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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...
The Local Skinny! Home and Garden Show
A special announcement included in today’s show for June 2, 2021 is the new Vance County Regional Farmers Market Manager has been selected. Each Wednesday on WIZS at 11:30 a.m., you’ll hear The Local Skinny! Home and Garden Show with Paul McKenzie and Wayne Rowland of the Vance County Cooperative Extension Center. WIZS Radio ·...
WIZS Local News Audio 6-2-21 Noon
Thank you for listening to WIZS Radio, Your Community Voice! WIZS Radio · WIZS Local News Audio 06-02-21 Noon...
Gilchrist and Kelley Arrested After Community Complaints
– HPD Press Release – On May 28, 2021 the Henderson Police Department served a search warrant on the residence of 673 Highland Avenue in response to community complaints that resulted in an investigation of that location. 37 year old, Lakeshia Gilchrist of 673 Highland Avenue Henderson NC was arrested and charged with Felony Possession...
Municipal Elections Could Be Postponed If Senate Bill Passes
Henderson officials are waiting to learn results of a meeting today in Raleigh that could change the date of the 2021 municipal elections from the current date of Tuesday, Oct. 5. Senate Bill 722 hasn’t passed into law yet, but it proposes that municipalities must consider data from the 2020 U.S. Census to before scheduling...
