Entries by WIZS Staff

Duke Energy Customers Will See Slight Drop In Rate Prices

The North Carolina Utilities Commission approved the Duke Energy Progress request to lower customer rates by 4.5 percent. The lower rates begin this month.  In a message to WIZS, Duke Energy’s Local Government and Community Relations Manager Beth Townsend said, “It’s important to note that with the cold snap we’re having right now, most customers […]

24-Year-Old Henderson Woman Dead From Gunshot Wound In Tuesday Altercation

— information courtesy of Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow   A 24-year-old Henderson woman is dead and another woman has been charged in connection with the shooting death that happened on Vance Street Tuesday afternoon. According to Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow, officers went to the 800 block of Vance Street about 4:15 p.m. on […]

TownTalk: Joint Public Safety And Fire Commission Meeting

Plans should be in place by summer 2025 to send an additional fire department to structure fires in the county, a move that has the potential to save lives and property, not to mention having a possible positive effect on the county’s insurance rating and property owners’ insurance premiums. Brandon Link, president of the Vance […]

Home And Garden Show

On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. Vance County Regional Farmers Market is open on Saturdays 8am-1pm. “So You Want to be a Beekeeper” Workshop, will take place on December 9th, at 6pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. The Vance and Warren County Beekeepers Association will meet on December […]

Warren County Planning For ‘America 250’ Celebration

In 2026, the nation commemorates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources has created America 250 NC to guide the commemoration in the state. Whether you call it the semiquincentennial, bisesquicentennial, the sestercentennial or the Quarter Millennial, – all of which refer […]

VCS Student Spotlight Winners

 — information courtesy of Grace Herndon, VCS Communication & Innovative Support Vance County Schools recognizes two elementary school students for Student Spotlight honors in November. Kaylor Cross from Dabney Elementary and Ireana Tuck of New Hope Elementary each demonstrate strong leadership qualities and make exceptional contributions at their respective schools. The Student Spotlight program, sponsored […]

TownTalk: Youth Mental Health First Aid

An upcoming workshop at Henderson City Hall is designed to help participants recognize signs that a young person may be experiencing a mental health crisis, as well as offer ways to step in to connect them to agencies and resources that can help. The all-day mental health first aid workshop will be held Saturday, Dec. […]

TownTalk: Vance County Board Of Commissioners Reorganization Meeting

The Vance County Board of Commissioners elected Sean Alston to chair the 7-member board and Carolyn Faines was elected as vice-chair at the regular monthly meeting Monday night. In other action, the commissioners added June 19 – Juneteenth – to the list of county-observed holidays and approved dates for its regular monthly meetings, which will […]