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Safe Routes Program Encourages Biking And Walking To School
There may be a couple of bike racks outside some school buildings in the area, but gone are the days that students’ bicycles fill those racks during the day while children are in class. The familiar crosswalks still function, but they are more for students getting out of cars than for those who have walked...
The Local Skinny! Home and Garden Show 8-4-21
Thank you for listening to WIZS Radio. Your Community Voice!! Each Wednesday at 11:30 a.m., Paul McKenzie and Wayne Rowland of the Vance County Cooperative Extension Service join us on air. Click play below for the latest episode including information on: You can start planting fall garden vegetables if you can irrigate when needed. Avoid...
The Local Skinny: Jobs in Vance
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for August 3, 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 August...
HOPE Program now accepting tenant referrals from landlords, increasing assistance
— press release courtesy North Carolina Department of Public Safety The Housing Opportunities and Prevention of Evictions (HOPE) Program has announced program changes to accept referrals of tenants from landlords and increase financial awards to North Carolina households that apply for pandemic-related rent and utility assistance. The new guidelines aim to help even more renters get back...
The Local Skinny! A Graduation Journey
Journey Coleman is a young woman on a mission. The easy part’s done – she is the first official graduate of Vance County High School’s Class of 2022. Vance County Schools held a graduation ceremony – just for her – on Thursday, July 29 at 3 p.m. The hard part is yet to come, but...
The Local Skinny! Home and Garden Show 7-28-21
Thank you for listening to WIZS Radio. Your Community Voice!! Farmers market and beekeepers update on the show today. Also, electric fencing around gardens, mosquito mitigation, fall turnips and collards as well as yellowjacket nests. Click play. WIZS Radio · The Local Skinny! Home And Garden Show 07-28-21 ...
The Local Skinny Jobs In Vance
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for July 27, 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. VANCE COUNTY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES – See experience required...
The Local Skinny! Ruin Creek Cruise-In Brings Classic Cars and Community Together
For some folks “a car was made for one purpose, to get from one place to tha ‘nother.” For others, something happens along the way. You fall in love with the car, or the engine, or the story of getting from that one place to another or the people riding with you. And, when that...
The Local Skinny: Recycling On The Rise In Granville
In the 12 years since Teresa Baker has been recycling and sustainability coordinator for Granville County and Granville County Public Schools, she has seen a lot of things change. And most of it is because of her efforts to get the community onboard with recycling. “It’s improved tenfold,” Baker told Bill Harris on Thursday’s The...
The Local Skinny! Home And Garden Show With Wayne Rowland And Paul McKenzie
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. WIZS Radio · The Local Skinny! Home And Garden Show With Wayne Rowland And Paul McKenzie ...
