Entries by WIZS Staff

Reservation Fees Going Up At State Parks May 1

If you’ve put off making that campsite reservation at one of the parks in the state parks system, you’ve got until Wednesday, April 30 at 11:59 p.m. to do so before prices go up. Effective May 1, 2025, reservation fees at campgrounds and vehicle entrance fees at reservoirs will increase across the state parks system, […]

Commissioners Discuss Support Of New City Communications Tower During Work Session

During a work session Monday, Vance County commissioners heard from city officials about progress being made on construction of a communications tower at the North Henderson ball fields that will be funded, in part, by $2.175 million in federal funds secured by U.S. Congressman Don Davis. City Manager Hassan T. Kingsberry and Assistant City Manager […]

Maria Parham Health’s Cancer Survivor Dinner May 16

— information courtesy of Maria Parham Health Public Information Officer Donna Young Maria Parham Health is hosting its annual Cancer Survivor Dinner on Friday, May 16 and invites survivors and their guests to come be a part of the event to celebrate their strength and resilience in their journeys to overcome cancer. The dinner begins […]

Home and Garden Show

On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. The Integrated Pest Management For The Home Garden Workshop will be on May 5th, 2025 at 6:30pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. Plant transplants on cloudy windless days. Top dress your raised beds with compost or aged manure plus some slow release […]

TownTalk: Child Abuse Prevention Month with S.A.M. Child Advocacy

If you’ve driven down Garnett Street lately, you may have noticed a tree in the yard of 704 S. Garnett St. decorated with blue ribbons. Those ribbons, tied to branches and limbs of that tree, have created a ‘Tree of Hope’ this year to observe National Child Abuse Prevention Month, said Cara Gill, executive director […]

Maria Parham Health Releases 2024 Community Benefit Report

— Donna Young, Maria Parham Health Public Information Officer Maria Parham Health has published its community benefit report for the 2024 calendar year. This annual report outlines the various ways the hospital is working to support the health and economic vitality of the Henderson/Vance County region as part of its mission of making communities healthier®. “For more than […]