Entries by WIZS Staff

RCAPS Annual ‘Pet Palooza’ Saturday, May 3

Bring the whole family out to Ruin Creek Animal Protection Society’s Spring Fling Pet Palooza on Saturday, May 3 for a day of food trucks, crafts, games, photo booths and more! The event will take place at the former Boyd dealership, 284 US 158 bypass from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Vendors are still being […]

Richmond Fed Reserve Bank President Scheduled As Keynote Speaker At VGCC Graduation

–– information courtesy of Vance-Granville Community College Public Information Officer Courtney Cissel Tom Barkin, president of the Federal Reserve Bank in Richmond is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at Vance-Granville Community College May 16 commencement ceremony. The commencement begins at 6 p.m. on the grounds of the Main Campus in Henderson. The community is […]

The Local Skinny! Working Conditions for City Employees

City of Henderson employees will receive a survey in a few weeks to give feedback about working conditions. As City Manager/City Attorney Hassan T. Kingsberry explained to Council members at the April 14 meeting, the survey will be anonymous – employees will not be asked to give their names. Kingsberry told Council members that some […]

Reservation Fees Going Up At State Parks May 1

If you’ve put off making that campsite reservation at one of the parks in the state parks system, you’ve got until Wednesday, April 30 at 11:59 p.m. to do so before prices go up. Effective May 1, 2025, reservation fees at campgrounds and vehicle entrance fees at reservoirs will increase across the state parks system, […]

Commissioners Discuss Support Of New City Communications Tower During Work Session

During a work session Monday, Vance County commissioners heard from city officials about progress being made on construction of a communications tower at the North Henderson ball fields that will be funded, in part, by $2.175 million in federal funds secured by U.S. Congressman Don Davis. City Manager Hassan T. Kingsberry and Assistant City Manager […]

Maria Parham Health’s Cancer Survivor Dinner May 16

— information courtesy of Maria Parham Health Public Information Officer Donna Young Maria Parham Health is hosting its annual Cancer Survivor Dinner on Friday, May 16 and invites survivors and their guests to come be a part of the event to celebrate their strength and resilience in their journeys to overcome cancer. The dinner begins […]

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. Plant transplants on cloudy windless days. Top dress your raised beds with compost or aged manure plus some slow release […]

TownTalk: Child Abuse Prevention Month with S.A.M. Child Advocacy

If you’ve driven down Garnett Street lately, you may have noticed a tree in the yard of 704 S. Garnett St. decorated with blue ribbons. Those ribbons, tied to branches and limbs of that tree, have created a ‘Tree of Hope’ this year to observe National Child Abuse Prevention Month, said Cara Gill, executive director […]