Entries by John C. Rose

Watch Out for Scam Email, Those Impersonating Others

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Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce President Michele Burgess reminded members Friday to ignore potentially spam emails. Be especially careful at this time due to the fact that the subject line of an email going around right now is misleading about the Chamber itself. Burgess wrote to members, including WIZS Radio, in a legitimate email and said, […]

Local Covid Q & A with Maria Parham Health

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WIZS 1450 AM/ 100.1 FM News reached out to Maria Parham Health with several local covid questions. Maria Parham quickly responded through its public information officer and provided the following answers: Q1 – How many people are currently hospitalized at Maria Parham with COVID? A1 – We are currently treating fewer than 20 COVID-positive patients. […]

City Council Trying to Account for Desires and Make Improvements

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The Henderson City Council met Monday, September 13. The areas around two congested intersections appeared on the agenda. In both cases the understanding of the parties involved led to Council decisions. For a couple of years, there has been interest from a developer to do something with the parcels of land at 1337 and 1343 […]

Home and Garden Show

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On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. Farmers Market Getting to Know Your Land Before tilling up an area of your garden, take a picture of what was growing there and record it in your garden journal so you can rotate vegetables in that area next year. Sow your tall fescue […]

Illegal Dumping a Huge Local Problem You Can Help With

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SHERIFF CURTIS BRAME AND INVESTIGATORS WITH THE VANCE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ARE SEEKING INFORMATION FROM THE PUBLIC CONCERNING ILLEGAL DUMPING. BRAME TOLD WIZS NEWS MONDAY AFTERNOON A CASE OF ILLEGAL DUMPING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY IS BEING INVESTIGATED IN THE 2700s BLOCK OF WATKINS ROAD. WITHIN THE PAST WEEK, A DUMP TRUCK LOAD OF TREE STUMPS, […]

Local CV19 Update as of Sept 10

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— information courtesy of Granville Vance Public Health In the past 7 days, there have been 167 new cases in Vance County, a 9.2% increase from the previous 7 days. The percent positivity rate in Vance County is 8.7%. In the past 7 days, there have been 138 new cases in Granville County, a 26.2% […]

Home and Garden Show 9-8-21

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Thank you for listening to WIZS Radio.  Your Community Voice!! Information included in today’s show audio. Click play below. Lunchtime Garden Tips – Proper Plant Selection and Proper Planting 9/15 at noon via Zoom Native Tribes Corn Plot Tour 9/29 – 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Getting to Know Your Land, starting 10/21 Plan for […]