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Duke Energy Customers Will See Slight Drop In Rate Prices
The North Carolina Utilities Commission approved the Duke Energy Progress request to lower customer rates by 4.5 percent. The lower rates begin this month. In a message to WIZS, Duke Energy’s Local Government and Community Relations Manager Beth Townsend said, “It’s important to note that with the cold snap we’re having right now, most customers...
24-Year-Old Henderson Woman Dead From Gunshot Wound In Tuesday Altercation
— information courtesy of Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow A 24-year-old Henderson woman is dead and another woman has been charged in connection with the shooting death that happened on Vance Street Tuesday afternoon. According to Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow, officers went to the 800 block of Vance Street about 4:15 p.m. on...
TownTalk: Joint Public Safety And Fire Commission Meeting
Plans should be in place by summer 2025 to send an additional fire department to structure fires in the county, a move that has the potential to save lives and property, not to mention having a possible positive effect on the county’s insurance rating and property owners’ insurance premiums. Brandon Link, president of the Vance...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 12-04-24 Noon
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Warren County Planning For ‘America 250’ Celebration
In 2026, the nation commemorates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources has created America 250 NC to guide the commemoration in the state. Whether you call it the semiquincentennial, bisesquicentennial, the sestercentennial or the Quarter Millennial, – all of which refer...
VCS Student Spotlight Winners
— information courtesy of Grace Herndon, VCS Communication & Innovative Support Vance County Schools recognizes two elementary school students for Student Spotlight honors in November. Kaylor Cross from Dabney Elementary and Ireana Tuck of New Hope Elementary each demonstrate strong leadership qualities and make exceptional contributions at their respective schools. The Student Spotlight program, sponsored...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 12-03-24 Noon
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TownTalk: Youth Mental Health First Aid
An upcoming workshop at Henderson City Hall is designed to help participants recognize signs that a young person may be experiencing a mental health crisis, as well as offer ways to step in to connect them to agencies and resources that can help. The all-day mental health first aid workshop will be held Saturday, Dec...
TownTalk: Vance County Board Of Commissioners Reorganization Meeting
The Vance County Board of Commissioners elected Sean Alston to chair the 7-member board and Carolyn Faines was elected as vice-chair at the regular monthly meeting Monday night. In other action, the commissioners added June 19 – Juneteenth – to the list of county-observed holidays and approved dates for its regular monthly meetings, which will...
The Local Skinny! Perry Memorial Library Gears Up For Christmas
If you see kids filing in to Perry Memorial Library Wednesday evening in their pj’s and slippers, don’t be alarmed. They’re just following instructions from Youth Services Librarian Melody Peters – it’s Pajama Storytime at the library! With temperatures more in line with what it’s supposed to feel like in early December, the kiddos may...
