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Home And Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. Beekeepers May meeting Soil Samples Cicadas Squashbugs Fruit Trees Click Play! WIZS Radio · Home And Garden Show 05-08-24 ...
The Local Skinny! Events At Perry Library
Make plans now to take part in the Summer Reading Program kickoff at Perry Memorial Library – summer sounds far away, but it’ll be here before you know it! And Melody Peters and others at the library are ready to help readers young and not-so young find time to dive into a good book. The...
Henderson Collegiate: “Let It Shine” Talent Showcase 2024
For this news segment on WIZS Radio, Henderson on this Friday, May 3, 2024, I wanted to offer you a special first person account of an event I attended last night at Henderson Collegiate. Students arranged and organized and performed the “Let It Shine Talent Show.” The “Let It Shine Talent Show” on Thursday evening...
The Local Skinny! Pop the Hood: Spring Cleaning Your Car
For our sponsor, Advance Auto Parts, as part of a paid radio sponsorship on WIZS. Getting a little spring cleaning done may be on people’s minds, now that the pollen has done its thing and the weather’s warming up. But spring cleaning shouldn’t be limited to homes and businesses – what about your vehicles? We...
Home And Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. Cleanup perennial flower beds. Cut back plants, pull weeds and refresh mulch Finish up your pruning chores. Fruit trees,blueberries,grape vines, broadleaf evergreens and ornamental trees. Increase pollination of your garden by purchasing Honey bees or contacting a beekeeper to place a hive on your...
eCourts Odyssey Roll Out
UPDATE 4-30-24 Noon Clerk Of Court Henry Gupton Said Day 1 Of ‘Odyssey’ Went Smoothly on WIZS Radio’s The Local Skinny! The clerk of court staff put in a full day Sunday – 9 to 5 – to make sure the transition from paper to paperless went as smoothly as it possibly could, and Vance...
Dr. Cindy Bennett Named 2024 George Watkins Citizen of the Year
The 2024 George Watkins Citizen of the Year award honors Dr. Cindy Bennett, superintendent of Vance County Schools. The awards dinner will be held Thursday, May 16 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Henderson Country Club. The goal of the awards dinner is to bring more than 100 top leaders in business and the community...
Home And Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. Cleanup perennial flower beds. Cut back plants, pull weeds and refresh mulch Finish up your pruning chores. Fruit trees,blueberries,grape vines, broadleaf evergreens and ornamental trees. Increase pollination of your garden by purchasing Honey bees or contacting a beekeeper to place a hive on your...
Henderson CommUnity Cleanup Day Friday
Friday’s Clean Up CommUnity Day will bring together groups and individuals from across the city who are going to roll up their sleeves and fill up bags with trash that’s cluttering up Henderson’s roadsides. City Manager Terrell Blackmon said that having days like these serve to not only make the community cleaner and more attractive...
The Local Skinny! Pop The Hood Engine Additives
For our sponsor, Advance Auto Parts, as part of a paid radio sponsorship on WIZS. Yeah, yeah. We knowyou meant to put that stuff in the gas tank to keep moisture from forming when you put the mowers, boats, jet skis and weed trimmers away for the season. Now “the season” is here again, and...
