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The Local Skinny: National Opioid Settlement to Have Impacts Locally
The proposed $26 billion settlement with drugmaker Purdue Pharma for its involvement in the national opioid crisis could have a ripple effect that would help fund future opioid crisis intervention programs locally. In 2020, it is estimated that 70 percent of drug overdoses involved opioids. Twenty-eight states in the U.S. saw at least a 30...
Upcoming Listening Sessions Give Residents A Chance To Give Input On Redrawing District Boundaries
Vance County residents have the opportunity to attend several public listening sessions in the next month as the county begins the business of redrawing district boundaries for commissioner and school board seats. The first meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. at the Vance County Administration building. The second meeting will take...
Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. Farmers Market Getting to Know Your Land Before tilling up an area of your garden, take a picture of what was growing there and record it in your garden journal so you can rotate vegetables in that area next year. Sow your tall fescue...
The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for Sept. 14, 2021. The Chamber compiles the information, and it is presented here and on the radio. Contact the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce at 438-8414 or email christa@hendersonvance.org to be included. JOB OPENINGS IN VANCE COUNTY – Week of September...
The Local Skinny: Perry Memorial Library Is Open And Ready To Serve Patrons
In many communities the library is still an important resource. Henderson’s Perry Memorial Library also continues to be an important resource in our community. Patty McAnally, the library’s director, says that it has been a challenge to help serve their patrons through the pandemic. The library is currently open from 10am to 6pm Monday through...
The Local Skinny! Evictions May Be On The Rise With Moratorium Lifted
The moratorium on evictions has been lifted, and Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame has some advice for renters and property owners. Although there may be some allowances for renters who live in properties that receive federal funding, ordinary renters and property owners should take note that in North Carolina, property owners who are not receiving...
Home and Garden Show 9-8-21
Thank you for listening to WIZS Radio. Your Community Voice!! Information included in today’s show audio. Click play below. Lunchtime Garden Tips – Proper Plant Selection and Proper Planting 9/15 at noon via Zoom Native Tribes Corn Plot Tour 9/29 – 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Getting to Know Your Land, starting 10/21 Plan for...
The Local Skinny Jobs In Vance
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for September 07, 2021. The Chamber compiles the information, and it is presented here and on the radio. Contact the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce at 438-8414 or email christa@hendersonvance.org to be included. JOB OPENINGS IN VANCE COUNTY – Week of September...
The Local Skinny! Downtown Live on Young – Amanda Ellis
Young Street in downtown Henderson will be transformed in a couple of weeks for a few hours of al fresco dining, all for a good cause. “Downtown Live on Young” will begin at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11 and Amanda Walker Ellis, chairperson of the Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission board said this fundraiser is...
The Local Skinny: Home And Garden Show 9-1-21
WIZS, Your Community Voice. Thank you for listening! The Local Skinny! each Wednesday on WIZS is the Vance County Cooperative Extension Service Home and Garden Show. Click Play WIZS Radio · The Local Skinny: Home And Garden Show 9-1-21 UPCOMING EVENTS: GAP Workshop September 9, 2021 9am – 4pm Vance County Regional Farmers Market; 210...
