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Search Warrant Leads to Drug Bust on Townsville Landing Road
Information provided by the Office of Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame. The Vance County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant March 3 at the residence of Kelly Hemann, located at 358 Townsville Landing Road. The warrant was served as the result of an ongoing investigation into illegal drug sales at the residence. Members of the...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 03-07-23 Noon
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Three Face Murder Charges In February Killings
Three people have been arrested and charged with murder after two men were found dead in a vehicle in a Henderson neighborhood last month. On Monday, Henderson police, along with officers from the Vance County Sheriff’s Office, Oxford Police Department and the SBI made the arrests, according to information from Police Chief Marcus Barrow. Antonio...
Older Than 45? Time For A Colonoscopy
-information courtesy of Maria Parham Health and Colleen Truax MSN, APRN, FNP-C March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. If you are 45 or older, it’s time to think about getting a colonoscopy. Health experts say screening increases the chance of early detection – which increases greatly the odds of successful treatment. During a colonoscopy...
The Local Skinny! Vance County Commissioners To Meet Tonight
Update 10 p.m. Monday: The Vance County Commissioners voted Monday to authorize the execution of the “second wave” of Opioid Settlements written about below, meaning Vance County would receive an additional $2.76 million between 2023 and 2036 Original Update 5:30 p.m. Monday: The Vance County Commissioners are scheduled to hear this evening all about what...
TownTalk: The Future of Economic Development in Vance County
Economic development across Vance County seems to be perking up, and if 2022’s report is any indication, the trend is on an upward trajectory. County Economic Development Director McKinley Perkinson is scheduled to present a review of 2022 at tonight’s monthly meeting of the county commissioners, and she’s going to paint a rosy picture. She...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 03-06-23 Noon
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West End Community Watch Meeting Mar. 21
Join the West End Community Watch for its upcoming meeting on Tuesday, Mar. 21. The speakers for the meeting, which begins at 6:30 p.m., will be Paul Ross, executive director of the Henderson Family YMCA, according to an announcement from Claire Catherwood. Members of law enforcement also will be present to provide a police report...
Red Cross Announces March Blood Drive Dates
The American Red Cross has announced several opportunities to donate blood across the four-county area in March, which also marks the 80th annual observance of the national organization. President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the original proclamation in 1943, but the American Red Cross was established more than 140 years ago by Clara Barton, a nurse...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 03-03-23 Noon
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