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Franklin County Schools Closed Thurs., Oct. 11
-Information courtesy Franklin County Schools Due to the impending inclement weather, all Franklin County schools are closed for students and staff tomorrow, October 11. All school-related activities and events are also canceled Thursday. Friday, October 12 will remain a teacher workday. There is no school for students on that day. Please monitor the district website...
Sonja Grier Live Interview on “Beach Music Blast”
Sonja Grier (Beach Music Legend) joined Trey Snide on the Beach Music Blast Program (10-10-18) on WIZS 100.1 FM / 1450 AM and online at WIZS.com...
Good Food, Music Highlights of ‘Chefs on the Farm’ Fundraiser
-Photo credits Jeannie Rose and John C. Rose Good food, good people, good music and a great, local cause all came together on Sunday evening at the Chefs on the Farm event held at the Warren Estate in Warren County. The event, a fundraiser for Working Landscapes in Warrenton, paired farmers and their products with...
Downtown Henderson to Participate in Trick or Treat – Oct. 31
-Information courtesy Henderson’s Downtown Development website Businesses in downtown Henderson will be offering Trick or Treat on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Garnett Street will be closed for traffic from 4 to 6 p.m. Downtown businesses give out free candy to costumed children 12 and under during the event. Participating business will...
West End Community Watch Group to Meet Oct. 16
-Information courtesy Claire Catherwood, West End Community Watch The West End Community Watch group will meet on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. at West End Baptist Church. All are welcome. The speaker will be Sara Davis, director of the Senior Citizen Center in Henderson. Davis will discuss Alzheimer’s Disease. Law enforcement will be...
Mt. Olive Baptist to Observe Annual Missionary Program – Sun., Oct. 14
-Information courtesy Angela Crawford, Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church will observe its annual Missionary Program on Sunday, October 14, 2018, at 11 a.m. during morning worship service. The guest speaker will be Minister Brenda Rice of New Covenant Church of Henderson. The public is invited to attend. The church is located...
New Parade Time, Route for Masonic Home’s 8th Annual Homecoming Festival
Kevin Otis, administrator with the Masonic Home for Children at Oxford, was on Monday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk program to discuss the upcoming 8th Annual Masonic Homecoming Festival. The two-day event kicks off Friday, October 12 at 9 a.m. with the 20th Annual “Chip Shots for Children” golf tournament at South Granville Country Club...
Advanced Ticket Purchase Encouraged for ‘Cluck ‘N Shuck’ Seafood Event
— Information and flyer courtesy Granville County Chamber of Commerce | Ginnie Currin, Executive Director ~ 919-693-6125 ~ ginnie@granville-chamber.com The Granville County Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring their eighth annual fall seafood event – “CLUCK ‘N SHUCK” – to be held Friday, October 26, 2018, from 5:30 until 8 p.m. at The Red Barn on Golf Course Road (off Lake...
GCPS to Use Technology to Help Improve Attendance During Flu Season
-Press Release, Granville County Public Schools As schools everywhere go back in session, all elementary schools in GCPS hope to stay one step ahead of illness this year, keeping more kids healthy and in school with the help of Kinsa Smart Thermometers. As one of the districts accepted into the Lysol + Kinsa FLUency health...
