Entries by WIZS Staff

The Local Skinny! Job Fair Coming to VGCC

More than 50 employers are expected to attend Vance-Granville Community College’s Spring Graduate Career Fair Thursday, and organizers are excited to see how the networking will take place between those who are looking to fill positions and those who may fit the bill. With graduation just a few weeks away, VGCC Director of Career Services […]

Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Growing Tomatoes

On the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report from Wayne Rowland: Tomatoes can be grown in the home garden if you follow correct planting techniques. 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 […]

Henderson Police Department Arrests Three Suspects in Armed Robbery

— press release On April 16, 2025, at approximately 9:40 p.m., officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to a report of an armed robbery at the “Henderson Corner Store,” located at 1045 S. William St. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the victim, identified as Jonathan Ayscue, who reported being robbed by three male […]

The Local Skinny! Rebuilding Hope Chicken Plate Sale Coming Up April 25

Rebuilding Hope, Inc. is having its spring chicken plate fundraiser Friday, Apr. 25. For the price of $10 a ticket, customers will get half a chicken, potatoes, green beans, bread and dessert, thanks to lots of volunteers who will be working behind the scenes to get food prepared and packaged for takeout. Stop by the […]

Vance County Included In Latest Statewide Round Of Broadband Project

Vance County is among 17 counties that will benefit from a statewide initiative to increase broadband internet to rural communities. Connect Holding II will receive about $41 million to provide high-speed internet access to 1,327 homes and businesses in Vance County, according to information Gov. Josh Stein’s office. That’s just over half of the county’s […]