Entries by WIZS Staff

TownTalk: NC DOT Has Local Job Openings

The N.C. Dept. of Transportation has openings for more than a dozen jobs in the area, and representatives will be at NC Works Career Center next week to share information, accept applications and interview on the spot. The hiring event will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 24 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the […]

TownTalk: Medicare Open Enrollment is Here

The open enrollment period to make changes to Medicare plans runs through Dec. 7, and Amber Gregory at the Vance County Senior Center encourages Medicare beneficiaries to take some time to review their current plans – there may be some tweaks to make that can save you some money. “We want to find the best […]

Early Voting Back On Track For Oct. 19 In Mayoral Runoff

During a second meeting in as many days, the Vance County Board of Elections officially certified the results of last week’s municipal elections, which paves the way for early voting to begin tomorrow (Thursday) as originally scheduled in advance of the Nov. 7 runoff race for mayor. Since the Oct. 10 election, state and local […]

Three Face Drug Charges Following Search Of Home On Faulkner Town Road

Three Vance County men face a variety of drug charges after law enforcement officers conducted a search of a home on Faulkner Town Road, according to Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame. Sheriff deputies, along with Henderson Police Department narcotics and vice unit and the SBI, participated in the investigation, which took place at 921 Faulkner […]

TownTalk: Perry Named Vance County Manager

The Vance County board of commissioners has appointed Renee Perry to the position of county manager. Perry, currently Halifax County’s deputy manager, will begin Nov. 1, according to a press statement issued Tuesday morning. “I am grateful to the Vance County board of commissioners for the opportunity to serve Vance County,” Perry stated in the press […]

The Local Skinny! Oakwood Cemetery To Host ‘Sip And Stroll With Souls’

The second annual “Sip and Stroll With Souls” in Louisburg’s historic Oakwood Cemetery promises to shed some light on some of the dearly departed who find their eternal rest there. Dorothy Cooper is one of the event organizers, and she told WIZS’s Bill Harris on Tuesday’s segment of The Local Skinny! that the Oct. 29 […]

Online 911 Telecommunicator Program A New Option For VGCC Students

  Information courtesy of VGCC Public Information Officer Courtney Cissel   Vance-Granville Community College (VGCC) has teamed up with Richmond Community College to offer a new 911 telecommunications program to residents of Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties. The two community colleges recently signed an agreement which allows VGCC students to enroll in RichmondCC’s online […]

Upcoming Blood Drives To Support American Red Cross

The American Red Cross needs donors to sign up to give blood to help meet their goal of 10,000 weekly blood and platelet donations. To sweeten the pot, all donors who come out between Oct. 21 and Nov. 9 will get a $10 gift card by email to a restaurant of their choice. Donors also […]

TownTalk: Show Shine Shag And Dine Is This Weekend!

This weekend’s Show, Shine, Shag and Dine in downtown Henderson promises to bring car enthusiasts from all over to get their fill of fins, treads and gleaming chrome. And don’t forget all those horses under the hood. The fun begins on Friday afternoon with a BBQ and cruise-in at Satterwhite Point on Kerr Lake and […]