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Update on May 15, 2021 Homicide
— update courtesy of Henderson Police Department On Tuesday, the 18th of May 2021, a 15 year old juvenile was taken into custody on a juvenile petition for the charge of Murder involving Quashid Ragland. A secure custody order was granted in the matter and the offender was remanded to a juvenile detention facility to...
Oxford Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison on Gun and Drug Charges
Press Release — Department of Justice, Eastern District of NC An Oxford man was sentenced yesterday to 169 months in prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Quantities of Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine, Cocaine Base (Crack), and Marijuana, and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime. According to court documents and other...
TownTalk 5-18-21 Mobile Learning Lab “Open Bus” Event May 22
Chalis Henderson gives credit where credit is due. And Henderson credits her father for coming up with an idea that is finally coming to fruition – the Creating Success Mobile Learning Lab. What used to be a mode of transportation to take students to and from school now brings the school to the students –...
South Granville Rotary Busy With Projects, Fundraiser
The Rotary Club of South Granville County has been busy lately with projects and fundraisers. Buy a duck for the June 5 “Rubber Duck Race” and you could win a vacation package, a round of golf, an iPad, gift cards and more, according to club President Angela Allen. “Buying a duck can support the local...
WIZS Local News Audio 05-18-21 Noon
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The Local Skinny May 18 Jobs In Vance
In partnership with the Henderson-Vance Chamber of CommerceJobs in Vance on WIZSThe Chamber compiles and provides the information, and it is presented here and on the radio. The City of Henderson is currently accepting applications for a Camp Counselor and Junior Camp Counselor. Both positions are part-time Temporary Seasonal. City of Henderson also has an...
Duke Energy Grants Available To Support Downtown Revitalization; Submit by May 31
Local non-profit organizations in the community still have time to submit grant proposals to a Duke Energy program poised to give $500,000 to help downtown communities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hometown Revitalization Grant program (click the link for details) is designed to award non-profit/small business partnerships in 20 communities in North Carolina grants of...
SportsTalk 5-17-21 Kerr-Vance Academy State Championship
Anyone who has ever played in an organized sport certainly knows how tough winning a championship can be, so imagine winning not only four state baseball championships but winning four in a row. That’s exactly what the Kerr-Vance Academy Spartans accomplished this past weekend. After dropping Friday’s game against undefeated Grace Christian in Sanford by...
Montgomery-Davis First Responder Benefit Huge Success
Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame enjoys photography and has provided some pictures from the Henderson-Vance First Responders Benefit Drive presented earlier this month in memory of Captain Michael R. Davis of the Henderson Police Department and master Trooper Brent Montgomery of North Carolina State Highway Patrol. Brame wrote in an email to WIZS News, “All...
23-Year-Old Man Shot Dead at Saturday Night Party May 15
— press release On Saturday, the 15th of May 2021, at approximately 11:40PM, Officers of the Henderson Police Department were dispatched to the area of Kittrell Street in reference to the discharging of a firearm in the area. When Officers arrived, there was a large crowd of approximately 100 plus individuals gathered in the street...
