Entries by WIZS Staff

Register To Vote By Sept. 12 In Upcoming Municipal Elections

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  Voter registration deadlines are approaching for eligible North Carolinians who wish to vote on Election Day in October and November municipal elections. Municipal elections in Vance County take place Tuesday, Oct. 7. The deadline to register to vote in this election is 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12. The N.C. State Board of Elections […]

Vance County Schools Names Jeremy Hetrick As School Nutrition Services Director

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Vance County Schools has named Jeremy Hetrick as the district’s new director of School Nutrition Services. Hetrick brings more than two decades of leadership experience in food service administration, school nutrition and operations management to his new role. He has a proven track record of improving nutrition programs, overseeing large-scale budgets and ensuring compliance with USDA […]

Shaping the Future in Henderson & Vance County

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It’s called “Shaping the Future: A Community Empowerment Extravaganza” and Higher is Waiting Executive Director Jayden Watkins said it’s part back-to-school, part community gathering combined with a whole lot of fun. “The purpose of the event is to bring the community together,” Watkins told WIZS’s Scout Hughes Monday. Watkins, 17 and a rising senior at […]

Cooperative Extension with Michael Ellington: National Farmers Market Week

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Michael Ellington, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report: We talk about the upcoming events at the farmers market in the month of August, including the National Farmers Market Week celebration on August 9th! Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & […]

The Local Skinny! Trent Ayscue Retires From Henderson Fire Department

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The Henderson Fire Department was the place to be Friday as colleagues, family and friends paid tribute to Trent Ayscue, who retired after more than three decades of service. Ayscue, who retired as a battalion chief, said he’d entertain the idea of coming back to work part-time after the required month of separation after retirement, […]

One Arrested On Drug Charges

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From the office of Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame On Thursday, July 24, 2025 members of the Vance County Sheriff’s Office VICE/Narcotics Unit and the Henderson Police Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant at 3764 Warrenton Rd., as part of an investigation into heroin trafficking at the residence. Investigators located and seized Heroin, Cocaine, US […]