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WIZS Radio Local News Audio 9-24-21 Noon
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Local CV19 Update 9-24-21 from Granville Vance Public Health
In the past 7 days, there have been 146 new cases in Vance County, a 17% decrease from the previous 7 days. The percent positivity rate in Vance County is 7.4%. In the past 7 days, there have been 141 new cases in Granville County, a 17.5% decrease from the previous 7 days. The percent...
Federal Judge Sends Oxford Man to Prison for 7 Years Following a Shooting
— press release courtesy of U.S. Attorneys Office of the Eastern District of North Carolina An Oxford man was sentenced to 84 months in prison for Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition by a Convicted Felon. On June 8, 2021, S Daques Shorter pled guilty to the charges. According to court documents and other information...
TownTalk: History of Kerr Lake, Part 2
(Photo courtesy R.F. Timberlake – Kerr Lake Park Watch on Facebook and Shutter Art Gallery) •••••••••••••••••••• Kerr Lake covers about 50,000 acres when it’s at normal elevation, but if the lake level were to reach its maximum elevation of 320 feet above sea level, the lake would more than double in size. In short, Kerr...
WIZS Radio Local News 9-23-21 Noon
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The Local Skinny! Vance County Grapples With Employee Discontent
A recent survey of county employees conducted by the UNC School of Government has turned up several areas of discontent, which county officials are hopeful could be eased by providing targeted training opportunities and following recommendations from the surveyor. Three focus groups totaling 23 county employees were convened during the week of May 24 of...
Support ‘Shop With A Cop’ Project – Buy A Ticket For Chance To Win Cash Prize
The “Shop With a Cop” program kicked off Wednesday, and there are 180 opportunities to help make the project a success. This year marks the sixth year that the Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce has partnered with the Henderson Police Department and the Vance County Sheriff’s Office to raise money for local law enforcement to...
A Second Suspect, David Lee Chavis, Jr., Arrested for First Degree Murder in Wynn Case
UPDATE: 9-22-21 Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame issued the following press release 9-22-21 to update this matter. On the 22nd day of September 2021, members of the Vance County Sheriff’s Office CID (Criminal Investigations Division) served arrest warrants on David Lee Chavis, Jr., of Henderson N.C., for the First Degree Murder of Trevon Wynn. Wynn...
Gena Mccray Appointed County Attorney For Franklin
— press release courtesy of Franklin County Franklin County, September 22, 2021: Franklin County Commissioners unanimously appointed Gena McCray of the firm of Gena Walling McCray, PLLC, to serve as County Attorney on September 20, 2021. McCray’s appointment is effective September 27, 2021. McCray received her undergraduate degrees in English and Psychology from South Carolina...
ACTS Donations, Fundraising and Volunteers Key to Providing Meals
Imagine hosting the biggest Thanksgiving meal ever, providing all the food for the biggest family imaginable. Every day. There’s the food preparation, then serving, then the cleanup. That’s how Lee Anne Peoples describes the operation at ACTS – the executive director said it takes dozens of volunteers to provide the hot meals five days a...
