Entries by WIZS Staff

Home And Garden Show

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On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.  Vance County Regional Farmers Market is open on Saturdays 8am-1pm Vermiculture and Vermicomposting with Earthworms Workshop taking place on Monday, November 4th, starting at 6:30pm, led by Wayne Rowland. It will be at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. We might get a touch […]

TownTalk: S!stersSpeakLife Plans Breast Cancer Awareness Event

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The van that will be parked at Aycock Rec Center Saturday, Oct. 19 is equipped with potentially life-saving equipment for women across the area. It’s a mobile diagnostic lab of Invision Diagnostics and Freddie Harris of S!stersSpeakLife said 17 women have already signed up for the mammograms that will be taken inside that van. Harris, […]

Applications Being Accepted Now For Lincoln Height Apartments

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The Vance County Housing Authority at Lincoln Height Apartments is accepting applications for two- and three-bedroom apartments.  Applications are accepted on Tuesdays, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 224 Lincoln St., Henderson. Executive Director Bonita R. Hawkins said applicants must bring original birth certificates and original Social Security cards for everyone whose name appears on […]

TownTalk: Show, Shine, Shag & Dine Event Friday and Saturday

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Back for its 22nd year, the Show, Shine, Shag & Dine takes over Garnett Street in downtown Henderson Saturday, Oct. 19 for a daylong celebration of all types of cars – custom, antique, racers and more. But there’s also a pre-show BBQ and cruise-in that takes place at Satterwhite Point Park on Kerr Lake Friday, […]

‘Cops on Top’ for Special Olympics

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The “Cops on Top” fundraiser to support Special Olympics has wrapped up. It was held from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Oct. 15, 2024 at Chick-fil-A of Henderson. City and county government leaders joined representatives of local law enforcement agencies at the Dabney Drive location for a chance to purchase t-shirts and hats, with […]

The Local Skinny! Fall Festival At Perry Memorial Library

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Perry Memorial Library is getting ready for its fall festival, and Youth Services Librarian Melody Peters said there will be something for everyone to enjoy, including carnival games and more. The festival will be Tuesday, Oct. 22 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., and the weather forecast is calling for perfect autumn weather, with sunny […]

TownTalk: Salvation Army Basketball Tournament Fundraiser

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The Salvation Army is looking for another basketball team to come out and support its inaugural effort to raise money for playground improvements. Three teams are signed up, but the Salvation Army’s Boys & Girls Club Area Director Hope Allen said she’d like one more to sign up, which would allow for a double-elimination format […]