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TownTalk: James Baines – Vance County Board of Elections
No doubt, county boards of elections all across the state – and beyond – have been preparing for quite some time for the launch of in-person early voting and requests for absentee ballots in advance of the Nov. 5 General Election. Vance County is no exception, but local elections officials have had an extra layer...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 08-23-24 Noon
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WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 08-22-24 Noon
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The Local Skinny! N.C. Arts Council Grant Awards
Local arts programs are getting some financial assistance for 2025 in the form of grant awards from the North Carolina Arts Council. The Vance County Arts Council will receive $34,728 for a Grassroots Arts Program, and the Embassy Cultural Center Foundation, Inc. – that is to say, McGregor Hall – is the recipient of a...
TownTalk: Tiffany Jones Community Uplift Project
Tiffany Jones uses her nonprofit Community Uplift Project to do a lot of good in the local area. In addition to helping parents connect with resources for children who may be on the autism spectrum, the 501(c)3 has food giveaways and has even offered assistance to those struggling to pay bills. But the bill assistance...
TownTalk: Duke Energy and VGCC Foundations Support Small Business
The Vance Granville Community College Foundation has received a $50,000 grant award from Duke Energy Foundation to support small business growth in the four-county area it serves. And community college officials have come up with a creative way to make sure that the money is equitably distributed to do the most good. The VGCC Foundation...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 08-21-24 Noon
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Granville Health System Announces 2024 Sam Perry Scholarship Winners
– information courtesy of Granville Health System The Granville Health System Foundation has announced names of three recipients of the 2024 Sam Perry Scholarship, awarded to high school graduates who are pursuing careers in the field of health care. Jenna Radford, Caelyn Bunn and Gracie Bullock, all of Oxford, have been selected to receive the...
TownTalk: Ducky Derby Coming September 21
When you bring the family down to this year’s annual Ducky Derby in downtown Henderson, Kimiko Williams suggests you bring a change of clothes for the kiddos – at least a towel – because the water flowing down Garnett Street acts just like a magnet, figuratively speaking, of course. “When they see that water, the...
Perry Library To Celebrate 100th Birthday
Perry Library has had several locations during its 99 years and 11 months of providing book-lending services to the area. And now, as library staff and the community prepare to celebrate 100 years, Youth Services Director Melody Peters says she’s weaving a birthday theme into a number of programs leading up to a very special...
