Chapel United Methodist Church is hosting a Resources and Refreshments “brunch” on Saturday, February 29, 2020, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Representatives from the Kerr-Tar Area Agency on Aging and Dementia...
Henderson City Council to Hold Annual Strategic Planning Retreat
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Esther J. McCrackin, City Clerk, City of Henderson, NC The Henderson City Council will meet for its annual Strategic Planning Retreat on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at the Satterwhite Point Community House from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A quorum...
Big Ruin Creek Baptist Church to Hold 220 Seafood Fundraiser
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Dorothy Wimbush, Big Ruin Creek Baptist Church UPDATED 03/27/20 Big Ruin Creek Baptist Church fundraiser date has changed to May 11, 2020 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at 220 Seafood Restaurant in Henderson. Eat in or take out. Tickets are still the same...
News 02/20/20
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George R. Watkins Receives United Way’s Sam Watkins Visionary Award
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY -Information courtesy Citizens Aligned To Take Back Henderson, NC Mr. George Rose Watkins received the United Way of Vance County’s Sam Watkins Visionary Award on February 18, 2020. This award was named after and is given in memory of Mr. Watkins’ twin brother, Samuel Merriweather Watkins, Jr...
Town Talk 02/19/20: Free Mobile Pharmacy Coming to Henderson; Volunteers Needed
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm Kinzie Luce, Mobile Free Pharmacy Events and Volunteer manager with NC MedAssist, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Wednesday at 11 a.m. NC MedAssist, in collaboration with Triangle North Healthcare Foundation, is holding a Mobile Free Pharmacy Event in Vance County on Friday...
Iannuzzi, Oxford Prep Senior, Selected as National Merit Scholarship Finalist
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Oxford Preparatory School Emily Iannuzzi, a senior at Oxford Preparatory School, has been selected as a finalist for the National Merit Scholarship. She is the daughter of Chris and Marisol Iannuzzi from Franklinton, NC. Emily plans to major in Materials...
Oxford Commissioners to Meet With Parks & Recreation Master Plan Committee
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Cynthia Bowen, City Clerk, City of Oxford The Parks and Recreation Master Plan Committee will hold a special session for the Oxford Board of Commissioners on Monday, March 2, 2020, from 3 until 5 p.m. The meeting will be held...
