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Town Talk 11/24/20: Charles Boyd Talks Car Business, Growing Up in Vance County
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Guest host Brandon Boyd interviewed someone near and dear to his own heart for Tuesday’s segment of Town Talk, his father Charles Henry Boyd. Many in the community may know Charles as the owner of Charles Boyd Chevrolet Buick GMC in
Town Talk 11/25/20: Harrison Discusses COVID at Courthouse, Senior Citizens Home
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Lisa Harrison, director of Granville-Vance Public Health (GVPH), appeared on WIZS Town Talk Wednesday at 11 a.m. According to Harrison, GVPH and its support teams have been working with the local public school systems, private schools and charter schools to ensure
Town Talk 11/23/20: Christie Officially Inducted Into Carolina Beach Music Hall of Fame
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Pat Christie, 2020 inductee into the Carolina Beach Music Awards Hall of Fame, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Monday at 11 a.m. WIZS Beach Blast host Trey Snide interviewed Christie, who happens to be his father-in-law. From Durham, NC, Christie started playing the guitar when he was
Town Talk 11/23/20: Grace Ministries Announces Toy Drive, Free After-School Child Care
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Jamie Elliott, founder of GRACE Ministries of Henderson, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Monday at 11 a.m. After-School Program Elliott announced that GRACE Ministries will offer a free-of-charge, Christ-centered after-school program for children in grades 1-5 beginning January 11, 2021. After-school
Town Talk 11/19/20: Historic, Local Significance of the Railroad
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Mark Pace, local historian and director of the NC Room at the Richard H. Thornton Library in Oxford, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Thursday at 11 a.m. In an ongoing Town Talk series focusing on the history of Henderson, Vance County
Town Talk 11/18/20: Mental Health & the Holiday Blues
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Nancy Hux, the community engagement specialist with Cardinal Innovations Healthcare, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Wednesday at 11 a.m. Nancy Francis, director with the Kerr-Tar Agency on Aging, facilitated the segment. This edition of Town Talk is a paid advertising sponsorship
Town Talk 11/17/20: Should President Trump Concede?
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL John Charles Rose and Bill Harris appeared on WIZS Town Talk Tuesday at 11 a.m. to discuss the 2020 presidential election and whether or not President Trump should concede. Click play to hear the audio… WIZS Radio · TownTalk 11 –
Town Talk 11/16/20: Remembering Frank ‘The Bluebird Man’ Newell III
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Photos courtesy Kristye Steed Kristye Steed, wildlife rehabilitator and daughter of Frank “The Bluebird Man” Newell III, appeared on WIZS’ Town Talk Monday at 11 a.m. A long-time wildlife rehabilitator and Warren County native, Newell, age 80, died peacefully at home
Town Talk 11/16/20: Deputy Sheriff Charged With Extortion; Increase in COVID Cases
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL – Vance County Deputy Sheriff Mitch Pittman turned himself into the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation after being charged with two counts of Extortion and two counts of Obstruction of Justice. – Local cases of COVID-19 continue to rise. Click
Town Talk 11/12/20: Mako Medical One of Country’s Largest COVID-19 Labs
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL As part of a rebroadcast of Tuesday’s Sports Talk, Chad Price, Founder/CEO of Mako Medical, was featured in the second segment of WIZS Town Talk Thursday at 11 a.m. Price discussed how Mako, with a location in Vance County, has quickly
