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The Local Skinny! Warren Correctional Institution Recommended For ACA Accreditation
The Warren Correctional Institution has been recommended for accreditation following a recent audit by American Correctional Association auditors. Warren Correctional is the 49th N.C. Department of Adult Correction facility that has either been recommended for accreditation or been awarded ACA accreditation. It is the goal of the NCDAC to have 100 percent of its facilities...
TownTalk: Utility Payment Scam Calls
There’s another scam circulating in the area, according to the Henderson Police Department. This time, police officials say, they’ve received reports that someone is calling claiming to be from a utility company. The caller says the utility service is being cut off and then provides another number to call to provide payment information –...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 03-31-25 Noon
Listen On Air at 8am, 12pm, 5pm M-F WIZS Radio ~ 100.1FM/1450AM Click Play! WIZS Radio · WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 03-31-25 Noon...
Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Edibles Grown in Containers
On the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report from Wayne Rowland: You can grow edibles in containers in limited space. Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs. Click Play! WIZS Radio · Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Edibles Grown in Containers...
Granville County Schedules May 17 Spring Clean Out Event
Granville County residents have an upcoming opportunity to recycle and properly dispose of a variety of household hazardous waste materials at the Spring Clean Out event on Saturday, May 17 at the Granville County Convention and Expo Center. Granville County Solid Waste Management holds this event each year to give residents the opportunity to safely...
Franklin Cooperative Extension’s Small Farm Boot Camp Begins Apr. 3
The Franklin County Cooperative Extension is hosting a regional Small Farm Boot Camp designed to provide information for new and beginning farmers and homesteaders and others who are looking for innovative ways to market farm or garden products. The series will be held on Thursdays in April, beginning Apr. 3 and continuing on Apr. 10...
Pinkston Street ‘Trailblazers And Changemakers’ Honors Two Local Women
– – Information courtesy of Vance County Schools Pinkston Street Elementary celebrated Women’s History Month with a powerful event titled Trailblazers and Changemakers on Mar. 26. The event was led by Principal Canecca Mayes and honored two remarkable women making an impact in the community. Evan O’Geary, crowned Miss Henderson 2025 and a dedicated 2nd-grade teacher at...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 03-28-25 Noon
Listen On Air at 8am, 12pm, 5pm M-F WIZS Radio ~ 100.1FM/1450AM Click Play! WIZS Radio · WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 03-28-25 Noon...
TownTalk: From An Owner’s Perspective – WIZS Radio
Editor’s note: WIZS part-timer Jayden Watkins took some time to sit and chat with John Charles Rose for Thursday’s segment of TownTalk. In what amounts to a role-reversal of sorts, Watkins was the interviewer who posed questions to John Charles to learn more about his life’s work and his vision of the radio station’s role...
The Local Skinny! Vance County Schools District Leaders Recognized
Two Vance County Schools administrators have completed the North Carolina School Superintendents’ Association Aspiring Superintendents Program. Dr. Destiney Ross-Putney and Dr. Nealie Whitt III were among a cohort of 39 school and district leaders from across the state to graduate from the leadership program, designed to support school leaders in their current roles while honing...
