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WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 08-07-25 Noon
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Cooperative Extension with Jamon Glover: Bedtime Problems pt. 3
Jamon Glover, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report: We continue our series on working with children with bedtime problems. This time we talk about how to keep your child in the bed after they have already been put to bed. Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream...
Local Man Faces Drug Charges; Cocaine, Marijuana, Guns, Cash Among Items Seized During Search Warrant
— from the office of Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame On Tuesday, August 5, 2025, members of the Vance County Sheriff’s Office VICE/Narcotics Unit, the NC State Bureau of Investigation and the Henderson Police Department Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant at 125 Harrison Ave., Henderson, after an extensive joint investigation into cocaine trafficking at...
TownTalk: Commissioners Vote 4-2 To End Funding For Vance County Rescue Squad
The Vance County Rescue Squad, in operation since 1953 as a nonprofit organization, will not get funding from the county commissioners beyond the 3-month contract extension that ends Sept. 30. Listen to TownTalk for a more detailed analysis of what the contract termination could mean for the rescue squad and how it may operate in...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 08-06-25 Noon
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The Local Skinny! Summer Reading Program Highlights And New Fall Programs At Perry Memorial Library
Perry Memorial Library Youth Services librarian Melody Peters likens reading to physical exercise: Reading exercises your brain just like physical activity exercises your body. And as Peters reflects on the success of the recently completed summer reading program, participants got a lot of brain exercise! She told WIZS’s Scout Hughes that more than 600...
Register To Vote By Sept. 12 In Upcoming Municipal Elections
Voter registration deadlines are approaching for eligible North Carolinians who wish to vote on Election Day in October and November municipal elections. Municipal elections in Vance County take place Tuesday, Oct. 7. The deadline to register to vote in this election is 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12. The N.C. State Board of Elections...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 08-05-25 Noon
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TownTalk: Commissioners Terminate Funding and Contract Relationship with “Rescue Squad”
In a 4-2 vote, the Vance County Board of Commissioners Monday terminated funding for the Vance County Rescue Squad, effective Sept. 30, 2025. The county did not renew the contract with the rescue squad, which expired on June 30, but commissioners agreed to a 90-day extension. That extension ends Sept. 30. During a joint meeting...
Vance County Schools Names Jeremy Hetrick As School Nutrition Services Director
Vance County Schools has named Jeremy Hetrick as the district’s new director of School Nutrition Services. Hetrick brings more than two decades of leadership experience in food service administration, school nutrition and operations management to his new role. He has a proven track record of improving nutrition programs, overseeing large-scale budgets and ensuring compliance with USDA...
