Entries by WIZS Staff

Home And Garden Show

On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Extension: Vance County Regional Farmers Market is open on Saturday from 8am-1pm. Fall Vegetable Garden Workshop on September 30th, at 6:30pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. Led by Wayne Rowland. Register for this workshop by calling the Vance County Cooperative Extension at (252) […]

TownTalk: Night Out Against Crime Tuesday, Oct. 1

The community is invited to the Henderson-Vance County Night Out Against Crime that will be held Tuesday, Oct. 1 beginning at 5 p.m. along Breckenridge Street near the police station. Local law enforcement agencies and other first responders will join a host of community partners and resource groups that serves as a way to build […]

The Local Skinny! Events At Perry Memorial Library

  The Perry Memorial Library is doing its part in the city’s recently launched anti-litter campaign. Youth Services Librarian Melody Peters said upcoming Storytime programs will have an anti-litter theme, and while there might be a little talk about trash, there will be no trash talking. The programs will be held at the library on […]

TownTalk: VGCC Truck Driver Program & National Truck Driver Appreciation Week

  This week is National Truck Driver Appreciation Week and Vance-Granville Community College joins the nation’s trucking industry in a weeklong celebration of the millions of professional truck drivers who deliver America’s freight safely and securely every day. Established by the American Trucking Associations in 1988 to recognize the vital contributions of truck drivers to […]

FLVF Hosts Quarter Auction Friday, Oct. 4

Families Living Violence Free is having a Quarter Auction on Friday, Oct. 4 at Carlee Farms in Granville County. The doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner begins at 6:15 p.m. and the auction begins at 7 p.m., according to information from FLVF Executive Director Amy Langston. Tickets are $25 and include dinner and bidding paddle. […]

Maria Parham Health Offers Prostate Cancer Screening Sept. 19

– Information courtesy of Maria Parham Health Maria Parham Health is sponsoring a free prostate cancer screening clinic Thursday, Sept. 19 as part of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. The American Cancer Society recommends an annual screening for men ages 50 and older. The screening event will be held from 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., according […]

Franklin County Extension Hosts Oct. 11 Forestry Mill Tour

Join the Franklin County Cooperative Extension on a Forestry Mill tour coming up in Louisburg, Tickets are $15 for the Friday, Oct. 11 halfday event and will include tours of Toney Lumber Co. and Smokehouse Lumber Co./Louisburg Hardwoods. The tour begins at 8 a.m. at Franklin Plaza, 279 S. Bickett Blvd. and is scheduled to […]

TownTalk: State Treasurer Folwell On Upcoming Open Enrollment And More

There may be departments, offices and agencies within state government that hog the spotlight and get attention in any number of ways, but few affect the everyday goings-on of residents of North Carolina like the office of the state treasurer. Treasurer Dale Folwell, closing out his second term as the state’s chief financial officer, wears […]