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Warren Cooperative Extension Has Portable Livestock Equipment To Lease
The Warren County Cooperative Extension has livestock handling equipment for lease to farmers and producers who operate in the county. According to livestock agent Matthew Place, one item that is available is a squeeze chute, built for small ruminants like sheep and goats. The chute allows for full restraint for animals for vaccinations and other...
Butterfield Announces Retirement; Served 1st Congressional District For Almost 18 Years
Congressman G.K.Butterfield, Jr. has announced that he will not seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives next year, ending almost 18 years of service in Washington, DC. Butterfield, a Democrat, has represented North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District since 2004. Most of Vance County and all of Warren County are included in the district. In a...
Ontic Launches Expansion At Creedmoor Plant
An aerospace engineering company that provides thousands of products to customers worldwide has announced plans to almost double their existing footprint in southern Granville County. Ontic launched “Project Sunrise” this week, setting in motion a major commitment to expand their facility on E. Lyon Station Road in Creedmoor. The three-phase expansion will nearly double the...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 11-18-21 Noon
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The Local Skinny! What’s Happening In Downtown Henderson
If the city of Henderson were to write a letter to Santa this year, you can bet that increased downtown economic development would be somewhere on the Christmas wish list. City officials heard an update from Downtown Development Director Tracy Madigan recently about what’s going on downtown, and it sounds like some of those wishes...
TownTalk: Fixing Economic Development
Broken economic development past for Henderson-Vance and the new life that could be … plus politics. Click Play WIZS Radio · TownTalk: Fixing Economic Development...
Farmers Market Site of Annual Holiday Market Saturday – Just In Time For Thanksgiving!
The Vance Regional Farmers Market will host a handcrafted holiday market Saturday, Nov. 20. In addition to seasonal produce, dozens of vendors will be on site from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. with unique gift items from soaps and candles to quilts and wood crafts. Holiday ornaments and wreaths also will be available for purchase...
Charges Filed In Head-On Collision That Claimed Lives Of 2 Teens
A Henderson woman has been charged in connection with a head-on collision that took the lives of two Vance County High School students last month, according to the Highway Patrol. Jessica Johnson Burke was charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle, driving left of center and driving with no operator’s license, according to an accident...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 11-17-21 Noon
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TownTalk: Holiday Happenings In Granville County
‘Tis the season for Christmas parades, chats with Santa, and holiday shopping. Granville County is gearing up for events all across the county, and Granville Tourism Director Angela Allen said there’s something for everyone, from Creedmoor to Grassy Creek and everywhere in between. Allen spoke with John C. Rose and Bill Harris on Wednesday’s Town...
