Entries by WIZS Staff

Granville Health System Announces 2024 Sam Perry Scholarship Winners

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 – information courtesy of Granville Health System The Granville Health System Foundation has announced names of three recipients of the 2024 Sam Perry Scholarship, awarded to high school graduates who are pursuing careers in the field of health care. Jenna Radford, Caelyn Bunn and Gracie Bullock, all of Oxford, have been selected to receive the […]

TownTalk: Ducky Derby Coming September 21

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When you bring the family down to this year’s annual Ducky Derby in downtown Henderson, Kimiko Williams suggests you bring a change of clothes for the kiddos – at least a towel – because the water flowing down Garnett Street acts just like a magnet, figuratively speaking, of course. “When they see that water, the […]

Perry Library To Celebrate 100th Birthday

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Perry Library has had several locations during its 99 years and 11 months of providing book-lending services to the area. And now, as library staff and the community prepare to celebrate 100 years, Youth Services Director Melody Peters says she’s weaving a birthday theme into a number of programs leading up to a very special […]

TownTalk: Bobby West – Grace Ministries

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Grace Ministries has a busy weekend on tap, with an outdoor concert on Friday evening and its annual Family Fun Day on Saturday. Bobby West invites the community to join in the festivities for both events. The weather forecast is calling for nice weather each day, making conditions just right for what West and others […]

The Local Skinny! John Mattocks – Vance Recovery

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John Mattocks, program director at Vance Recovery, told county commissioners the opioid treatment center’s marketing campaign can be a little tough: individuals who are in recovery and beating the addiction odds aren’t usually the ones giving testimonials. “Our successes are invisible,” Mattocks told commissioners at the Aug. 5 meeting. “All of my failures come with […]

Cooperative Extension With Wayne Rowland: Mosquito Control

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If April showers bring May flowers, what do deluges from summer storms and hurricanes bring? Mosquitoes. Anyone who has ever swatted at those buzzing insects surely will agree that mosquitoes are a nuisance, not to mention unwelcome pests. But in addition to their general peskiness, mosquitoes also transmit diseases to humans and wild and domesticated […]

Back-To-School Review Of Safety Tips For Students, Motorists

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– information courtesy of Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame As schools get back in session over the next couple of weeks, Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame reminds the public of some basic safety tips that will help keep schoolchildren safe as they make their way to and from school, whether walking, riding a bike, or […]