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Low-Income Energy Assistance Program Application Process Begins Jan. 4
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY — press release courtesy of NCDHHS North Carolinians Can Apply Online for Help with Energy Costs Beginning Monday The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today (12-29-20) announced beginning Jan. 4, households can apply for the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) and the Crisis Intervention Program (CIP)...
Noon News 12-29-20 Covid 19 Update; Court House Repairs; Senior Bingo; Bridal Tour
Stories Include: – Latest Covid 19 figures for Vance County – Court House repairs approved – Senior Bingo even to be sponsored by Vance Co. Parks & Rec. Dept. – 2021 Granville Co. Bridal Tour For full details and audio click play. WIZS Radio · Noon News 12-29-20 Covid 19 Update; Court House Repairs; Senior...
No Biggie Apparently But Courthouse Needed A Few Repairs
On Monday, December 21 at 4 p.m., Vance County’s properties committee met, and part of that meeting was to address a couple of courthouse repairs. The full committee consists of commissioners Dan Brummitt, Archie Taylor and Gordon Wilder. Commissioner Wilder told WIZS News, “We have had it repaired…(including) the caulking joints in the side of...
Noon News 12-28-20 Food Give Away Event; MLK Jr. Committee Accepting Nominations
Stories include: – Food give away event – Martin Luther King Jr. Committee accepting nominations For full details and audio click play. WIZS Radio · Noon News 12-28-20 Food Give Away Event; MLK Jr. Committee Accepting Nominations ...
Vance Covid as of December 27
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY With the number of active cases of Covid-19 in Vance County approaching 1,000, the total percentage of the county’s population having tested positive for coronavirus is now just above 5.75 percent. For the latest Vance County covid data, see the table below. For the latest on...
Wednesday, Dec 30 Food Giveaway 9 a.m. at Mt. Moriah A.M.E. Zion
The first food giveaway, round one if you will, on December 26 being a success, Mt. Moriah A.M.E. Zion Church now moves on to round two. Round two will happen Wednesday, December 30th starting at 9 a.m. at the church located at 5448 Highway 158 Business, Henderson, NC 27537. Mt. Moriah A.M.E. Zion Church is...
Food Giveaway Dec 26 & Dec 30 at Mt Moriah AME Zion Church
— courtesy Rev. Linda T. Bristow, Assistant to the Pastor at Mt. Moriah AME Zion Church Mt. Moriah is partnering with Livingstone College and the NC Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health to fight food insecurities in Henderson, Vance County, NC and surrounding areas. Two community outreach initiatives are scheduled, the...
King Leader Award; John Lewis Award Applications
(For full details, be sure to visit the link trianglemlk.com. Vance, Granville, Franklin residents should apply.) The Triangle Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee is accepting nominations for a special award to recognize a young person making a positive impact in his or her community through social justice activities. The John Lewis Student Activist Award will...
Car Chase, Wreck, Stolen Vehicle, Wreck, Foot Chase, Attempted Carjacking, Weapon Fired, Arrest
— information courtesy of a press release from Sheriff Curtis Brame On Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at approximately 11:18 a.m., the Vance County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division assisted the Henderson Police Department Patrol Division. They were chasing a 2011 Honda Accord with a North Carolina registration in the area of Willowood Drive inside the city...
TownTalk 12-22-20; Vance County Schools Superintendent Dr. Anthony Jackson On Return From Covid
Vance County Schools developed and last week adopted a plan for the return to face-to-face learning. But when? The plan itself calls for two days of face-to-face instruction and a staggered entry. The entry would begin with PreK then K and 6 grades followed by grades 1 and 2 and finally grades 3-5. Self-contained EC...
