Entries by WIZS Staff

The Local Skinny! Chase Results In Arrest Of Local Man

-Press release from the office of Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame On Friday, July 19 at approximately 1:30 p.m., the Vance County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by the Granville County Sheriff’s Office for assistance in locating a wanted person, who has outstanding warrants for Felony Flee to Elude, and Assault with a Deadly Weapon on […]

Donate Children’s Books To Contribute To 2024 Leadership Vance Class Project

The 2024 Leadership Vance class invites the community to pitch in to help make their class project a success by donating children’s books that will be used to stock “Little Library” boxes at Fox Pond Park. Please donate new or gently used children’s books and drop them off at any of several locations across Henderson, […]

KTCOG Hosting Family Caregiver Conference Aug. 6; Focus On Dementia Care

The Kerr Tar Family Caregiver Conference is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 6 and registration is now open for family caregivers and professionals who are interested in learning about caring for individuals with dementia. The half-day conference begins at 9 a.m. with check-in, breakfast and networking at the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center Auditorium. The conference […]

Franklin County Plans To Add High-Speed Internet To 2,374 More Locations

Information courtesy of Franklin County Public Information Officer James F. Hicks III   More than 2,300 locations in Franklin County will be added to the growing list of places getting high speed broadband internet access. Through new Completing Access to Broadband grant funding, Brightspeed – formerly CenturyLink and Lumen – will begin deploying high speed […]

Men’s Shelter Hits Snag; Move-In Day Delayed

Move-in day at the new City Road Center for Hope men’s shelter has been delayed while a few issues with final inspections are resolved, but shelter officials have said they hope all will be addressed in as timely a manner as possible and the shelter can become fully operational. “In spite of all of our […]

Officials Monitoring Possible NC Impact Following July 6 South Hill Fire

UPDATED July 19, 1:30 p.m.   information from the office of Interim Warren County Manager Crystal Smith The Virginia Department of Health  is lifting portions of the recreational water and fish consumption advisories issued in response to the July 6 chemical storage facility fire in South Hill. The portion of the advisory being lifted is […]

The Local Skinny! Carolina Payroll Partners Business Spotlight

Mel Manning and Carolina Payroll Partners, LLC received a recent shout-out from the Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce as recipient of the Chamber Spotlight. Manning works out of Morehead City now, but he said he and partner Seth Ward can successfully meet their clients’ needs, thanks to technology and online software. For the past four […]

TownTalk: Welcome Chapel Pastor Celebrates Anniversary With Aug. 4 Service

Welcome Chapel Missionary Baptist Church is hosting a special celebration to mark the first anniversary of its minister, the Rev. Dennis White. The community is invited to take part in the event, which is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 4 at 3 p.m. White was a guest on Wednesday’s TownTalk to discuss details of what will […]

Home and Garden Show

On the Home and Garden Show with Vance County Cooperative Extension Agent Wayne Rowland: The lastest at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market Check your garden notebook for when vegetables were planted, last top dressing of fertilizer, spray applications to keep track of what you have done in the garden and what you need to […]