City of Henderson Election Oct. 10
Local, live election returns can be heard on WIZS 1450 AM and on wizs.com Tuesday night beginning at 7:30. In addition to the live audio on air and online, there will be a live results sheet on wizs.com that you can follow as we type in the vote totals.
The City of Henderson non-partisan election will take place Tuesday, October 10th. Based on the number of people who filed to run for the Henderson City Council seats up for grabs this year, there is one contested race, and that’s for the Ward 4 Ward Seat. However, the Ward 2 At Large seat will see a contest as well.
The Ward 4 Ward Seat incumbent, Fearldine Simmons, is being challenged by Blakely Lee Bates. Simmons won the Ward 4 Ward Seat back in October of 2013 with 51.08% of the vote, when a total of 325 people from the ward voted. Bates last ran for local office in October of 2015 when he challenged Ward 4 At Large incumbent George Daye.
The filing period in Vance County ended on July 21, 2017, and you can click here for a complete list.
For Ward 2 At Large, William Burnette filed to seek the seat being vacated by incumbent Mike Inscoe. Inscoe did not file for re-election after serving for four consecutive terms. Bryan Hargrove is running a write-in campaign against Burnette. In order for a vote for a write-in candidate to count, a voter must fill in the bubble beside write-in on the ballot and then write a name, according to Deputy Director Melody Vaughan with the Vance County Board of Elections. As for Inscoe, he explained more about his decision not to run in this link to a Daily Dispatch article on August 3.
The polls open at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 10 and close at 7:30 p.m.
Early One-Stop voting has concluded.
Sara Coffey is running unopposed for the Ward 1 At Large Seat.
Garry D. Daeke is running unopposed for the Ward 3 Ward Seat.
Both Coffey and Daeke won substantially in 2013.
Ward seats are voted on exclusively by residents in the ward’s precincts. At Large seats are voted on by all eligible voters in the city.
Seats on the Henderson City Council are elected every four years. Also, the mayor is elected every four years.
Here in 2017, Ward 1 At Large, Ward 2 At Large, Alderman 3rd Ward and Alderman 4th Ward are being elected. Back in 2015, the mayor was elected along with Ward 3 At Large, Ward 4 At Large, Alderman 1st Ward and Alderman 2nd Ward.
William Small pleads guilty to the 2014 murder of Gwendolyn Leake
— press release courtesy of District Attorney Mike Waters
Louisburg, NC— On Friday, October 06, 2017, Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Robert H. Hobgood presided over a special setting of Vance County Criminal Superior Court. This session of court was held in Franklin County for the sake of convenience. District Attorney Mike Waters and Assistant District Attorney Melissa Pelfrey represented the State of North Carolina, and defense attorney, Mary Jude Darrow represented the defendant William Small. Mr. Small, whose case was set first for trial on Monday, October 9, 2017, entered into a plea agreement to Second Degree Murder and received an active sentence of 400 to 492 months in the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Division of Adult Correction for his role in the death of retired Vance County Department of Social Services employee Gwendolyn Leake. Ms. Leake was found murdered in her home on October 24, 2014. This case was investigated by Detective Donnie Thomas of the Vance County Sheriff’s Office, under the supervision of Sheriff Peter White, with the assistance of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation.
Tupperware Sale MPH Volunteers
Volunteer Services of Maria Parham Health announces their October sale. Tupperware will be in the John T. Church Classroom Wed. Oct. 11th (7am-4pm) and Thurs. Oct. 12th (7am-2pm). Take products home THAT DAY! Come see what’s on SALE.
(MPH is a paying advertising client of WIZS Radio and wizs.com.)
NVHS “EOC Night”
— courtesy Vance County Schools
Northern Vance High School is hosting an “EOC Night” on Thursday, October 12, at 6 p.m. in the school’s media center.
Students and parents are encouraged to attend.
Teachers will meet with parents and students to discuss academic progress. They also will share information on course requirements, the importance of state accountability standards, the alignment between grades and state testing levels, available tutoring for students, how parents can help their students at home and the impact of academics on potential college acceptances.
Olivieri Sworn In as ADA
— courtesy of the Office of District Attorney Mike Waters
Louisburg, NC – Local Louisburg Attorney Joseph Olivieri was sworn in on October 2, 2017, as an Assistant District Attorney in the Office of District Attorney Mike Waters. Accompanied by his wife Kerry and son Joey, Mr. Olivieri was sworn in by Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Robert H. Hobgood at the Franklin County Courthouse.
Mr. Olivieri graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Pennsylvania in 1995. After teaching for three years at Franklinton High School, he graduated from UNC Law School and began practicing law in 2001. For the past ten years he has practiced law in Louisburg.
The District Attorney’s Office is proud of the edition of Mr. Olivieri to our staff. His sixteen years of experience, and familiarity with this area, will be an asset to our office.
