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TownTalk: 2nd Annual Shaping the Future Event Coming to Henderson
Jayden Watkins from Higher Is Waiting, joins TownTalk to speak about the upcoming Shaping the Future Event happening at Perry Memorial Library is Henderson. (Our WIZS written coverage will appear here soon.) CLICK PLAY! WIZS Radio · TownTalk: 2nd Annual Shaping the Future Event Coming to Henderson
TownTalk: Byrne Running For NC Court of Appeals
When it comes to local contests, voters may not need much time to decide who they’re going to support at election time. But statewide contests – like the N.C. Court of Appeals, for example – may cause voters to spend a few minutes longer at the polls before deciding who to vote for. Michael Byrne
Henderson Police Investigating Shooting Incident That Injured 2 On July 22
– From Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow At approximately 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to the 700 block of Marshall Street following reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers located 37-year-old Shiquan Clark suffering from a non-life-threatening wound to the head. Clark was provided medical assistance
TownTalk: Advanced Manufacturing At VGCC; Big Opportunities; Big Pay
Once associated with low pay and manual labor in dirty, hot conditions, today’s manufacturing facilities are clean, temperature-controlled spaces where it’s the robots that do the heavy lifting, and right here in the four-county area that Vance-Granville Community College serves, a full list of companies contribute to the more than $44 billion of goods that
TownTalk: Veterans Memorial A Success; Phase 2 To Come
The Vance County Veterans Memorial has been in place for a few weeks now in the city-owned public space outside the Henderson Police Department. Each side of the six-sided monument honors one of the branches of the military, from Army to Space Force. Visitors who have come for a closer inspection of the impressive installation
TownTalk: Bridging the Digital Divide
A group of local, state and regional partners is teaming up to host a daylong summit in Henderson on July 23 that will focus on closing the “digital divide” in rural areas as a way to improve access to healthcare resources with the ultimate goal of having a positive effect on health outcomes for rural
TownTalk: Around Old Granville – Nathaniel Macon
Some may say that the area known as Old Granville County can lay claim to having the original “Senator ‘No’” among its residents, more than a century before the longtime TV editorialist-turned politician Jesse Helms was known by the dubious nickname. That man – Nathaniel Macon – was perhaps the foremost public figure from North
TownTalk: House of Hope International School Of Ministry Orientation Friday, July 17 At 7 PM
Dr. Bonnie Davis, pastor of House of Hope on Alexander Avenue in Henderson, invites interested individuals to participate in an online orientation at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 17 to learn more about the bible college where she learned what she said is her true calling: being a pastor. But Davis also serves as president
Water Line Extension Promotes Economic Growth For Henderson-Oxford Airport, Regional Presence
With the sound of small aircraft in the background and a corporate jet parked nearby, local officials gathered Monday morning for a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off a water line extension project at the Henderson-Oxford Airport. Or, to borrow Airport Manager Amanda Welsh’s term: Hotel November Zulu. HNZ – the airport’s official 3-letter code.
TownTalk: Vance Commissioner Dan Brummitt On Current Status Of Data Centers At State, Local Levels
There’s been a lot of speculation and rumors swirling about recently about the location of a data center or centers within Vance County. And while District 4 Vance County Commissioner Dan Brummitt said there has been communication from a Maryland developer, he said the fact is: “There has been no application made to Vance County
