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Town Talk 06/16/20: Remembering Vance Senior High, NC State Football Alum A.V. Richards
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Brenda Peace, former Henderson City Councilwoman and sister of Vance Senior High and NC State University alum and football player Andrew Vance “A.V.” Richards, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Tuesday at 11 a.m. Peace described her brother, who passed away Sunday, June 14, as a “gentle giant”
Town Talk 06/11/20: Local Organizations Promote ‘Go Big for Small Business’
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Sheri Jones, director of the Small Business Center at Vance-Granville Community College; Michele Burgess, president of the Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce; and Kathy Walters, director of Henderson’s Downtown Development Commission, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Thursday at 11 a.m. Jones
Town Talk 06/10/20: Jarvis Talks Move to WV, Future of Economic Dev. in Vance Co.
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Dennis Jarvis II, director of the Henderson-Vance Economic Development Commission, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Wednesday at 11 a.m. It was announced via press release last week that Jarvis, with H-V Economic Development since November 2017, was recently named the executive
Town Talk 06/09/20: No Tax, Service Fee Increases in Approved Henderson Budget
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Henderson Mayor Eddie Ellington and Henderson City Council members provided WIZS News with a briefing on the FY 2020-2021 Budget Adoption at the Monday, June 8, 2020, Henderson City Council meeting. The budget was passed unanimously with six of the eight
Town Talk 06/08/20: Harrison & Short Discuss Increased COVID-19 Testing, Need for Continued Precautions
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Lisa Harrison, director of Granville-Vance Public Health (GVPH), and Brian Short, director of Henderson-Vance Emergency Operations, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Monday at 11 a.m. With 449 known Granville County COVID-19 cases and 13 deaths, and 355 known Vance County cases and 27 deaths reported as of
Town Talk: 2020 U.S. Census Response a Legal Requirement
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Tracy Twisdale, a Vance County resident assisting a local non-profit with the 2020 U.S. Census, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Wednesday at 11 a.m. Taken every decade since 1790, the census counts every person living in the United States and five U.S. territories. In March, homes across
Town Talk 06/04/20: NC MedAssist Holding Mobile Free Pharmacy Event in Oxford
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Kinzie Luce, Mobile Free Pharmacy events and volunteer manager with NC MedAssist, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Thursday at 11 a.m. NC MedAssist is holding a Mobile Free Pharmacy Event in Granville County on Friday, June 19, 2020. The event, which
Town Talk 06/03/20: Protestor Khalil Gay Talks ‘Ending Stigma of Violence & Crime’
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Khalil Gay, a participant in last weekend’s protest in downtown Henderson, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Wednesday at 11 a.m. Gay said, “people of all creeds, colors, ages and dispositions” gathered downtown on Sunday, May 31, 2020, in response to the
Town Talk 06/02/20: Sheriff, H-V Rec & Park Director Discuss Downtown Rally
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame and Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Department Director Kendrick Vann appeared on WIZS Town Talk Tuesday at 11 a.m. Brame and Vann discussed Sunday’s rally/walk through downtown Henderson, a response, in part, to the death of George
Town Talk 06/01/20: Henderson Police Chief Discusses Sunday’s ‘Peaceful’ Downtown Protest
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow appeared on WIZS Town Talk Monday at 11 a.m. Barrow discussed Sunday’s protest/walk through downtown Henderson, a response, in part, to the death of George Floyd, an African-American man who died during an incident with law enforcement in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May
