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McMillen: Social Services Renovation “Coming Together Nicely” For A Late Summer Move-In
Work to transform a former middle school into updated office space for the Vance County Department of Social Services is well underway, and County Manager Jordan McMillen said despite a couple of hiccups, the project is on budget and “coming together nicely.” Move-in dates have been pushed back until late July or August, he added...
Nurse Practitioners Join Maria Parham Primary Care
Maria Parham Health announced the addition of two nurse practitioners to its staff at Maria Parham Primary Care. Cheryl Hester is a family nurse practitioner with 14 years of experience in health care. Melanie Kiser specializes in gastrointestinal (GI) care. Hester will serve patients in Henderson and Louisburg; she has been employed with Maria Parham...
WIZS Local News Audio 06-04-21 Noon
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TownTalk: Elder Abuse Awareness
Keeping Older Adults Safe, Protected – Whether it’s unintentional or purposeful, mistreatment of older adults is serious business. It’s called elder abuse and two local experts discussed the topic with John C. Rose on Thursday’s Town Talk. Elder Abuse Awareness month is observed, appropriately enough, between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day in North Carolina; World...
The Local Skinny! Vance Unemployment Third Worst in NC
While the unemployment rates in Vance and Warren counties improved in the last month and drastically improved in the last year, both remain about the worst in North Carolina. Vance County improved from a rate of 7.6% in March to 7.2% in April but remains 98th out of North Carolina’s 100 counties. That’s the third...
WIZS Local News Audio 06-03-21 Noon
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Mako Medical Contributes $5K to Vance Co. Public School Foundation
– VCS Press Release – The Vance County Public School Foundation is pleased to announce MAKO Medical, a national reference laboratory and leader in COVID-19 testing, has matched the Foundation’s initial funding of $5,000 for Learning that Extends Actual Performances (LEAP) Grants to double the amount available to Vance County educators. The Foundation initially committed...
Henderson City Hall Open for Business
As many citizens were aware, Henderson City Hall was closed to the general public from April of 2020 until May 3, 2021, due to covid. Henderson City Manager Terrell Blackmon told WIZS News in an email, “We utilized CARES Act funds received from Vance County to retrofit our facilities at City Hall, Public Operations and...
Pat Ayscue Begins Job As Farmers Market Manager
The Vance County Regional Farmers Market opened for business today with its new manager on board to oversee market operations. Pat Ayscue is the new market manager, becoming only the second manager at the facility, which opened in 2014. Ayscue comes to the job with lots of experience, said Paul McKenzie, Vance County extension agent...
TownTalk: July 25 Event To Raise Awareness About Drug Overdose, Help Loved Ones Remember Victims
Patricia Drewes’ daughter, Heaven, loved to watch the sun come up. And although she was only 5-foot-4, she could play a didgeridoo – a wind instrument that Australian Aboriginal people make out of a long, hollow tree branch – like nobody’s business. But Heaven died a little more than two years ago, the victim of...
