Entries by WIZS Staff

TownTalk: Proper Political Sign Placement

With the upcoming election just more than three months away, Vance County Republican Party Chairman Jimmy Barrier reminds local residents that although political signs may be placed on private property, campaigners are supposed to wait until 30 days before early voting begins to place signs in public right-of-way spaces. That day for the Nov. 5 […]

Vance County Vipers Football Jamboree Moved to Wednesday, Aug. 14

The Vance County High School football Jamboree has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 6 p.m., but Head Coach Aaron Elliott is trying to look on the bright side and make the best of the situation, brought on by the approaching Tropical Storm Debby and forecasts of heavy rains. In the “plus” category, Elliott […]

Perry Memorial Library – Summer Reading Program Big Success

Participants of the first Story Time at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market will be nice and dry Wednesday morning (or were nice and dry depending on when you are reading this) and safe from the rains from Tropical Storm Debby. It’s National Farmers Market Week, and Perry Memorial Library is joining in the celebration […]

The Local Skinny! Salvation Army

Major Beth Mallard is the Salvation Army’s new Corps officer serving at the Henderson location. The organization made the announcement in mid-June; Mallard is one of a couple of dozen corps officers that assumed their new assignments across the Carolinas. Mallard succeeds the husband-wife team of Captains Joshua and Amanda Keaton, who served at the […]

TownTalk: William Coker, Vance County Animal Services Chief

For Vance County Animal Services Director William Coker, the name of the game is cultivating partnerships. Community partners raise awareness when it comes to reducing the pet population. Corporate partners provide space for adoption and vaccination events. And, individual partners fall in love with the cutest little pups or kittens and give them forever homes. […]