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Marvin Harrison Named Vance County Fire Department Chief
Vance County has named Marvin Harrison as chief of the Vance County Fire Department. Harrison begins the new job on Monday, April 21, according to information from County Manager C. Renee Perry. With more than 14 years in the fire service, Harrison brings experience in leadership roles as well as operational expertise along with a...
Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. The Integrated Pest Management For The Home Garden workshop will be on April 28, 2025 at 6:30pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. Wayne Rowland will be hosting this workshop. Read the back of seed packets lots of useful information. Ex: days to...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 04-16-25 Noon
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Reducing Contraband At Detention Center
Vance County Detention Center Administrator Maj. William Mitchell, Sheriff Curtis Brame and others are working feverishly to comply with a corrective action letter requiring improvement in five different areas at the jail – from staffing shortages to making repairs, supervision schedules to contraband. It sounds an awful lot like the carnival game Whack A Mole...
TownTalk: Henderson City Council Meeting Information
Although city revenue collections are lagging behind projected rates at this time in the fiscal year, Finance Director Joey Fuqua told the Henderson City Council on Monday that work on the recommended FY 2025-26 budget is coming along and should be ready for to present to Council at its May 12 meeting. Roughly 28 percent...
The Local Skinny! Perry Memorial Library Celebrates Earth Day, National Poetry Month
Perry Memorial Library is teaming up with Vance County Cooperative Extension and Safe Routes To School to promote Earth Day 2025. Youth Services Librarian Melody Peters invites the public to come out on Tuesday, Apr. 22 at 4 p.m. No registration is necessary – just come on out and have some fun! Peters said there...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 04-15-25 Noon
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Cooperative Extension with Michael Ellington: A Special Message for Farmers
On the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report from Michael Ellington: Today’s recording is full of helpful reminders and contains a special message for farmers about the NCDA&CS disaster relief program. NCDA&CS Agricultural Disaster Relief Program https://www.ncagr.gov/agdisaster Average last and first frost dates – Map https://gardening.ces.ncsu.edu/weather-2-2/average-first-and-last-frost-dates/ Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or...
County Board Special Called Meeting To Discuss Lingering Jail Issues
Update 4-14-25 at 11;30 p.m. In a special called meeting held Monday afternoon, the Vance County Board of Commissioners took steps to move forward with repairs to the existing jail and construction of a new detention center, but are still wrestling with issues of having too many detainees and too few staff – both of...
The Local Skinny! Tasker Fleming on MerleFest 2025
The campus of Wilkes Community College once again transforms into a sprawling concert venue later this month when MerleFest 2025 cranks up for four days of pure musical fun. MerleFest 2025 begins Thursday, Apr. 24 and continues through Sunday, Apr. 27. Tasker Fleming, host of the Front Porch Bluegrass Show that airs from 6 p.m...
