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TownTalk: Christy Stanley New Manager At Vance County Regional Farmers Market
Christy Stanley most likely didn’t realize it at the time, but as a child helping her granddaddy make signs for his farmstand may just have planted a seed that has grown over the years. That seed, like Stanley, is all grown up now and bearing fruit. And vegetables. And live music and a coffee bar...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 04-09-26 Noon
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The Local Skinny! Merlefest 2026 Coming To Wilkesboro Apr.23-26
Wilkes Community College is the place to be later this month when the annual Merlefest cranks up for its four-day marathon concert. Allison Krauss and Union Station are grabbing the spotlight this year as one of the headliners, said Tasker Fleming, whose Front Porch Bluegrass radio show airs Sundays on WIZS. Fleming said he’s heading...
Cooperative Extension with Jamon Glover: When the Pressure Builds
Jamon Glover, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report: We begin a new series called Strong Fathers Under Pressure. We talk about how there is pressure that fathers have that they never talk about. Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues &...
SCAM Calls About Warrant and $900 Payment; Hang Up!
Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame has asked WIZS to announce: Please be aware that the Vance County Sheriff’s Office has received more than a dozen calls from concerned citizens questioning whether or not there has been a warrant for arrest issued under their name. The alleged warrant is described as a failure to appear in...
Two Warren County High School Students Selected To Attend Governor’s School This Summer
Two Warren County Schools students have been selected to attend North Carolina’s Governor’s School this summer. Jahari Walker of Warren County High School and Kmira Richardson of Warren Early College High School, were chosen from more than 1,800 nominees from across the state to participate in the month-long enrichment program, according to information from Warren...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 04-08-26 Noon
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TownTalk: Small Business Roundtable Coming April 16
The Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce is hosting its third Small Business Roundtable on Thursday, April 16 at Flex Desk 360 in downtown Henderson. It’s a time, Chamber President Sandra Wilkerson says, for small business owners to come together to talk about challenges, possible solutions to those challenges and celebrate the successes – large and small...
VCS Superintendent Dr. Cindy Bennett Retiring July 31
— From Vance County Schools Chief Officer of Communication & Innovative Support Aarika Sandlin The Vance County Board of Education announces that Dr. Cindy Bennett will retire as Superintendent of Vance County Schools, effective July 31, 2026, concluding a distinguished career spanning more than four decades in education. Dr. Bennett has served as Superintendent since July 1, 2021, leading the district...
TownTalk: Commissioners Vote Monday To Continue Rezoning Request
The Vance County Board of Commissioners on Monday voted to continue a rezoning request for a 40-acre tract along Highway 158. Although the planning board recommended in February to approve rezoning the property to Light Industrial, about 20 people spoke during the public hearing – most in opposition – prompting Commissioner Tommy Hester to make...
