Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland 06/08/20
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Henderson City Council meets tonight.
NCHSAA relaxes, but does not lift restrictions on high school sports as of June 15.
Latest COVID 19 statistics.
Coach’s Corner 06/08/20: Register Now for VCAC Barracudas’ Summer Swim Season
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Natasha Rubin, head coach of the Vance County Aquatics Club “Barracudas” appeared on WIZS Coach’s Corner Monday.
Rubin said Barracudas coaches worked hard to offer a 2020 Summer Swim Season to local youth amid on-going COVID-19 restrictions.
Swim sessions will be offered at two locations: Henderson Country Club and Forest Hills in Oxford. To accommodate all swimmers, practices are limited to one hour sessions with a maximum of 12 in the pool at a time.
According to Rubin, this smaller swimmer-to-coach ratio will allow for more one-on-one time and personal attention. “This session will result in better techniques and better speed when we start racing again, hopefully in the fall,” Rubin explained.
As of right now, Rubin said there are no meets planned for the summer session; however, plans are being made for intraclub competitions and other team-building opportunities.
Practices will be held three days a week for six weeks beginning June 15 and ending July 30. Practice will not be held the week of June 29.
Those who are interested in participating are asked to register by Wednesday, June 10. You can register online and choose a location preference at www.teamunify.com/ncvacb.
Visit the Barracudas’ website (click here) or Facebook page (click here) for more information.
To hear more from Rubin, please listen to the Coach’s Corner audio by clicking the play button above.
Protective Gown Volunteer Work Enters Week Two at First Presbyterian
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-Information courtesy Jane King, Community Partners of Hope, Inc.
If you want to help the community, please consider joining a group that has been making disposable protective gowns for hospital and nursing home workers. This project was started by First Baptist Church in Henderson, and the work was done at McGregor Hall for a number of weeks.
The project has now moved to First Presbyterian Church, and we can use volunteers to create gowns from plastic sheeting to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19.
Work for the week of June 8 – 12 will be done from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday – Friday and also 2 to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday. The work is not difficult and someone can train you quickly.
All volunteers 17 and under must be accompanied by an adult. All volunteers will be screened upon arrival and must have a temperature below 100, no symptoms, and no known exposure to COVID-19 (including no known exposure by anyone in their household). Please bring a mask and scissors with you.
If you would like to help, please sign up online at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0A44ADAC2BA1FD0-protective1
The church is located at 222 Young Street – entrance at the corner of Chestnut and Young Streets in downtown Henderson. Please park on Young Street (most handicapped spaces are for Sunday only) or across the street in the parking lot at the Boy Scout building. Please enter using the door from the courtyard to the right of the fellowship hall.
If you have any questions, please contact Jane King at janeking1@gmail.com or call 252-432-9494.
Vance County Public Safety, Properties Committee Announce June Meetings
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Please be informed of the following scheduled Vance County committee meetings. All meetings will be held in the Commissioners’ Conference Room of the Vance County Administration Building located at 122 Young Street in Henderson.
Public Safety Committee (Wilder, Brummitt, Taylor)
Monday, June 8, 2020, at 3 p.m.
- Ladder truck purchase
- Fire redistricting
- Animal Control ordinance amendment
- Bertie ambulance franchise
Second Public Safety Committee Meeting
Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at 3 p.m.
- Fire reorganization
Properties Committee (Brummitt, Taylor, Wilder)
Monday, June 29, 2020, at 3 p.m.
- Green Rural Redevelopment proposal to use Eaton Johnson cafeteria
- Henderson Institute shared parking agreement
- Eaton Johnson renovation
Filing Period Begins for Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor
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-Information courtesy Vance County Board of Elections
Filing for Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor starts Monday, June 8, 2020, at 12 p.m. and ends on Monday, July 6, 2020, at 12 p.m.
The filing fee is $5. The Vance County Board of Elections office will not be closed for lunch during the filing period.
Anyone interested in filing should call the Vance County Board of Elections office at (252) 492-3730. If you would like to make an appointment before coming to file, you may do so.
You will be required to wear a mask and have your temperature taken before entering into the Board of Elections office.
One person is allowed in the director’s office and the deputy director’s office at a time. A waiting area is available in the hall. Anyone that visits the office should practice social distancing.
Coach’s Corner 06/05/20: Crossroad’s Scottie Richardson & Hurricanes’ Jeff Daniels
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Scottie Richardson, men’s varsity basketball coach for the Crossroad Christian School Colts, and Jeff Daniels, assistant coach for the Carolina Hurricanes, appeared on the WIZS Coach’s Corner Friday.
