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By: Kelly Bondurant, Freelance Writer/Editor for Hire In observance of April’s designation as Prevent Child Abuse month in North Carolina, the District Nine Guardian ad Litem program is sponsoring a free screening of the movie “Resilience-The Biology of Stress & The Science of Hope” on Friday, April 6, 2018. The one-hour documentary begins at 2:00 […]
By: Kelly Bondurant, Freelance Writer/Editor for Hire The 2018 Relay for Life Survivor Dinner will be held at South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church at 905 Americal Road in Henderson on Friday, April 20. The evening of dinner and entertainment is free of charge to the area’s cancer survivors and one family member of their choice. […]
By: Kelly Bondurant, Freelance Writer/Editor for Hire The Vance County Board of Education’s recent approval of the school system’s proposed consolidation plan will result in the combining of Eaton-Johnson and Henderson middle schools and Northern Vance and Southern Vance high schools for the upcoming 2018-2019 school year. The consolidated middle schools will be housed in […]
By: Kelly Bondurant, Freelance Writer/Editor for Hire Garry Daeke, a 13-year member of the Henderson City Council, recently spoke on air with WIZS to answer questions and provide listeners with City of Henderson updates. Breckenridge Pavilion: The proposed Breckenridge Pavilion, to be located near the Henderson Police Department, will serve as the last piece of […]
By: Kelly Bondurant, Freelance Writer/Editor for Hire After 20 years of service, Nancy Wilson, the long-serving director of the Vance County Department of Tourism, is looking forward to retiring at the end of the month. “I’ve been working all of my life,” said Wilson. I’m ready to retire.” Wilson’s career in tourism began in 1998 […]
By: Kelly Bondurant, Freelance Writer/Editor for Hire The local community was saddened to learn recently of the passing of Chick Young, former long-serving Henderson mayor, on Saturday, March 3, 2018, at the age of 84. Young’s service to the office of mayor began in 1979 and continued for 24 consecutive years until 2003 when he […]
By: Kelly Bondurant, Freelance Writer/Editor for Hire The Master Gardner volunteers invite the public to attend the annual Master Gardner Symposium, sponsored by NC Cooperative Extension. This year’s symposium will be held Saturday, March 24, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market at 210 Southpark Drive in Henderson. […]
By: Kelly Bondurant, Freelance Writer/Editor For Hire Franklin-Granville-Vance (FGV) Smart Start recently received funding from NC state lawmakers to expand their free reading program – Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library – to children ages birth to five years old. Children in this age range who are residents of Franklin, Granville or Vance County can receive one […]
By: Kelly Bondurant, Freelance Writer for Hire Held on a chilly morning earlier this month, the 2018 Special Olympics Vance County Polar Plunge saw a total of 53 courageous people brave the freezing water of Kerr Lake. The sixth annual event took place on Saturday, February 3 and began at 9:30 am with participants checking-in […]
By: Kelly Bondurant, Freelance Writer for Hire Community Partners of Hope, operators of the local men’s homeless shelter currently located in the basement of the First Presbyterian Church in Henderson, have recently shared shelter updates with WIZS. Shelter Updates: Kaine Riggan, Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission director, is currently searching Henderson for a suitable space to […]
