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On Friday, April 16, 2021, Shiloh Baptist Church is hosting a Community COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic with free food and PPE distributions. The community is invited to come get their vaccines from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at 635 S. College Street in Henderson. The vaccine clinic will be conducted through drive-up or walk-up service, with […]
— submitted by Sheriff Curtis Brame If anything positive can be said about COVID in Vance and the surrounding counties, it is how this pandemic has brought groups of people together and true brotherhood has come shining through. Henderson lost two beloved officers due to complications from COVID. Captain Mike Davis of the Henderson Police […]
Area horse and donkey owners, take note: It’s time to start thinking about making sure your equines are vaccinated against a couple of mosquito-borne illnesses that often prove fatal to the animals that contract them. N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler said Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis (EEE) and West Nile Virus are two illnesses that can be […]
As of Monday, April 5, Perry Memorial Library is open for all those book lovers who have missed browsing shelves for their next interesting read. The library Patrons can again enter the building to check out books and use the computers. The library will be open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to noon and from […]
“The Hope of Easter,” a Billy Graham Radio Special and production of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, aired Tuesday, April 30, 2021 at 11 a.m. on WIZS. The program will air again on WIZS 1450 AM / 100.1 FM on Easter Sunday at 4:30 p.m. If you would like to listen online, the audio is […]
— information from NCDOT press release Education Leaders Drive Home Safe Driving Message ‘Speed A Little. Lose A Lot’ Enforcement Underway Across North Carolina State education leaders are teaming up with the N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program (NCGHSP) to help sound the alarm about speeding, one of the leading causes of death in children and a major cause […]
UPDATE 4 P.M. THURSDAY OFFICIALS WITH GRRO INFORM WIZS NEWS THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. “(Friday’s) COVID Vaccination Clinic at Shiloh Baptist Church in Henderson has been canceled. GRRO was just informed that our allocation of vaccines will not arrive in time for tomorrow,” Luccette Mercer said. It’s speculated that the delay in the arrival […]
— Vance County Schools Press Release Vance County Schools will be receiving 75 bike helmets as part of an ongoing program to reduce bicycle injuries and deaths in North Carolina. These helmets are being provided through NCDOT’s Bicycle Helmet Initiative. The Bicycle Helmet Initiative began in 2007 and has distributed thousands of helmets since its […]
The Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Department has several class offerings at Aycock Recreational Center to get you moving on land or in the water. Below are the listings, along with times and costs, according to Tara Goolsby, program superintendent for HVRPD. Yoga – Classes are Thursdays from 6:15 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sessions teach Basic […]
A group of local churches is joining together to sponsor a series of virtual noontime Holy Week services, all of which are open to the community. First Baptist, First Presbyterian, First United Methodist, Shiloh, Cotton Memorial and Holy Innocents have shared Holy Week services and lunches for many years, and the tradition continues – sort […]
