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Henderson Mayor Melissa Elliott Files For N.C. House District 32 Seat
Henderson Mayor Melissa Elliott filed Thursday to run for the N.C. State House. Elliott confirmed with WIZS News that she filed as a Democrat; at present, she is the lone Democrat filer for the District 32 House seat. “We’ve still got another day,” Elliott said in an interview late Thursday afternoon. “I’ve heard another candidate...
TownTalk: Vance County Fire Chief Recaps First 7 Months, Looks Ahead To Future Plans
Vance County Fire Chief Marvin Harrison has accomplished a good bit since coming on board in April. From equipment purchases and rebranding efforts to training exercises and team-building opportunities, Harrison can check off quite a few boxes on the “to-do” list. Like most good leaders, Harrison took some time to think about the future of...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 12-18-25 Noon
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TownTalk: County Fiscal Operations Policy Stalls In 3-3 Board Vote
The Vance County Board of Commissioners did not approve a proposed fiscal operations policy presented Tuesday during a special called meeting. The vote was 3-3, with Commissioners Leo Kelly, Carolyn Faines and Charisse Fain voting in favor and Commissioners Yolanda Feimster, Valencia Perry and Dan Brummitt voting against. Commissioner Tommy Hester was not in attendance...
SportsTalk: Oxford’s Ty Adcock signs with the Padres
Ty Adcock, the newest pitcher for the San Diego Padres, joins SportsTalk with George Hoyle and Scout Hughes to talk about Ty’s journey from playing ball at South Granville High School, to making it to the Big Leagues, and now signing with the Padres. Click Play! WIZS Radio · SportsTalk: Oxford’s Ty Adcock signs with...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 12-17-25 Noon
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First SPARK NC Showcase Features Students’ Creativity, High-Tech Career Aspirations
The first-ever SPARK NC student tech showcase at Vance County Schools’ Center for Innovation provided a glimpse into what’s been going on in the world of coding, AI training and high-tech learning over the past few years. Community leaders, business owners and others gathered together last week to see students demonstrate their projects, which included...
Warren County Gets More Than $1M From Golden LEAF To Extend Water Line To U.S. 1 Industrial Site
Warren County has been awarded $1,087,460 in SITE funding to extend a waterline to the Hwy 1 Industrial Site from the Golden LEAF Foundation. The money will be used for construction, engineering, due diligence and potential environmental remediation, county officials said. According to Warren County Community and Economic Development Director McKinley Perkinson, this award will...
No Candidates So Far Filed For District 7 Board Of Education Seat
UPDATE Dec. 17, 2025 — information courtesy of Vance County Board of Elections Director Haley Rawles The filing period for the March 2026 primary election wraps up at 12 noon on Friday, Dec. 19, and so far, there are no candidates who have filed for the District 7 seat on the Vance County Board of...
Raleigh Man Gets 50-Year Federal Prison Sentence For Cocaine Trafficking Operation
— information courtesy of the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Eastern District of North Carolina On December 11, 2025, a federal judge sentenced a Raleigh man to 600 months, which is 50 years, in federal prison for leading a large-scale drug trafficking organization responsible for distributing cocaine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, and other narcotics throughout the...
