Entries by WIZS Staff

TownTalk: Sisters Speak Life Pink Out Campaign

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

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 […]

The Local Skinny! Municipal Elections, Ward 4

Editor’s Note: Early voting for the Oct. 7 nonpartisan municipal elections has begun and continues through Saturday, Oct. 4. As part of WIZS’s ongoing coverage of the four Henderson City Council contests, Wednesday’s segment of The Local Skinny! focuses on the Ward 4 seat. Challenger Catherine “Kitty” Gill responded to a list of questions from […]

The Local Skinny! Municipal Elections, Ward 1 At-Large

Editor’s Note: Early voting for the Oct. 7 nonpartisan municipal elections has begun and continues through Saturday, Oct. 4. As part of WIZS’s ongoing coverage of the four Henderson City Council contests, Tuesday’s segment of The Local Skinny! focuses on the Ward 1 at-large seat. Challengers Kenia Gómez-Jimenez and Clementine “Tina” Hunter responded to a […]

Sossamon Announces Bid For District 32 House Seat In 2026

Frank Sossamon has announced that he will run again in 2026 for the District 32 seat in the N.C. House of Representatives. In a press release dated Aug. 27, Sossamon said, “I have been serving in this community as a pastor, job creator, grief counselor and volunteer for over four decades. My life is about […]

The Local Skinny! Municipal Elections, Ward 2 At Large

Editor’s Note: Early voting for the Oct. 7 nonpartisan municipal elections has begun and continues through Saturday, Oct. 4. As part of WIZS’s ongoing coverage of the four Henderson City Council contests, Monday’s segment of The Local Skinny! focuses on the Ward 2 at-large seat. Lamont Noel, the incumbent, and challenger George Mayo responded to […]

Operation Resilience – A Coordinated Enforcement Operation in Henderson

Press Conference Audio WIZS Radio · Operation Resilience_Press Conference_091925 *************** Update 9-20-25 at 10 a.m. With the Henderson Police Station as a backdrop, representatives from local, state and federal law enforcement agencies announced Friday the arrests of five individuals on federal charges ranging from drugs violations to possession of firearms. Operation Resilience cast a wide […]