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Recent inclement weather across the country has hampered blood drive efforts, and demands for blood and plasma and blood donations continues to be greater than supply. There are several local opportunities to give blood in Vance and Granville counties through February. The American Red Cross urges donors to give blood or platelets now to […]
– Information courtesy of VCS Chief Communication Officer Aarika Sandlin Second-graders from all 10 elementary schools in Vance County Schools are participating in a five-day swim training program with staff at the Henderson Family YMCA. The Safety Around Water initiative is a national program that teaches young people basic safety techniques – using the buddy system and […]
Volunteers from First Baptist Church will be at ACTS, 201 S. William St., Saturday to provide shuttle service for anyone who may need transportation to the Duke RAM pop-up clinic. Church Deacon Bert Long said the plan is to run two vehicles to the clinic between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Day 1 of […]
Tuesday evening around 7 p.m., Henderson police responded to a call on Oxford Road after several drivers had reported seeing a pedestrian in the roadway trying to strike cars with a broom. At least one car sustained enough damage to file a property damage claim and one driver reported having to swerve to avoid hitting […]
One-stop early voting is now underwat and will continue through Saturday, Mar. 2. Vance County Board of Elections Director Jennifer Cocklin reminds voters they have two locations where they can cast their votes in advance of the Mar. 5 primary: The county’s Youth Services building (Eaton-Johnson gymnasium) at 500 N. Beckford Dr. Aycock Recreational Center, […]
Anyone who dropped in during Tuesday’s NCDOT meeting at E.M. Rollins School got a chance to view project maps and speak with transportation officials about just what the $57 million Dabney Drive upgrade is going to look like. From initial conceptual drawings, what it’s going to look like is very different. The proposed upgrades […]
Vance County Deputy County Manager/Chief Finance Officer Katherine Bigelow was relieved of her duties last week, according to County Manager Renee Perry, for fraud and falsification of records for personal profit. “Katherine was terminated as of Feb. 9 – last Friday,” Perry told WIZS News. Perry said Bigelow, who had said she was a licensed […]
One-stop early voting for the Mar. 5 primary begins in less than two days and the Granville County Board of Elections reminds voters to bring a photo ID to make your trip to the polls smooth and simple. The early voting begins Thursday, Feb. 15 and continues through Saturday, Mar. 2. The polls will be […]
An optimistic person may look at the completed – and unoccupied – shell building at the Henderson-Vance Industrial Park and say “if you build it, they will come.” The pessimist may say “don’t count your chickens before they hatch.” Well, the shell building was built and a buyer in hand, until the 11th hour when […]
The Henderson City Council gave the green light Monday to fire department officials to apply for a $2.5 million FEMA grant to purchase a new ladder truck. The department’s ladder truck has been out of commission since April 2023 and isn’t expected to come back into service for several more months. The Council voted unanimously […]
