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TownTalk: Annual Holiday Art Challenge for Kids
Stephen Wolf, Founder of Kernel Craze, joins TownTalk to discuss the Annual Holiday Art Challenge and how he is using the challenge to get kids in Vance County more involved in the community. (Our WIZS written coverage will appear here soon.) CLICK PLAY! WIZS Radio · TownTalk: Annual Holiday Art Challenge for Kids
TownTalk: Around Old Granville – Ridgeway
Bill Harris and Mark Pace talk about all things Ridgeway in this edition of Around Old Granville on TownTalk. (Our WIZS written coverage will appear here soon.) CLICK PLAY! WIZS Radio · TownTalk: Around Old Granville – Ridgeway
TownTalk: Sisters Speak Life Pink Out Campaign
We’re officially into the first few days into autumn, when thoughts turn to football, pumpkin spice everything, and fall colors like orange, yellow andPINK! October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Freddie Harris and her nonprofit organization Sisters Speak Life want to turn Henderson and Vance County pink to bring awareness to the importance of
TownTalk: Commissioners Approve Revised Emergency Pay Policy For Jail Staffing
During a special called meeting Monday, the Vance County Commissioners approved a revised emergency pay policy that has been in effect since April to staff the county detention center. Since the policy was put in place – which allows for employees of the Vance County Sheriff’s Office to fill in at the jail because of
TownTalk: Make a Joyful Noise ACTS Benefit Concert Coming Up Oct. 11
The ‘Make A Joyful Noise Unto The Lord’ concert to benefit ACTS is coming up quickly, and Executive Director Thomas Blackwell is looking forward to the Oct. 11 performance at McGregor Hall. Blackwell has been in the role since January, and this will be the first chance he’s had to attend. So far, local performers
Operation Resilience – A Coordinated Enforcement Operation in Henderson
Press Conference Audio WIZS Radio · Operation Resilience_Press Conference_091925 *************** Update 9-20-25 at 10 a.m. With the Henderson Police Station as a backdrop, representatives from local, state and federal law enforcement agencies announced Friday the arrests of five individuals on federal charges ranging from drugs violations to possession of firearms. Operation Resilience cast a wide
TownTalk: ‘Faith In Mental Health’ Partnership Off To A Strong Start; 2 Meetings Added
The Faith in Mental Health certificate program has gotten off to a strong start, with more than 100 people representing about 30 churches taking part in the initial program in June. Organizers are expanding this pilot phase in Vance and Granville counties and welcome others to join at upcoming meetings, one in Vance and one
TownTalk: Henderson City Council Candidates’ Responses
Editor’s Note: Early voting begins Thursday, Sept. 18 for the Oct. 7 nonpartisan municipal election; four seats on the Henderson City Council are on the ballot – Wards 1 and 2 at-large and the Ward 3 and Ward 4 seats. WIZS sent all the candidates a list of seven questions and statements to learn more
TownTalk: Shop With A Cop & Friends Kicks Off
Shop With A Cop And Friends is officially underway! The annual group effort of the Henderson Police Department, Vance County Sheriff’s Office, Department of Social Services and the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce raises money to help brighten the Christmas holiday season for needy children in the community. The kickoff took place last Friday morning at
TownTalk: Recognizing Peripheral Artery Disease
Maria Parham Health is hosting a Lunch and Learn on Thursday, Sept. 25 to share information about the causes, symptoms and treatment of peripheral artery disease, a fairly common condition that is caused when narrowed arteries reduces blood flow to the arms and, more often, the legs. Dr. Dennis Narcisse, a cardiologist and interventional cardiologist
