Entries by WIZS Staff

Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Two-Spotted Spider Mites

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Wayne Rowland, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report: Two-Spotted spider mites can invade landscape plants quickly in hot dry conditions. 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 Rowland: Two-Spotted Spider […]

‘Firecracker Booze It & Lose It’ In Full Force Through Holiday Weekend

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The N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program’s ‘Operation Firecracker Booze It & Lose It’ campaign is in full force through Sunday, July 6 to help keep the roadways safe as folks travel during the long Independence Day holiday weekend. The Fourth of July holiday ranks as one of the deadliest periods on the nation’s roads, according […]

Warren County Extends Application Period To Submit Golden LEAF Grants For Review

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The pre-application deadline for Warren County organizations to submit proposals to the Golden LEAF Community-Based Grants Initiative has been reopened and extended through July 21, 2025. The Golden LEAF Community-Based Grants Initiative offers significant funding to support projects that strengthen rural communities through the organization’s stated priorities of job creation and economic investment, agriculture, and […]

Department Of Social Services Board Votes DSS Director Out

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UPDATE July 2, 7:25 PM The Vance County Department of Social Services Board of Directors has voted to dismiss DSS Director Sandy Weaver. Weaver was appointed to the role on Oct. 1, 2024. County Attorney Jonathan Care confirmed the board’s decision took place on Wednesday, June 18 in an interview with WIZS News Tuesday. “The […]

Home and Garden Show

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On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is now open on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8am to 1pm. Today they have tomatoes, snapbeans, beets, cabbages, yellow squash, zucchini squash, red irish potatoes, cantaloupes, watermelons, cucumbers, sweet potatoes, and peaches. The 2025 Landowners and Heirs Property […]