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Town Talk 11/4/20: Democrats Sweep Local Elections
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL In a special post-election segment of WIZS Town Talk Wednesday at 11 a.m., local results dominated the discussion. Even in the midst of a pandemic, enough Vance County voters cast ballots to top the 2016 election totals. According to the NC
Town Talk 11/3/20: Stay Tuned to WIZS for Election Coverage!
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Listen Local tonight after 7:30 when the polls close – 1450 AM / 100.1 FM Listen Live online at anytime, anywhere with a computer, smartphone, tablet and connected devices and speakers – https://player.listenlive.co/53101 WIZS is also on Tunein – https://tunein.com/radio/WIZS-1450-s29736/ Tell
Town Talk 11/02/20: Cooper vs. Forest, Tillis vs. Cunningham
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Brandon Boyd, Vance County resident, businessman and guest co-host, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Monday at 11 a.m. Boyd discussed the backgrounds and platforms of North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (Democrat) and challenger Dan Forest (Republican) as well as US Senator
Town Talk 10/29/20: History of Williamsboro, NC
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 the second installment of an ongoing Town Talk series focusing on the history
Town Talk 10/28/20: $47.5 Million Grant to Help Reconnect S-Line Rail Corridor
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Jason Orthner, Rail Division Director with the N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT), appeared on WIZS Town Talk Wednesday at 11 a.m. Orthner discussed the $47.5 million federal grant awarded to the Rail Division for the purchase of the S-Line railroad corridor, part of the Southeast Corridor, between
Town Talk 10/27/20: The Importance of the Electoral College & Your Vote
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Brandon Boyd, Vance County resident, businessman and guest co-host, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Tuesday at 11 a.m. Boyd discussed an often misunderstood topic – how the Electoral College works. As stated in the segment, the intention of the program was
Town Talk 10/26/20: GRRO, Partners Offer Free COVID-19 Testing This Week
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Lucette Mercer, deputy director of Green Rural Redevelopment, Inc. (GRRO), appeared on WIZS Town Talk Monday at 11 a.m. Mercer announced that free COVID-19 community testing and resource distribution events will be held this week in Vance, Granville and Warren County.
Town Talk 10/22/20: ‘Think Community’ Domestic Violence Awareness Event This Weekend
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Debbie K. Scott, domestic violence coordinator/gang resource specialist with the Vance County Sheriff’s Office, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Thursday at 11 a.m. Scott announced that the Vance County Sheriff’s Office and Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame, in collaboration with Dr.
Town Talk 10/21/20: Vance Co. Schools Launches ‘Attendance Matters’ Campaign
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Four members of Vance County Schools’ Behavioral Health Team appeared on WIZS Town Talk Wednesday at 11 a.m. Toni Fletcher, lead of the School Student Behavioral Health Team and Lead Social Worker, began the segment by announcing that VCS is kicking off its ‘Attendance Matters’ campaign with
Town Talk 10/20/20: Corbitt’s ‘President’s Challenge’ Raising Funds in Difficult Year
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Charles Powell, president of the Corbitt Preservation Association (CPA), appeared on WIZS Town Talk Tuesday at 11 a.m. Powell discussed the CPA’s 2020 “President’s Challenge,” a fundraiser on-going through October 31. A $50 donation entitles you to full membership in the
