Entries by WIZS Staff

The Local Skinny! April 13: Jobs In Vance

Jobs In Vance – Week of April 13, 2021 The Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce compiles the job listings each week and, in partnership with WIZS, provides the information for publication here and on the radio. Charles Boyd Chevrolet Charles Boyd Chevrolet is in immediate need for Sales Consultants and Automotive Technicians. Go by the dealership […]

Shiloh Vaccination Clinic New Date Apr 16

On Friday, April 16, 2021, Shiloh Baptist Church is hosting a Community COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic with free food and PPE distributions. The community is invited to come get their vaccines from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at 635 S. College Street in Henderson. The vaccine clinic will be conducted through drive-up or walk-up service, with […]

From Covid Ashes Rises a Phoenix of Brotherly Love and Support

— submitted by Sheriff Curtis Brame If anything positive can be said about COVID in Vance and the surrounding counties, it is how this pandemic has brought groups of people together and true brotherhood has come shining through. Henderson lost two beloved officers due to complications from COVID. Captain Mike Davis of the Henderson Police […]

Horse Owners – EEE Vaccine Reminder Spring 2021

Area horse and donkey owners, take note: It’s time to start thinking about making sure your equines are vaccinated against a couple of mosquito-borne illnesses that often prove fatal to the animals that contract them. N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler said Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis (EEE) and West Nile Virus are two illnesses that can be […]

Perry Memorial Library Reopened April 5

As of Monday, April 5, Perry Memorial Library is open for all those book lovers who have missed browsing shelves for their next interesting read. The library Patrons can again enter the building to check out books and use the computers.  The library will be open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to noon and from […]

“The Hope of Easter” Billy Graham Radio Special

“The Hope of Easter,” a Billy Graham Radio Special and production of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, aired Tuesday, April 30, 2021 at 11 a.m. on WIZS. The program will air again on WIZS 1450 AM / 100.1 FM on Easter Sunday at 4:30 p.m. If you would like to listen online, the audio is […]

The Local Skinny! March 30; Speed A Little, Lose A Lot

— information from NCDOT press release Education Leaders Drive Home Safe Driving Message ‘Speed A Little. Lose A Lot’ Enforcement Underway Across North Carolina State education leaders are teaming up with the N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program (NCGHSP) to help sound the alarm about speeding, one of the leading causes of death in children and a major cause […]

Vance County Schools Receiving Lifesaving Bike Helmets from State

— Vance County Schools Press Release Vance County Schools will be receiving 75 bike helmets as part of an ongoing program to reduce bicycle injuries and deaths in North Carolina. These helmets are being provided through NCDOT’s Bicycle Helmet Initiative. The Bicycle Helmet Initiative began in 2007 and has distributed thousands of helmets since its […]

HVRPD announces class listings

The Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Department has several class offerings at Aycock Recreational Center to get you moving on land or in the water. Below are the listings, along with times and costs, according to Tara Goolsby, program superintendent for HVRPD. Yoga – Classes are Thursdays from 6:15 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sessions teach Basic […]