Entries by WIZS Staff

Home And Garden Show

On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. Vance County Regional Farmers Market is open on Saturdays 8am-1pm. The Vance and Warren County Beekeepers Association will meet on December 9th, at 7pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. Take your soil samples to the Vance County Cooperative Extension. Do it as […]

TownTalk: NC House 32 Contest Update

Vance and Granville counties are in the middle of a recount in the too-close-to-call contest for House District 32, which has Democratic challenger Bryan Cohn leading incumbent Republican Frank Sossamon by 233 votes. Cohn led by 185 votes on Nov. 5, but that number grew to 233 following the Nov. 15 canvass to include provisional […]

VGCC Drama Dept. Opens “Agnes Of God” Thursday For Weekend Run

— Information courtesy of VGCC Public Information Officer Courtney Cissel   VGCC Drama returns to the stage Thursday with a three-member cast performing “Agnes of God,” the award-winning 1979 play by John Pielmeier. Vance-Granville students Saylor Gray, JayAnn Gupton and KB Wiggs make up the all-female cast who take the stage for four performances. The […]

Henderson Police Make Arrest Following Attempted Traffic Stop

From the Henderson Police Department and Captain Chris Ball and Chief Marcus Barrow According to information from the Henderson Police Department Tuesday afternoon,  a Henderson police officer attempted to  stop a Jeep Cherokee on South William Street on Sunday, Nov. 10 at about 1:30 p.m. The vehicle failed to stop and was pursued to Norvell Street […]

North Henderson Baptist Church In 20th Year Of Support For Operation Christmas Child

North Henderson Baptist Church is celebrating 20 years of being a local drop-off site for the Operation Christmas Child Shoebox ministry. Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, which send the showbox-sized packages to children across the globe each Christmas. Church members began collecting the packed boxes on Monday when the Naitonal Collection […]

Items to Buy and Sell

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Read and Send In Public Service and Event Announcements

CLICK HERE To Send Your Public Service and Event Announcements to WIZS RADIO 1450AM / 100.1FM Or email johncharles@wizs.com ••••••••••••••••••••••••• Who: North Henderson Baptist Church What: Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Ministry Drop-off When: Collections will be: Nov. 20, 3-8pm Nov. 21, 2-4pm Nov. 22, 3-5pm Nov 23, 10am-2pm Nov. 24, 12 noon-5pm Nov. 25, 10am-12 noon […]

Franklin County Commissioners Appoint John Preston As Tax Administrator

  — information courtesy of Franklin County Public Information Officer James F. Hicks, III   Franklin County’s Board of Commissioners has appointed John Preston to be the county’s tax administrator. This appointment fills the vacancy created by the retirement in July 2024 of Marian Cascone, who resigned in July from that position, according to information […]

WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 11-19-24 Noon

For additional coverage about Frank Sossamon asking for a recount, please also review our other web post about this story linked here – TownTalk: Sossamon Calls For Recount – WIZS (Click Play) WIZS Radio · WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 11-19-24 Noon