Entries by WIZS Staff

TownTalk: Maria Parham Health Wall Breaking Ceremony and Staff Recognition

Maria Parham Health has embarked on a construction project that will make trips to the Emergency Department safer and more efficient, especially for individuals with behavioral health challenges or substance abuse issues. The project to transform the ED area will take months to complete, but the hospital can’t just shut down while construction is going […]

Cooperative Extension with Michael Ellington: Gardening and Vendor Opportunities

Today’s segment covers ongoing gardening and vendor opportunities with the farmers market and offers a reminder of upcoming educational events. Community Garden Volunteer Form (March 21st, 29th, April 11th) https://go.ncsu.edu/vcrfmgarden Planting: A Spring Vegetable Planting Guide (March 31st) http://go.ncsu.edu/vancespringgarden Food Farmacy – A Health and Wellness Event (May 2nd) https://go.ncsu.edu/foodfarmacy Vance County Regional Farmers Market […]

NC Celebrates Arbor Day Friday, Mar. 21

— courtesy of N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Sciences North Carolina will observe Arbor Day Friday, March 21, to commemorate the annual tree-planting holiday. “Planting trees is important because they clean the air we breathe and the water we drink. Trees increase our property values, lower our energy consumption and costs, help control stormwater, […]

TownTalk: Vance County Animal Shelter Receives Grant for Spay and Neuter

Thanks to a collaboration that involves non-profit agencies, Vance County Animal Services and the Vance County Board of Commissioners, Animal Services Manager William Coker and his staff have $20,000 to spend on a spay/neuter program for dogs and cats. When the folks at Ruin Creek Animal Protection Society passed along information about a $10,000 matching […]

Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Types of Gardens

On the Vance County Cooperative Extension report from Wayne Rowland: The different types of gardens to meet each gardener’s needs. Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs. Click Play! WIZS Radio · Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Types of Gardens

Vance County Schools Names March Student Spotlight Winners

— information courtesy of Vance County Schools Vance County Schools is proud to announce the recognition of outstanding students as the March Student Spotlights for the 2024-2025 academic year. Zahra Hendricks of Pinkston Street Elementary, Kanaelah Miles of L.B. Yancey Elementary, and Awwad Almawri at E.O. Young Elementary have been honored for their exceptional qualities […]

Warren County Site Of Kickoff Event To Mark ‘Small Farms Week’ Mar. 24-28

The N.C. Cooperative Extension’s Small Farms Week begins Monday, Mar. 24 in Warren County, home of last year’s Small Farmer of the Year Patrick Brown of Brown Family Farms. The kickoff event begins at 9:30 a.m. at the Warren County Armory Civic Center and includes a catered lunch, panel discussion and will culminate with a […]