Entries by WIZS Staff

Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Ticks

On the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report from Wayne Rowland: Use insect repellants when in the outdoors to help protect you from ticks. Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs. Click Play! WIZS Radio · Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: […]

Vance County Schools Celebrates Top Ten Percent In 2025 Graduating Class

Vance County Schools honored students in the Top 10 Percent of the Class of 2025 Thursday during its Evening of Academic Excellence at the Atrium on the campus of the Center for Innovation. The Vance County High School Chorus, under the direction of Dr. Korwind Stokes, delivered a moving performance, setting the tone for an […]

Man Charged In Connection With April 18 Best Bet Break-In

From Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame On April 18, 2025 the Vance County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the Best Bet Gas Station located at 4765 NC Hwy 39 South, Henderson, North Carolina 27537 in reference to an alarm. Deputies arrived on scene to find the front glass door was shattered. Deputies entered the store, […]

Collision On I-85 Wednesday Pins One Driver In Vehicle; No Serious Injuries Reported

From Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow On the evening of April 30, 2025, at approximately 8:30 PM, a two-vehicle collision occurred on Interstate 85 near the 213-mile marker. The incident involved a 2015 Freightliner box-style truck and a 2018 Volvo semi-truck. Preliminary reports indicate that the collision occurred when the Freightliner struck the rear of […]

Watkins Fire Dept. BBQ/Chicken Plate Sale May 2nd

EVENT WAS HUGE SUCCESS. SOLD OUT! ************************** Stop by the Watkins Fire Department Friday, May 2 for lunch or supper – or both! The spring BBQ and Chicken fundraiser will take place at the fire department, 1590 Horseshoe Bend Rd., and Chief Brandon Link said he always looks forward to seeing the community come out […]

TownTalk: Shriners Fish Fry Coming May 14th

The Tri-County Shrine Club is in the final planning stages of the annual Fish Fry to benefit Shriners Children’s Hospitals. The menu is the same, but Shriner Donald Seifert said the May 14 event will take place in a new location and customers can enjoy an eat-in option. “We’ve missed the eat-in option,” Seifert said […]

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. If you have questions about insect and disease problems call or come by the Cooperative Extension call (252) 438-8188. During […]