Entries by WIZS Staff

Cooperative Extension with Jamon Glover: Your Circle Matters

Jamon Glover, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report: We continue our role model and mentorship series, specifically building a circle of voices that you trust around your child. Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs. Click Play! WIZS Radio […]

TownTalk: Gill Wins Ward 4, Henderson City Council Seats Come December

As a result of Tuesday’s runoff election for the Ward 4 seat on the Henderson City Council, Catherine “Kitty” Gill will join fellow newcomer Kenia Gomez-Jimenez and two incumbents to be sworn in at the City Council’s December meeting. Gill beat incumbent Ola Thorpe-Cooper to take the seat. Gomez-Jimenez beat incumbent Ward 1 at-large Council […]

Home and Garden Show

On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is open on Saturdays from 8am to 1pm. The Vance-Warren Beekeepers Association will meet on November 10th at 7pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. Peak season for soil sample. The fees start on November 26. It’s […]

City Of Oxford Nov. 4 Election Results

Oxford Mayor Guillermo Nurse won re-election Tuesday, defeating challenger Jim Crawford by 251 votes. The final count Tuesday night was 1,107 for Nurse – 56.31 percent –  and 856 – 43.54 percent – for Crawford, according to unofficial results on the N.C. State Board of Elections website. Karen McGhee, Scotty Brooks, Kate Kelly and S. […]

Oxford Police Chief Patricia Ford Resigns

The City of Oxford announced Tuesday afternoon the resignation of Police Chief Patricia Ford. Ford was the first female captain and the first female chief for the Oxford Police Department. She leaves with 29 years of service in law enforcement. City commissioners thanked Ford for her dedication to the police department and to the community […]

Nov. 11 Community Info Series Topic: ‘Move Your Career Path Forward’

The next Community Information Series features a workshop titled “Move Your Career Path Forward” on Tuesday, Nov. 11 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Baskerville Funeral Home Chapel, 104 S. Chestnut St., Henderson. The community is invited to attend this session, led by Vance-Granville Community College Experiential Learning Coordinator LaShawn Hawley. Join us for […]