Entries by WIZS Staff

11 Miles Of Vance County Roads Included In NCDOT $1.2M Improvement Project

— Information courtesy of the N.C. Department of Transportation The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded an almost $1.2 million contract to Sunrock Industries, LLC to improve more than 11 miles of roadway in Vance County. NCDOT spokesperson Kim Deaner released the information on Thursday, May. 15. The contractor will improve 11 sections of secondary […]

Maria Parham Health Celebrates National Nurses Week With Food, Fun, Gifts Galore!

— information courtesy of Donna Young, Maria Parham Health Marketing & Communications coordinator The nurses at Maria Parham Health enjoyed a little pampering during the recent National Nurses Week, celebrated May 6-9, to honor their extraordinary dedication, compassion and resilience of its nursing team. Throughout the week, events were held to show appreciation for the […]

Vance County Schools Named National District Of Distinction By National Beta

— information courtesy of Vance County Schools Vance County Schools has been named a 2024-2025 National District of Distinction by National Beta, an independent nonprofit organization that recognizes high academic achievement and encourages service to others. This award is given to school districts which offer National Beta in all schools in their district and induct […]

The Local Skinny! County Manager Releases Revised Budget

Vance County Manager C. Renee Perry said that her $64.3 million proposed budget presented to commissioners last week had some missing information, which prompted a line-by-line review of the numbers to create a revised budget. The revised budget seems to be about $600,000 more than the original budget, coming in at $64,933,833. “I know errors […]

TownTalk: Henderson City Council Meeting Budget Presented

Henderson Finance Director Joey Fuqua presented the FY 2025-26 proposed budget of $54.5 million to the City Council Monday. The balanced budget means that no tax increase will be called for, but the city will have to dip big into its fund balance – to the tune of $4,058,000. Fuqua called the budget “conservative” and […]