Entries by WIZS Staff

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 […]

Warren County Film About Toxic Landfill Protest

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Area residents who may have missed an earlier screening of a documentary film about events that happened 40 years ago in Warren County have another opportunity to see it next week. The film, “Our Movement Starts Here,” chronicles protests against the state of North Carolina’s plan to build a toxic waste landfill in the county, […]

Cooperative Extension With Michael Ellington: Upcoming Snow

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Cooperative Extension Today’s show discusses upcoming snow in the forecast and why it might be just what you need for this season’s garden. Also shared were dates and registration information for events like market vendor trainings, backyard chicken workshops, and an opportunity to serve the community by gardening! Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 […]

Warren County Health Dept. Hosts “Healthy Hearts” Workshop At Perfecting Praise Ministries Saturday, Feb. 22

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– information courtesy of Warren County government The Warren County Health Department will host a second workshop in celebration of February Heart Health Month. The agency will partner with Perfecting Praise Ministries to conduct a “Healthy Hearts” Community Event on Saturday, Feb. 22, at the church located at 1216 US Highway 158 Business West, Norlina […]