Entries by WIZS Staff

VGCC, Western Carolina University Partnership Turns Vanguards Into Catamounts

— Information courtesy of VGCC Public Information Officer Courtney Cissel More than 300 miles separate Vance-Granville Community College and Western Carolina University—but thanks to a new partnership, the two schools are now much closer than the physical distance that separates them. On Thursday, Feb. 6, VGCC President Rachel Desmarais, WCU Chancellor Kelli R. Brown and […]

Home And Garden Show

On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. The Granville-Vance-Warren Beginner Beekeepers School will have their next session on Saturday, February 15th at 9:00am at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. If you have ordered your seeds, organize your seeds according to when are going to plant them. Install a good thermometer […]

TownTalk: Council Amends Mayor’s Office Project And Programming Budget

The Henderson City Council approved a resolution Monday that amends the Projects and Programming Budget to include $5,000 to be used by Mayor Melissa Elliott to pay for training and other programs she attends in her role as mayor. The vote was 4-1, with Council member Sam Seifert casting the no vote. Voting in favor […]

Annual Farmers Market Meeting Feb. 18 At 6 PM for Interested Vendors

This is the time of year that gardeners have been waiting for all winter – they’re perusing seed catalogs and making plans for what to plant and what new vegetable varieties to try this growing season. It’s also the time for those producers that sell – or want to sell – their produce, fruit and […]

Maria Parham Health To Hold RN Open House Feb. 20

Maria Parham Health will host an RN Open House on Thursday, Feb. 20 and invites all Registered Nurses, as well as nursing students and recent graduates to attend. The Open House, which will take place at the hospital from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., provides an opportunity for nurses and future nurses to explore job […]