Current Lost & Found Items
/by John C. Rose1/8/2018 – Lost black Chihuahua with white chest, missing since 9 AM on 1/6/18. If found email jnlucas.07.14.16@gmail.com
No School For Franklin Students 1-8-18
/by WIZS StaffDue to the conditions of the roads in the Northern and Eastern portion of Franklin County and out of concern for children’s safety, Franklin County Schools will be closed for students on Monday, January 8.
It is an optional teacher workday for staff.
After-school activities are canceled, and the Extended Learning Program at Youngsville Elementary is also canceled for Monday.
ASPCA Grant Will Help Vance Animals
/by WIZS Staff— courtesy of Vance County
Vance County Animal Services is pleased to announce that it is a recipient of a $7,865.00 anti-cruelty grant from the ASPCA.
The grant was applied for on September 30, 2017 and will be used for:
- Purchase more cases for cruelty case animals
- Purchase feeders for our pastures for our livestock cases
- Purchase hay ring for our pasture for our livestock cases
- Purchase water tanks for our pasture for our livestock cases
- Purchase lead lines/halters for our equine cases
- Purchase enrichment toys and supplies for our livestock
- Purchase a video camera for video footage of cruelty cases
- Purchase a camera and accessories for taking better pictures at our cruelty investigation
- To send two Animal Services Officers to Leti Cruelty Investigation School
These items would greatly improve our animal cruelty investigations by having the ability to take better, more detailed pictures and videos for a greater chance of an animal cruelty conviction. It would also help us provide appropriate care and housing for the animals in our custody. The enrichment toys will help us provide valuable socialization for livestock, which will increase their chances of getting adopted. These items are essential for us to provide the proper care.
Frankie Nobles
Chief of Vance County Animal Services
Vance County Animal Shelter
1243 Brodie Rd.
Henderson, NC 27537
Phone: 252-492-3136
https://www.vancecounty.org/departments/animal-control/
Check out our Animals on PetFinder: https://awos.petfinder.com/shelters/nc59.html
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Maria Parham Health Hosts Emergency Preparedness Drill
/by WIZS Staff— courtesy Maria Parham Health
Henderson, January 5, 2018—Maria Parham Health, in coordination with Vance County Emergency Operations, conducted an Emergency Preparedness Drill at the hospital on December 8, 2017. The Emergency Preparedness Drill was a joint training exercise that was designed to test the preparedness and response of local, regional and state agencies should a real crisis occur. This project was a vision that was started in a conversation with Maria Parham Health, Chief Executive Officer, Bert Beard, County Commissioners, Archie Taylor, Jr. and Tommy Hester, Jr. and City of Henderson Councilman, Mike Inscoe. “Several months prior to planning this drill, a conversation was had discussing concerns with the safety in our nation pertaining to mass casualty shootings,” stated Bert Beard, CEO, Maria Parham. “Mr. Taylor, Mr. Hester and Mr. Inscoe were instrumental in connecting the key leaders we needed to pull a drill of this scale off and we are very appreciative of their dedication and leadership. Every entity involved, both locally and regionally, stepped up and engaged to make this a value-added exercise for the community,” stated Beard.
More than 100 volunteers, hospital employees and local emergency responders participated in the mock emergency preparedness drill. The event staged by Maria Parham Health Emergency Preparedness Team, inclusive of key leaders from Vance County Emergency Operations and first responder entities, focused on response plans for an actual disaster, which could trigger a sudden influx of patients, media, concerned community members and the “worried well” to the hospital. The full scale mass-casualty drill was conducted in collaboration with multiple partner agencies including the Henderson Police Department, Vance County Sherriff’s Office, Henderson-Vance County Emergency Operations, Vance County Emergency Medical Services, City of Henderson Fire Department, Duke Healthcare Coalition and Maria Parham Health. “It takes the entire community of emergency responders to pull a drill of this scale off, stated Jason Reavis, Assistant Director of Emergency Operations for Vance County. “We had a very dedicated team and everyone was focused on completing a safe and successful drill while making our community more prepared for an event of large scale,” stated Reavis.
