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Sossamon Files Protests To Results Of Nov. 5 Election As Recount Continues
N.C. Rep. Frank Sossamon has filed protests with the Vance and Granville elections boards, citing that, at least in Vance County, votes were counted when, for a variety of reasons, they shouldn’t have been. In an emergency meeting of the N.C. State Board of Elections, Sossamon was among four candidates from across the state whose...
TownTalk: NC House 32 Contest Update
Vance and Granville counties are in the middle of a recount in the too-close-to-call contest for House District 32, which has Democratic challenger Bryan Cohn leading incumbent Republican Frank Sossamon by 233 votes. Cohn led by 185 votes on Nov. 5, but that number grew to 233 following the Nov. 15 canvass to include provisional...
Henderson Police Make Arrest Following Attempted Traffic Stop
From the Henderson Police Department and Captain Chris Ball and Chief Marcus Barrow According to information from the Henderson Police Department Tuesday afternoon, a Henderson police officer attempted to stop a Jeep Cherokee on South William Street on Sunday, Nov. 10 at about 1:30 p.m. The vehicle failed to stop and was pursued to Norvell Street...
VGCC Drama Dept. Opens “Agnes Of God” Thursday For Weekend Run
— Information courtesy of VGCC Public Information Officer Courtney Cissel VGCC Drama returns to the stage Thursday with a three-member cast performing “Agnes of God,” the award-winning 1979 play by John Pielmeier. Vance-Granville students Saylor Gray, JayAnn Gupton and KB Wiggs make up the all-female cast who take the stage for four performances. The...
North Henderson Baptist Church In 20th Year Of Support For Operation Christmas Child
North Henderson Baptist Church is celebrating 20 years of being a local drop-off site for the Operation Christmas Child Shoebox ministry. Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, which send the showbox-sized packages to children across the globe each Christmas. Church members began collecting the packed boxes on Monday when the Naitonal Collection...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 11-20-24 Noon
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Franklin County Commissioners Appoint John Preston As Tax Administrator
— information courtesy of Franklin County Public Information Officer James F. Hicks, III Franklin County’s Board of Commissioners has appointed John Preston to be the county’s tax administrator. This appointment fills the vacancy created by the retirement in July 2024 of Marian Cascone, who resigned in July from that position, according to information...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 11-19-24 Noon
For additional coverage about Frank Sossamon asking for a recount, please also review our other web post about this story linked here – TownTalk: Sossamon Calls For Recount – WIZS (Click Play) WIZS Radio · WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 11-19-24 Noon ...
TownTalk: Sossamon Calls For Recount
Vance and Granville counties will conduct a recount in the too-close-to-call contest for House District 32, which has Democratic challenger Bryan Cohn leading Republican incumbent Frank Sossamon by 233 votes. Because that margin is less than 1 percent of the voting totals – .53 percent, to be precise – the challenger (in this case, Sossamon)...
The Local Skinny! Events At Perry Memorial Library
So far, Youth Services Librarian Melody Peters has resisted the urge to get the library festooned in red and green for that big December holiday – she said she wants Thanksgiving and Native Peoples Month to have their moments to shine, too. In fact, next Tuesday afternoon’s activity will feature a story celebrating Native Peoples...
