Entries by WIZS Staff

Vance County Schools Selects February’ Student Spotlight Honorees

Two fifth-grade students are being recognized as the recipients of the February Student Spotlight. Aycock Elementary’s Torrance Terry and Clarke Elementary’s Salomon Cuevas share the honor for their exceptional contributions and leadership within their school communities. Torrance Terry – 5th grader at Aycock Elementary  Torrance is a remarkable leader both in and out of the […]

NCDOT Awards $1.9M In Paving Projects For 16 Miles Of Roadways In Vance County

— From the N.C. Dept. of Transportation More than 16 miles of roadway in Vance County will be milled and resurfaced after the N.C. Department of Transportation recently awarded a $1.9 million contract. Raleigh-based Carolina Sunrock LLC will make improvements to the following highway, as well as four secondary roads: S. 1 Business (Raleigh Road) […]

TownTalk: Collaboration Is Key Where Economic Development Is Concerned

The public-private partnership model of economic development is a popular approach that allows for a healthy cross-section of individuals to come together as a unified front to promote a particular area. It’s a concept that members of the Henderson Vance Economic Development Commission wanted to learn more about, and HVEDC Director Ferdinand Rouse delivered at […]

Triple P – Helping Families One Child at a Time

  (This Presentation of WIZS is a Paid Advertisement) If you want to become a better dancer, you take dance classes. Want to improve your moves on the basketball court? You’ve got to be consistent with practice to get those reps in at the free-throw line or from behind the arc. Dancers and basketball players […]

Cooperative Extension with Jamon Glover: Discipline with Direction

Jamon Glover, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report: We continue our new series called Leading Your House. Today, we talk about discipline and how discipline doesn’t mean punishment but it means training. We also address how we should carry out discipline properly. Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the […]

March 2026 Primary Election Coverage

Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame handily defeated two challengers in Tuesday’s Democratic primary to retain his seat as the county’s highest ranking law enforcement officer. Brame told WIZS News Wednesday, “I would just like to thank God first. Thank my family and to the public. I thank them for their support and re-electing me to […]