Richardson discussed the Colt’s return to the gym this week for the first practice since the COVID-19 quarantine.
“I told my guys with a tear in my eye how exciting it was to be back in the gym,” said Richardson. “It’s a little different scenario and guidelines that we now have to abide by, but I’m just so glad to be back and smelling the hardwood.”
Richardson’s young team consists of four freshmen and two sophomores who are still learning the Colt’s program, making restrictions even more of a challenge in building a cohesive team.
“We tried to communicate at least weekly, if not every other day, with the team by breaking down film, talking about what’s going on in their lives and discussing how they can do better on working on their game individually,” Richardson said.
According to Richardson, while that’s been helpful, nothing beats in-person practice. To keep everyone safe, the Colts are following stage one guidelines provided by the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA), which are effective for the next two weeks.
Stage one NCISAA guidelines for athletic practices include the requirement of 10 people or fewer in a gymnasium and 25 or fewer on an outdoor court. Each player’s temperature must also be checked before practice, and anyone registering a fever of 100 or higher will be dismissed from campus for 14 days.
In perhaps the most restrictive measure for basketball practice, players are not allowed to touch the same ball. “Here’s where it gets tricky,” Richardson said. “No one can touch your basketball, and anyone that does is supposed to be asked to leave. We are lucky that we have six goals in the gym, so we’ve been working on form shooting and just taking some of the rust off.”
To hear more from Richardson, and to hear from Jeff Daniels with the Carolina Hurricanes, please listen to the respective Coach’s Corner audio by clicking the play buttons above.
Henderson Heroin Trafficker Sentenced
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-Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice
A Henderson man was sentenced to 78 months in prison for trafficking heroin in Vance County.
According to court documents, Reginald Lamont Lewis, 31, was involved in the distribution of heroin from February 2017 until December 2018. During that time, law enforcement investigated the drug trafficking activities of Lewis by conducting undercover purchases of narcotics; over 300 individual doses of heroin were purchased in total.
The execution of a search warrant led to the seizure of approximately $25,600 in U.S. currency.
Robert J. Higdon, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge James C. Dever III. The Drug Enforcement Administration; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF); the Henderson Police Department; the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation; the Vance County Sheriff’s Office; and the Virginia State Police Department investigated the case, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Nick J. Miller prosecuted the case.
A copy of this press release is located on the U.S. Department of Justice website. Related court documents and information are located on the website of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina or on PACER by searching for Case No. 5:18-cr-00518-D-1.
Noon News 06/05/20
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Dennis Jarvis accepts Executive Director position with Jefferson County Development Authority in West Virginia.
JC Penney to close 154 stores permanently, including the Henderson location.
The US census continues.
Henderson man receives 78 months imprisonment for trafficking heroin.
Approval of New FY Budget on Henderson City Council’s June 8 Agenda
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY
-Information courtesy Esther J. McCrackin, City Clerk, City of Henderson, NC
The Henderson City Council will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, June 8, 2020, at 6 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 134 Rose Ave. in Henderson, NC.
Due to COVID-19 health mandates issued by Governor Cooper, the number of people allowed in Council Chambers will be limited for this meeting. Therefore, no citizens will be allowed in Council Chambers to observe or to make comments. However, members of the community are strongly encouraged to provide questions/comments for Council in writing as follows and to listen via Zoom:
Written Comments:
- Email written comments to emccrackin@ci.henderson.nc.us
- Emails received by 3 p.m. on the day of the meeting will be read aloud at the meeting. Comments are limited to 3-minutes per person.
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Agenda Items Include:
Consideration of Approval of Ordinance 20-21, Adoption of the FY 20-21 Budget and FY 20-21 Annual Fee Schedule. The proposed FY 2020-2021 budget is available for viewing in its entirety on the City of Henderson’s website, under the Finance Department tab (click here).
Consideration of Approval of Ordinance 20-22, Authorizing the Demolition of 224 Zene Street for Failure to Comply with Abandoned Structure Code.
Consideration of Approval of Ordinance 20-23, Amending Sanitation Ordinance Chapter 17, Section 17-3 Garbage and Trash Collection Policy.
Consideration of Approval of Resolution 20-40, Deferring Implementation of the Adopted Financial Model Developed by Stantec for the Kerr Lake Regional Water System.
Consideration of Approval of 1) Resolution 20-39, Accepting the 2020 BJA Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Grant and 2) Ordinance 20-24, FY 20 BA #30, Establishing a Budget for the BJA Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Grant.
Consideration of Approval of Tax Releases and Refunds from Vance County for the Month of April 2020.
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