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After careful consideration, the VGCC Executive Team has made the difficult decision to postpone the 2022 Commencement Ceremony until Sunday, May 15th, 2022 at 4:00pm. The primary rationale for this change was based on the high probability of multiple thunderstorms forecasted for Friday, May 13 and Saturday, May 14. While the College does have a […]
A third person has been charged in connection with the shooting death late last month of a Henderson man. Police Chief Marcus Barrow said Jamarius Hakeem Smith, 21, of Stem in Granville County was arrested without incident on Monday. Smith is currently being held at the Vance County Detention Center pending court proceedings, Barrow said […]
-information courtesy of the American Red Cross Eastern North Carolina The school year is almost over, and it’s about time for afternoons at the pool and family road trips. While summer means fun for many of us, it’s business as usual in hospitals across the country. The need for blood doesn’t take a break, and […]
A Henderson woman has died from injuries she received in a single-vehicle accident on Sunday afternoon. Kimberly Perry, 44, died Monday at Duke University Hospital, according to information from Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow. Officers responded to the intersection of Harriet and E. Winder streets just after 3:30 p.m. upon receiving a report of an […]
The Warren County Board of Commissioners voted to approve the appointment of Bonnie Fitz as the new assistant director of community services. Fitz is scheduled to begin work on May 16, 2022, according to a press release from Charla Duncan, senior assistant to County Manager Vincent Jones and the community & economic development director. Fitz’s […]
Information courtesy of the N.C. Department of Agriculture N.C. Department of Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler is encouraging equine owners to have their animals vaccinated against Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis and West Nile Virus. “Mosquito-breeding season in North Carolina lasts from spring until the first frost and horses are at risk if not properly vaccinated,” Troxler said […]
A local woman was arrested late last week on drug charges, according to Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame. The Vance County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance provided by the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation, executed a search warrant at the residence of Ruby Cooper, 2006 Julia Ave., Henderson. The warrant was served shortly before 6:00 pm. […]
Granville County Manager Michael Felts announced his resignation at Monday’s board of commissioners meeting and is set to take a position with the N.C. Association of County Commissioners Risk Management Pools. Felts was appointed county manager in July 2013 after serving 11 years as the county’s finance director. His last day with the county is set […]
The Ardagh Group’s Henderson plant will not face a strike of its workers, thanks to an 11th hour deal made during contract negotiations late last week. WIZS received word that the agreement had been reached late Friday, which had been the deadline to approve the new contract. About 50 people had gathered outside the gates […]
A Henderson man was killed in the early morning hours of Friday, Apr. 29 and police have charged two Oxford residents with first-degree murder. James E. Mellon, 27, of 465 Powell St., died of a single gunshot wound, according to information received Monday morning from Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow. Police responded to 465 Powell […]
