Entries by WIZS Staff

Home And Garden Show

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On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. Vance County Regional Farmers Market is closed for the season. We encourage you to buy a North Carolina Christmas Tree this year for the Holidays. “Do You Want to be a Beekeeper?” Workshop, will take place on January 13th, at 6pm at the Vance […]

TownTalk: Dr. Alice Sallins Receives Order Of The Long Leaf Pine

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Longtime educator, community advocate and current Vance County Arts Council Director Dr. Alice Clark Sallins has joined the ranks of The Order of the Long Leaf Pine, becoming the latest local recipient during Sunday services at Holy Temple Church. Sallins said she was “overjoyed” to learn that she was to receive the award, the highest […]

The Local Skinny! Dec. 21 Make-And-Take Program At Perry Library

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They’re making snow at Perry Memorial Library Saturday, Dec. 21! Well, not snow, exactly. More like snowflakes. Youth Services Director Melody Peters said there’s going to be plenty of fun in the process, too, during the make-and-take craft activities that people of all ages are sure to enjoy. The library will have a variety of […]

Franklin County Lands Two Companies That Focus On Reducing Single-Use Plastics

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  — Courtesy of Franklin County Public Information Officer James F. Hicks, III Two new companies are set to establish their first pilot facility and future manufacturing center in Franklin County. TerraSafe Materials, Inc. and its sister company, DisSolves, Inc., are establishing a facility that will create 20 new full-time jobs – with an average […]

The Local Skinny! Friday Car Chase

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  Friday, Dec. 13 proved unlucky for one teenaged motorist who led law enforcement officers on a 30-plus mile chase through Vance and Franklin counties, ending in a crash in Henderson near Chavasse Avenue and Raleigh Road. The driver, 19-year-old Eli-Javron Williams of Roberts Avenue in Vance County, faces a slew of charges, including two […]