Entries by WIZS Staff

Home And Garden Show

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On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. If growing plants in a greenhouse or cold frame when day temps are 70F higher you may need ventilation in your greenhouse or open the cold frame. Fertilize tall fescue, slow release, low P, crabgrass preventer. Record the dates you plant your seed. Get […]

N.C. Cooperative Extension Scholarship Open For Those In Business-Related Field Of Study

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The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Administrative Professionals Association is accepting applications for the 2023 Herter-O’Neal Scholarship. This scholarship is open to students pursuing an associate’s and/or bachelor’s degree in a business-related field of study or who are enrolled in a diploma program that results in a degree. The statewide winner will be awarded $1,000 for tuition and/or books. District […]

Kimbrell Appointed To Serve As City Clerk

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The Henderson City Council officially appointed Tracey Kimbrell to the position of clerk to the board at its meeting Monday. Kimbrell has served as interim clerk to the board since November, after previous clerk Esther McCrackin retired in late October. John C. Rose and Bill Harris spoke with Kimbrell by phone earlier today and they […]

The Local Skinny! Vance County Schools Receives Awards

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For the third year in a row, Vance County Schools has brought home top honors for excellence in school communications, presented to school districts by the N.C. School Public Relations Association. VCS earned a total of 16 Blue Ribbon awards for outstanding and effective school public relations, according to information from Aarika Sandlin, VCS director of […]

Kittrell Man Sentenced In 2019 Bank Robberies

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A Kittrell man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for his role in two bank robberies in 2019. Stanley Kearney Jr., 27, was sentenced to 190 months earlier this week, according to information from the office of Michael Easley, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The SunTrust bank […]

Ready, Set, Go! Hot Sauce Vendors Can Sign Up Beginning Feb. 15

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Are you ready for some hot sauce? Vendor applications will go live next week as the City of Oxford gears up for the 17th annual NC Hot Sauce Festival, set for Saturday, Sept. 9, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. All applications and payments will be processed online, according to information from Alyssa Blair, Oxford’s […]