Entries by WIZS Staff

Heart Healthy Lunch and Learn at Maria Parham Feb. 27

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There are still a few days left in February, and health care professionals at Maria Parham Health want the community to be informed about heart health and prevention of cardiovascular disease. Dr. Araba Ofosu-Somuah, an interventional cardiologist, is a speaker at an upcoming Lunch and Learn event on Thursday, Feb. 27 at the hospital. Ofosu […]

TownTalk: On The Radio 2-19-24

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Listen to this edition of TownTalk from Wednesday, February 19th, 2025 from John Charles Rose! Click Play! WIZS Radio · TownTalk: On The Radio 2-19-24

4-H Dairy Youth Program Interest Meeting Re-Scheduled To Tuesday, Feb. 25

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Youth in Warren and Franklin counties interested in showing dairy calves are invited to a 4-H Dairy Youth Program interest meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 25 in Louisburg. This meeting was originally scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 20, but has been re-scheduled because of the winter storm. The Feb. 25 meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at […]

Home And Garden Show

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On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. The Granville-Vance-Warren Beginner Beekeepers School will have their next session on Saturday, March 1st, at 9:00am at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. The Vance-Warren Beekeepers Association will have their March meeting on Monday, March 10th, starting at 7:00pm at the Vance County Regional […]

29-Year-Old Arrested On Charges Of Trafficking Heroin, Opioids

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— from Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame On Tuesday, February 18, 2025 members of the Vance County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit and Henderson Police Department executed a search warrant at 252 New Bethel Church Rd. Lot 6 Henderson, NC 27537 after complaints narcotics were being sold from the residence. The main target of this investigation, […]

Bread, Check! Milk, Check! Prepare For Winter Weather

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Southerners have long been the butt of jokes about preparing for winter weather: We flock to grocery stores and hit the milk and bread sections, leaving behind empty, bare shelves in our wake. But there are plenty of other suggestions that people here in the South – and elsewhere – should keep in mind when […]

The Local Skinny! Events At Perry Memorial Library

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Vance County Commissioner Valencia Perry will join Melody Peters next week for a special Story Time program as part of Perry Memorial Library’s celebration of Black History Month. “I’m so excited that she can come,” Peters said on Tuesday’s segment of The Local Skinny! “She’s amazing!” Perry was elected to District 2 in 2024 and […]