Entries by WIZS Staff

Warren County Health Dept. Hosts Women’s Heart Health Lunch And Learn Feb. 13

Today is National Wear Red Day! The Warren County Health Department invites member of the community to join the national movement by not only wearing red today, but by sharing photos on Facebook and tagging the health department in the posts. Not into Facebook? Send photos to tanishalyons@warrencountync.gov and we can post the pictures on […]

NC Foundation For Soil And Water Conservation Scholarships Available

The North Carolina Foundation for Soil and Water Conservation is offering scholarships to students who are currently studying or plan to seek a degree in natural resource management at a college, university or community college in North Carolina. Scholarship applications are open now and will be available until March 1, 2025. Find the application at https://ncsoilwater.org/careers-in-conservation-scholarship-program-application/  […]

Thornton Library’s North Carolina Room Gets $4K Gift

The North Carolina Room at the Richard H. Thornton Library has received a $4,000 gift from an anonymous donor via the Friends of the Library. This is the largest single donation received by the North Carolina room during the 16 years North Carolina Room Specialist Mark Pace has been at the helm. The unnamed donor grew up […]

TownTalk: Community Information Series To Feature Mayor Elliott

Henderson Mayor Melissa Elliott can be found at the city building on Rose Avenue for monthly Council meetings, but you’re also likely to spot her most anywhere across town in any number of places promoting the city and supporting its residents. Elliott was at the Senior Center Thursday morning to help senior adults create “vision […]

The Local Skinny! Free Health Clinic Returning To Henderson

Free medical, dental and vision services are returning to Henderson for a third year in early March when the Duke Remote Area Medical clinic sets up shop at Vance Charter School. The two-day clinic is scheduled for Saturday, Mar. 1 and Sunday, Mar. 2. The clinic doors open at 6 a.m. each morning and will […]

H-V Chamber Seeks Nominations For Annual Awards; Deadline Feb. 28

The Citizen of the Year and Small Business of the Year are annual awards presented by the Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce at the annual meeting and banquet. This year’s banquet will be held Thursday, April 3. Nominations for both these awards are available now. The deadline to submit nomination forms is 5 p.m. on […]

Auto Owners, Brace Yourselves For Possible Insurance Rate Increase

North Carolina insurance companies have requested a statewide average 22.6 percent increase in automobile insurance rates. The North Carolina Rate Bureau, which represents the automobile insurance companies in the state and is not a part of the Department of Insurance, filed the request with the Department on Monday. The insurance companies requested that the rates […]