Entries by WIZS Staff

Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Fire-Resistant Landscaping

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Wayne Rowland, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report: Fire resistant landscaping can protect your home from wildfires. 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 · Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Fire-Resistant Landscaping

Vance County Schools’ Student Spotlight Honorees

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– information courtesy of Vance County Schools Vance County Schools kicks off its 2025-26 Student Spotlight program with three students who have been recognized for their hard work, leadership and the positive impact they have in their school communities. Destiny Timberlake from Vance County Early College, Joseph Vida from E.M. Rollins STEAM Academy and Kimberly […]

TownTalk: Kernel Craze Sponsoring Holiday Art Challenge

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Budding artists in Vance County have a unique opportunity to have their artwork appear on Kernel Craze holiday popcorn tins and spread some pride and passion for their community in the process. Stephen Wolf, Kernel Craze founder, said the Holiday Art Challenge is open to K-12 students who live or go to school in Vance […]

The Local Skinny! A Pawsitive Impact in Vance County

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A Henderson teen is focused on reducing the pet surrender rate in Vance County as she works toward her Girl Scout Gold Award achievement to make a “Pawsitive Impact.” Sophomore Neleh-Kate Sandlin said she is partnering with Ruin Creek Animal Protection Society and Vance Cares Community Center to increase awareness to young people about being […]

TownTalk: Around Old Granville – Ridgeway

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Visitors to New York City back in the late 1800’s may have seen advertisements from Ridgeway Estates Co., a group of local men who had big plans for enticing Northerners to move South, to the tiny little community that sits today between Middleburg and Norlina, just over the Warren County line. This corporation had big […]

TownTalk: Sisters Speak Life Pink Out Campaign

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We’re officially into the first few days into autumn, when thoughts turn to football, pumpkin spice everything, and fall colors like orange, yellow and…PINK! October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Freddie Harris and her nonprofit organization Sisters Speak Life want to turn Henderson and Vance County pink to bring awareness to the importance of […]

Home and Garden Show

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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. This Saturday is Honey Day at the Market. There will be honey door prizes. Plenty of local honey for sale. With ample rain forecasted later this week next week would […]