Entries by WIZS Staff

Cooperative Extension: Disaster Preparedness, Pesticide Class, Master Gardener Training

Michael Ellington, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report: This segment has a few brief tips on how to be better prepared for disasters. It also reminds license holders of an upcoming pesticide class and announces an upcoming Master Gardener training course. Links — go.ncsu.edu/commercialpesticide — https://ncdisaster.ces.ncsu.edu/preparedness/ Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or […]

Magnolia Ernest Summer Pool Hours Begin Tuesday, June 17

Make a splash at the Magnolia Ernest Recreation Center – the pool is opening Tuesday, June 17! Summer pool hours are: Tuesday – Friday 12 noon – 2 p.m., 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Saturday 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. – […]

Arrest Made in Double Homicide Investigation

This morning, at approximately 9 (o’clock), Michael Sharron Wright (age 41) was taken into custody without incident by Sheriff Robert Fountain of the Granville County Sheriff’s Office. Wright was apprehended in connection with the June 15, 2025, double homicide on Maple Street in Henderson. Following his arrest, investigators from the Henderson Police Department processed Wright […]

Master Gardener Volunteer Class Forming Now For Aug. 14 Kickoff

A new Master Gardener Volunteer class is getting underway in mid-August and gardeners and plant enthusiasts of all levels are invited to sign up. The classes will be held on Thursdays at the Berea Fire Station or the Vance County Regional Farmers Market beginning Aug. 14 and running through Nov. 20, according to information from […]

Warren County Nominees Needed For ‘Heroic Hands’ Recognition

The North Carolina Association of County Commissioners has launched an initiative called “Heroic Hands” to recognize a county government employee from each of the 100 counties across the state who goes “above and beyond in serving their county. Warren County Commissioner Tare “T” Davis is president of the association, and it’s Warren County’s turn to […]

Community ‘Read-In’ Event Kicks Off Wednesday, June 25

Calling all readers to join in a community “Read-In” that will be held this summer on the last Wednesdays of the months of June, July and August. The last Wednesday in June is June 25. Bring a chair or a blanket and a book, magazine or newspaper and spend an hour on the lawn across […]