Entries by John C. Rose

A Chamber That Binds

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It’s not easy to bring people together.  To bind them together is still more difficult. It takes energy, and sometimes it takes a “new generation of business leadership.”  That’s the phrase used to describe Tyler Brewer at Thursday night’s Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce Meeting and Banquet.  Brewer is the incoming, 2020 Chamber Board Chair. The […]

Oxford PD Making Arrests, Obtaining Warrants, Searching For Suspects

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100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm The Oxford Police Department worked two incidents where three people were shot on January 11 and January 12.  In addition, arrests have been made in a homicide case from December 31, 2019, and in the aftermath of an altercation on December 9, […]

Commissioners Vote to Add Middleburg to Vance Co. Zoning Jurisdiction

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100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm The Vance County Board of Commissioners met Monday evening, and Chairman Gordon Wilder and the full board administered two public hearings. The first was a pre-budget public hearing in which suggestions and priorities could be voiced by residents. The only people who […]

New Phone Scam Prompts Sheriff Brame to Issue Further Warnings

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100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame is again reminding citizens to be aware of fraud, particularly gift card fraud. Not only that, but someone, according to the Sheriff, is impersonating Brame and other deputies with a phone scam. There has even been at […]

News 11-27-19

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Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame’s Shopping Safety Tips Open Enrollment Medicare / Affordable Care Act Deadlines Travel Safety

National Weather Service Raleigh: Latest Briefing

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No matter the time of day or the time of year, you can always find the latest briefing from the National Weather Service in Raleigh by following this link (https://www.weather.gov/media/rah/briefing/NWSRaleighLatestBriefing.pdf). The possibility of severe weather definitely exists for much of the rest of the day. That said, the latest briefing in the link above, as […]

SHP Identifies Trooper Struck In Vance County Crash

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— NCSHP Press Release RALEIGH – The Highway Patrol continues to investigate a crash involving a state trooper who was hit by a vehicle on US 1 in Vance County. On Tuesday, October 22 at approximately 7:59 p.m., a 2012 Buick traveled off the roadway and struck the trooper from behind as he was conducting […]

Trooper Injured During Traffic Stop 10-22-19

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According to a press release from the North Carolina Department of Public Safety and the NC Highway Patrol, on October 22, 2019 at approximately 7:59 p.m., a member of the State Highway Patrol was struck while conducting a traffic stop on US 1 in Vance County.  The involved member was in the process of conducting a […]