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What candidate would be able to satisfy – exceed, even – the qualifications for a job description that could read something like this: Enthusiastic, motivated individual needed for full-time position. Work includes night meetings, weekend catchup and early morning events. Constant desire to make improvements in the community. People-person skills a must. That wouldn’t be […]
As part of its observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Maria Parham Health is offering free clinical exams to promote education, prevention and early detection. MPH Cancer Center Director Kim Smith said staff will be available to walk participants through the process, literally greeting you as you walk into the hospital and then making sure […]
Granville County Tourism Director Angela Allen needs a big calendar, but she may wish she had an even bigger one especially for fall, given all the events that take place across the county between September and the end of the year. “We are in full swing for (the) fall season,” she told John C. Rose […]
By all accounts, last weekend’s Show, Shine, Shag & Dine was a success – the perfect fall weather welcomed tens of thousands of people to Vance County and Pam Hester and Norman Dickerson couldn’t be happier. But they probably are happy that another event is in the rearview mirror, too. The Vance County Tourism Authority […]
The statistics are staggering: Every minute in the United States, 20 people are being physically abused by an intimate partner. In the past year, Vance County’s Emergency 911 received 1,107 calls related to a domestic disturbances or disputes, according to Debbie K. Scott, domestic violence coordinator and gang resource specialist for the Vance County Sheriff’s […]
-The following is part of WIZS’s continuing coverage of the Nov. 8 election. Curtis Brame said he looks forward to a second term as sheriff and working collectively with the community to keep Vance County residents safe. During his first term, Brame has had to contend with issues like staffing shortages and increased service calls, […]
-The following is part of WIZS’s continuing coverage of the Nov. 8 election. Patrick Bailey says his experience in the private sector, coupled with his training and background in law enforcement make him the candidate to vote for in the upcoming race for Vance County Sheriff. WIZS aired Monday morning a recorded but unedited interview […]
As part of the observance of the 100th annual Fire Prevention Week, Henderson Fire Department Battalion Chief Lee Edmonds stressed the importance of families having an escape plan that everyone in the household is aware of, in the event that of fire. The theme for this year’s FPW is “Fire Won’t Wait – Plan Your […]
-This article is part of WIZS’s continuing coverage of the Nov. 8 election. Julee Tate Flood currently works as attorney at the N.C. Court of Appeals, but she’s drawing on her broad experience in the field of law and her institutional knowledge of the state’s appellate court system in her race for Seat 8 on […]
More than a dozen current city employees – including the city police chief and fire chief, among others – have had their retirement benefits reinstated, thanks to an add-on agenda item at Monday’s Henderson City Council meeting. Melissa Elliott, council member and chair of the Human Resources Committee, told WIZS News Tuesday that the council […]
