Entries by WIZS Staff

Read and Send In Public Service and Event Announcements

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CLICK HERE To Send Your Public Service and Event Announcements to WIZS RADIO 1450AM / 100.1FM Or email johncharles@wizs.com ••••••••••••••••••••••••• Who: JIMMY & THE SOUND BARRIERS AND FRIENDS What: Annual Benefit Concert. Come sit back and enjoy a wonderful night of country and bluegrass gospel music performed Gaither style by Jimmy Barrier and the Sound Barriers […]

TownTalk: Recovery Alive Receives Opioid Settlement Money

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Tisha Temple, the founder and CEO of Recovery Alive Homes, has a passion for helping people struggling with opioid use disorder. She once struggled with it herself, and has been free from its grip for 11 years now. Temple’s nonprofit was one of two groups to get grants from the city of Henderson in its […]

The Local Skinny! Council Members Host Community Forum

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Three of the four incumbent City Council members running for re-election were present at a community forum Wednesday evening at Holy Temple Church in Henderson. Ola Thorpe-Cooper, Garry Daeke and Lamont Noel were in attendance; the other incumbent, Sara Coffey, was not feeling well, and was not present. The three incumbents spoke about the importance […]

New Principals At STEM Early High, Dabney Elementary

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— information courtesy of Vance County Schools Vance County Schools has named new principals for STEM Early High and Dabney Elementary as the 2025-26 school year approaches. Jessica Austin is the principal of STEM Early High and Dr. Miah Hart-Olivis is principal at Dabney Elementary, according to information from Aarika Sandlin, VCS Chief Officer of […]

Cooperative Extension with Jamon Glover: Bedtime Problems pt.2

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Jamon Glover, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report: We continue our series on working with children with bedtime problems. This time we discuss how to prepare a child for bedtime and a routine to go through. Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. […]

Home and Garden Show

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On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is open on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8am to 1pm. Today they have tomatoes, snapbeans, beets, cabbages, yellow squash, zucchini squash, red irish potatoes, cantaloupes, watermelons, cucumbers, sweet potatoes, peaches, and canned items. The Vance-Warren Beekeepers Association will […]

TownTalk: Community Day with Turning Point CDC

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Saturday’s Community Day at Turning Point CDC checks all the boxes for families and others who are looking to learn more about resources available in the area, but Executive Director Chalis Henderson predicts the vibe will be closer to a family reunion than anything else. “It’s a day of networking, a day of fun and […]