Maria Parham Health is the first hospital in the region to host an emergency preparedness drill of this scale. The scenario for the practice event was a simulated active shooter on hospital grounds. More detail to planning the event was required due to the nature of the event, the multiple entities involved, the necessary steps to respond to an event of this type and having the event taking place during some of the hospital’s busiest hours. “Safety is always our top concern when we are participating in any drill,” stated Steven Vaugh, Captain of the Henderson Police Department. “We did not want to disrupt any normal operations of the hospital, but we needed to respond as if it were a real situation. Everyone collaborated to make sure safety was the top focus and through the joint efforts of everyone involved we completed the drill with no injuries or harms,” stated Vaughn.
Hospitals are required by The Joint Commission to have disaster response plans in place and conduct periodic drills for improvement and training purposes. However, this drill was designed to test the process and responsiveness of all of Vance County’s emergency responders and examine how each entity would work with the hospital staff through their protocols. “Everyone who participated in this drill are vital organizations for emergency response in our community, including Maria Parham,” stated Steve Cordell, Henderson Fire Department Fire Chief. “The planning process and the actual drill were very insightful for our team to understand how the hospital will respond to internal emergency situations and how we can better work with and communicate if something takes place on their campus,” stated Cordell.
One of the main focus points for the hospital to review was patient care inside the hospital if a disaster were to happen and how hospital staff would work with emergency responders to treat and transport patients internally. “We work in partnership every day with the hospital to provide care for the people in our community, however, this drill offered the opportunity for us to test our response procedures inside the hospital,” stated Javier Plummer, EMS Director for Vance County. “Our team is used to responding and then communicating with the hospital when an emergency happens. This situation took us out of our standard procedures and gave us a different angle in working with the hospital. I feel both teams performed well and walked away with great opportunities to build on,” stated Plummer.
A scenario such as an active shooter in any location involves everyone in every emergency response organizations pulling together to diffuse the situation and provide care to the community during and after the situation is over. This drill provided every key emergency response organization in the community valuable insight and opportunities to work better together and provide better response to the communities they serve.
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(Maria Parham Health is an advertising client of WIZS. However, this is not a paid advertisement. This is a news release issued by Maria Parham Health.)
Rape Arrest and Charges Jan 4, 2018
/by WIZS StaffHenderson Police Department Press Release – January 5, 2018
On January 4th, 2018 members of the Henderson Police Department Criminal Investigation Section arrested Wilton Leroy Greene, 48, of 1021 Thurston Street, Henderson and charged him with 1st Degree Forcible Rape and 1st Degree Rape of a Juvenile less than 13 years-old. The incident was to have allegedly occurred two years ago involving a juvenile victim. Mr. Greene received a $600,000.00 secured bond and was placed in the Vance County Jail pending a court hearing. The SaM Child Advocacy Center and the Greenville (NC) Police Department assisted with the investigation.
Authority: Chief M.W. Barrow
West End Community Watch Meeting, Tuesday, Jan 16
/by WIZS Staff— WIZS has been asked to announce
West End Community Watch Meeting
Tuesday, January 16 at 6:30 p.m.
West End Baptist Church on Dabney Drive
Speaker: Bailey Alston, “The Drug Man”
Law Enforcement will be present
All are invited, regardless of area of residence
Board Of Ed Meeting Jan 8, 2018
/by WIZS StaffThe Granville County Board of Education will meet for a special called meeting on Monday, January 8, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. at the Board of Education Administrative Offices, 101 Delacroix Street, Oxford, North Carolina for a closed session to consider confidential student information protected under G.S. 115C-402 and the Family Educational and Privacy Rights Act, 20 U.S.C. 1232g, and to consult with the Board attorney and preserve the attorney-client privilege as provided in G.S. 143-318.11 (a)(3).
The Granville County Board of Education will meet in Regular Session on Monday, January 8th, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.
The next regular meeting of the Board of Education will be held on February 5th, 2018.
Domestic Violence Class Jan 9, 2018
/by WIZS Staff— courtesy Families Living Violence Free
Families Living Violence Free would like for you to join us for our class on Domestic Violence.
Tuesdays at 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: WHEN LOVING YOU IS HURTING ME
Objectives:
- To understand what are “red flags”
- To understand that battering is a learned behavior
- To learn that victims are not to blame
- Ways to avoid becoming involved with an abusive partner
Location: Offices of Families Living Violence Free
125 Oxford Outer Loop
Oxford, NC
919-693-3579
Call by 4 p.m. if you need a sitter for class time.