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Maria Parham Lifts Temporary Visitor Restrictions With Decline In Reports Of Flu, Respiratory Illness In Community
— Information from Maria Parham Health Maria Parham Health has lifted its temporary visitor restrictions following a decline in influenza and flu-like illnesses across the community and throughout North Carolina. The change took effect Monday, March 9. With the restrictions lifted, the hospital has restored its standard visitation hours, visitor limits and age requirements...
TownTalk: NC Insurance Commissioner Encourages Renters To Consider Renters’ Insurance
When you buy a home, insurance is one of those non-negotiables that homeowners are faced with – a homeowners policy is a must-have have to protect what often is a person’s biggest investment. But what if you rent or lease your home? N.C. Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey encourages renters to spend a little money to...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 03-09-26 Noon
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Maria Parham Health’s Annual Cancer Survivor Dinner May 15
This year’s Cancer Survivor Dinner sponsored by Maria Parham Health will have a Western theme and will feature celebrity and author Lisa Robertson as keynote speaker. The dinner will take place Thursday, May 15 at South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church, 905 Americal Rd., as a way to honor the strength, resilience and journeys of cancer survivors...
Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Home Composting
Wayne Rowland, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report: Composting can be a fun way to improve your soil and get rid of organic waste. Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs. Click Play! WIZS Radio · Cooperative Extension with...
Vance Board Of Elections Dismisses Protest Filed By Candidate In Sheriff’s Contest
The Vance County Board of Elections convened a special meeting on Friday morning to review and respond to a protest filed by Sterlin Walker, Jr., which alleged election violations stemming from Tuesday’s primary. It took the board less than 15 minutes to vote to dismiss the protest, after finding that the various allegations were outside...
Vance County Schools Selects February’ Student Spotlight Honorees
Two fifth-grade students are being recognized as the recipients of the February Student Spotlight. Aycock Elementary’s Torrance Terry and Clarke Elementary’s Salomon Cuevas share the honor for their exceptional contributions and leadership within their school communities. Torrance Terry – 5th grader at Aycock Elementary Torrance is a remarkable leader both in and out of the...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 03-06-26 Noon
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NCDOT Awards $1.9M In Paving Projects For 16 Miles Of Roadways In Vance County
— From the N.C. Dept. of Transportation More than 16 miles of roadway in Vance County will be milled and resurfaced after the N.C. Department of Transportation recently awarded a $1.9 million contract. Raleigh-based Carolina Sunrock LLC will make improvements to the following highway, as well as four secondary roads: U.S. Highway 1 Business (Raleigh...
TownTalk: Collaboration Is Key Where Economic Development Is Concerned
The public-private partnership model of economic development is a popular approach that allows for a healthy cross-section of individuals to come together as a unified front to promote a particular area. It’s a concept that members of the Henderson Vance Economic Development Commission wanted to learn more about, and HVEDC Director Ferdinand Rouse delivered at...
