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Town Talk 02/04/20: Jobs, Removing Barriers Focus of Desmarais’ First Year
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Dr. Rachel Desmarais, president of Vance-Granville Community College, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Tuesday at 11 a.m. Desmarais, who celebrated her one-year anniversary with the college in January, said she is pleased with the recent strides the college has made in workforce development, marketing and removing “barriers”
District Court Judge Asks Voters to ‘Keep Katherine Burnette’
Katherine Burnette, the incumbent district court judge for the Ninth Judicial District of North Carolina, faces challenger Brian Cloninger in the March 3, 2020 Primary election. The district court judge position serves Vance, Franklin, Granville, Warren and Person counties. Appointed district court judge by NC Governor Roy Cooper in 2018, Burnette filled the vacancy created
Attorney Brian Cloninger Challenges Burnette for District Court Judge
Brian Cloninger, a Henderson resident and private defense attorney at Cloninger Law Offices, PLLC, will challenge incumbent Katherine Burnette for district court judge of the Ninth Judicial District of North Carolina in the March 3, 2020 Primary election. This position serves Vance, Franklin, Granville, Warren and Person counties. Cloninger attended public schools and graduated from
Town Talk 01/31/20
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Town Talk 01/30/20: First Aid & CPR Save Lives When Minutes Matter
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Jim Gunderson, First Aid and CPR trainer with Durham-based Divers Alert Network (DAN), appeared on WIZS Town Talk Thursday at 11 a.m. While Gunderson reported that a perhaps surprising 20 percent of Americans have received First Aid and CPR training, he stressed the importance of the remainder
Town Talk 01/28/20: Trey Snide Named CCS Colts’ Head Baseball Coach
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY WIZS’ own Trey Snide, the recently named varsity head baseball coach for the Crossroads Christian School Colts, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Tuesday at 11 a.m. Snide said it was a conversation with the Colts’ athletic director Scottie Richardson on WIZS’ Sports Mayhem program that started the
Town Talk 01/27/20: District 3 School Board Incumbent Dorothy Gooche On-Air
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Dorothy Gooche, the incumbent candidate for Vance County Schools Board of Education, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Monday at 11 a.m. Serving on the school board since 2010, Gooche faces challenger Sean A. Alston, Sr. for the District 3 seat in the March 3, 2020 primary. Gooche
Town Talk 01/23/20: NC Treasurer Folwell Assures State Pension is Secure
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY NC State Treasurer Dale Folwell appeared on WIZS Town Talk Thursday at 11 a.m. Folwell has served as the North Carolina State Treasurer since 2017 and is the former Speaker Pro Tempore of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Overseeing the 26th largest public pool of money
Town Talk 01/22/20: Caregiver’s Cup at Sadie’s & Local Senior Games
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm Harvey Holmes, family caregiver resource specialist, and Michele Brigandi, aging projects coordinator – both with the Kerr-Tar Area Agency on Aging, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Wednesday at 11 a.m. Holmes discussed the formation of a new social group for caregivers affectionately
Town Talk 01/21/20
Great, positive stories going on in Henderson. Recap of Rise Against Hunger meal packing event and Area Christians Together In Service food collection. American Red Cross and Henderson Fire Department and County and Volunteer Fire Department “Sound The Alarm” county-wide smoke detector installation event. Ruin Creek Animal Protection Society “In The Doghouse” give back efforts.
