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“Breaking The Cycle” Listening Session Draws Community Together To Find Solutions To Violence
Participants in Monday’s “Breaking the Cycle” community listening session hosted by Pathways to Peace Coalition for Vance County!” got a chance to create a storyboard that reflects concerns, challenges, hopes and a vision for Vance County as a place known for something gun violence and crime. Charles Turrentine, Jr. is one of the event organizers...
TownTalk: Maria Parham Health Wall Breaking Ceremony and Staff Recognition
Maria Parham Health has embarked on a construction project that will make trips to the Emergency Department safer and more efficient, especially for individuals with behavioral health challenges or substance abuse issues. The project to transform the ED area will take months to complete, but the hospital can’t just shut down while construction is going...
The Local Skinny! Author Talks About Writing Books At Next Kids Connect Program
A published author with local ties is visiting Perry Memorial Library to share her book and what it takes to be a writer at the upcoming Kids Connect program, Tuesday, Mar. 25 at 4 p.m. The Kids Connect program is geared to children in elementary school – grades K-5, and Youth Services Librarian Melody Peters...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 03-18-25 Noon
Listen On Air at 8am, 12pm, 5pm M-F WIZS Radio ~ 100.1FM/1450AM Click Play! WIZS Radio · WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 03-18-25 Noon...
Cooperative Extension with Michael Ellington: Gardening and Vendor Opportunities
Today’s segment covers ongoing gardening and vendor opportunities with the farmers market and offers a reminder of upcoming educational events. Community Garden Volunteer Form (March 21st, 29th, April 11th) https://go.ncsu.edu/vcrfmgarden Planting: A Spring Vegetable Planting Guide (March 31st) http://go.ncsu.edu/vancespringgarden Food Farmacy – A Health and Wellness Event (May 2nd) https://go.ncsu.edu/foodfarmacy Vance County Regional Farmers Market...
NC Celebrates Arbor Day Friday, Mar. 21
— courtesy of N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Sciences North Carolina will observe Arbor Day Friday, March 21, to commemorate the annual tree-planting holiday. “Planting trees is important because they clean the air we breathe and the water we drink. Trees increase our property values, lower our energy consumption and costs, help control stormwater...
TownTalk: Vance County Animal Shelter Receives Grant for Spay and Neuter
Thanks to a collaboration that involves non-profit agencies, Vance County Animal Services and the Vance County Board of Commissioners, Animal Services Manager William Coker and his staff have $20,000 to spend on a spay/neuter program for dogs and cats. When the folks at Ruin Creek Animal Protection Society passed along information about a $10,000 matching...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 03-17-25 Noon
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Vance County Schools Names March Student Spotlight Winners
— information courtesy of Vance County Schools Vance County Schools is proud to announce the recognition of outstanding students as the March Student Spotlights for the 2024-2025 academic year. Zahra Hendricks of Pinkston Street Elementary, Kanaelah Miles of L.B. Yancey Elementary, and Awwad Almawri at E.O. Young Elementary have been honored for their exceptional qualities...
Warren County Site Of Kickoff Event To Mark ‘Small Farms Week’ Mar. 24-28
The N.C. Cooperative Extension’s Small Farms Week begins Monday, Mar. 24 in Warren County, home of last year’s Small Farmer of the Year Patrick Brown of Brown Family Farms. The kickoff event begins at 9:30 a.m. at the Warren County Armory Civic Center and includes a catered lunch, panel discussion and will culminate with a...
