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TownTalk 02-25-21 with Mark Pace, Local Black History
(The latest in the WIZS Tri-Weekly Thursday Local History Series. Next broadcast March 18.) Alonzo “Jake” Gaither’s Florida A&M football teams only lost four games between 1959 and 1963. But when he was football coach for Henderson Institute in the early 1920’s his team was winless in its first season. Gaither, whose overall record for
TownTalk 02-24-21; VGCC Personal Enrichment
Vance-Granville Community College is again offering a variety of personal enrichment classes beginning in early March at several of its campuses. Whether you’d like to brush up on your motorcycle-driving skills or want to learn how to create a TED Talk, there is a class for you, according to Cherrelle Lawrence, VGCC dean of the
TownTalk 02-23-21 Dr. Anthony Jackson, In-Person Learning
UPDATE 2-24-21 TO ORIGINAL STORY: COURTESY OF VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS – As we continue preparing for our return to face-to-face interactions with students, Vance County Schools is working diligently to ensure we are providing all of the necessary safety protocols for the health and wellness of our everyone, prior to student re-entry. On Friday, March
TownTalk 02-22-21 Dr. Jennifer Rymer (Covid and Your Heart)
People with existing or underlying heart conditions could experience worse symptoms if they are diagnosed with COVID-19, and a local cardiologist wants to get the word out to the community to seek medical treatment if symptoms persist. Dr. Jennifer Rymer, an interventional cardiologist at Maria Parham Health, often sees patients who are having heart attacks
$5,000 Reward for Info About Obviously Discarded Dead Dogs Along Pool Rock Road
The Ruin Creek Animal Protection Society is offering a $5,000 reward for information about the bodies of two dogs found Wednesday along a Vance County roadside. Vance County Animal Services responded to a call at the 600 block of Pool Rock Road, where the officer found two animal crates – each containing the body of
SportsTalk 02-18-21 Coach Hunter Jenks Vance Co. HS FB
With high school football scheduled to kick off next Friday, Trey Snide talked with Vance Co. Vipers head coach Hunter Jenks to discuss the game against Chapel Hill to begin the football season. Despite having fewer players than last year’s squad, Jenks says, “The kids have been fantastic. They’ve had great attitudes.” Jenks hopes that
TownTalk 02-18-21 Ice Storm
WIZS Radio · TownTalk 02-18-21 Ice Storm
TownTalk 2-17-21 Brian Short, Vance Co. Emergency Operations Director
A second winter storm is predicted to bring more ice and freezing rain to the area overnight and into Thursday, following on the heels of last weekend’s ice storm that residents have barely recovered from. Brian Short, director of emergency operations for Henderson and Vance County, told John C. Rose Wednesday that the National Weather
TownTalk 02-16-21 Shemecka McNeil Slice 325
Shemecka McNeil calls it “stainless-steel syndrome.” Similar to “white coat syndrome” that describes the aversion some people have to going to doctors, those suffering stainless steel syndrome have an aversion to preparing healthy foods. McNeil is working to change that attitude, while transforming diets with a focus on healthier eating habits through the work she
Montague Cultivates Relationships to Get More Done for People
Whether it’s excess rainfall or weekend ice storms in late winter, handling all that Mother Nature doles out requires flexibility and the “glass half-full” outlook. Although Rob Montague, area ranger with the NC Forest Service, can’t do much to prevent weather events, he can help area landowners create plans to best manage their resources. Montague,
