Entries by WIZS Staff

FLVF Hosts Quarter Auction Friday, Oct. 4

Families Living Violence Free is having a Quarter Auction on Friday, Oct. 4 at Carlee Farms in Granville County. The doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner begins at 6:15 p.m. and the auction begins at 7 p.m., according to information from FLVF Executive Director Amy Langston. Tickets are $25 and include dinner and bidding paddle. […]

Maria Parham Health Offers Prostate Cancer Screening Sept. 19

– Information courtesy of Maria Parham Health Maria Parham Health is sponsoring a free prostate cancer screening clinic Thursday, Sept. 19 as part of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. The American Cancer Society recommends an annual screening for men ages 50 and older. The screening event will be held from 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., according […]

Franklin County Extension Hosts Oct. 11 Forestry Mill Tour

Join the Franklin County Cooperative Extension on a Forestry Mill tour coming up in Louisburg, Tickets are $15 for the Friday, Oct. 11 halfday event and will include tours of Toney Lumber Co. and Smokehouse Lumber Co./Louisburg Hardwoods. The tour begins at 8 a.m. at Franklin Plaza, 279 S. Bickett Blvd. and is scheduled to […]

TownTalk: State Treasurer Folwell On Upcoming Open Enrollment And More

There may be departments, offices and agencies within state government that hog the spotlight and get attention in any number of ways, but few affect the everyday goings-on of residents of North Carolina like the office of the state treasurer. Treasurer Dale Folwell, closing out his second term as the state’s chief financial officer, wears […]

Relief Programs For Qualified Homeowners May Reduce Sting From Tax Bill

The deadline to appeal 2024 property tax valuations has passed, and technically, so has the deadline for qualified homeowners to try to get some relief from those tax bills, due before Jan. 6, 2025 to avoid a 2 percent interest penalty. June 1 was the deadline to appeal – and apparently to apply for the […]

Suspect Charged In Deadly Early-Morning Shooting

– press release from Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow   On September 14, 2024, at approximately 1:40 AM, officers of the Henderson Police Department were dispatched to 1126 Maple Street in response to a shooting. Upon arrival, they found Romids A. Miles, age 40, with a gunshot wound. Life-saving measures were administered by Henderson Police […]

Death Investigation Suggests 21-Year-Old Died By Suicide

The Vance County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the death of a 21-year-old man who was found Wednesday morning, but District Attorney Mike Waters said the man apparently took his own life. In a phone interview with WIZS News on Friday afternoon, Waters said he had reviewed evidence in the case and the evidence suggests […]