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Kittrell Drew Visitors From All Over With Mineral Springs, Hotels… Is it possible that the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1901 could have played even a small role in the fate of the Vance County town of Kittrell? Maybe. Driving on US 1 through Kittrell today, you’d never know that Kittrell […]
Col. Archie B. Taylor, Jr. was named Vance County’s 2020 Citizen of the Year during the 83rd annual meeting of the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce, held virtually on Thursday, June 17. Taylor is retired from the military and, upon returning to Vance County, immersed himself in community activities, from working with the Vance County […]
The WIZS family is mourning the loss of one of its own, Ron Noel, who died Wednesday. Noel co-hosted the Tuesday and Thursday sports show with Trey Snide. Thursday’s show was dedicated to Noel, in appreciation for his enthusiasm for local sports, especially in Vance and Granville counties. Joe Sharrow, Vance County High School athletic […]
Oxford Police Chief Alvin Coley announced that he will retire on Aug. 1, 2021, after almost eight years in the office, city officials announced Tuesday. Coley was hired as police chief in September 2013, but his work in the military and law enforcement spans three decades. He took over as police chief upon retirement from […]
Picture this: The S Line rail passengers, bound from Charlotte to Richmond, stop in the late afternoon at the Henderson Depot. As they emerge from the train, they’re making decisions – Where to dine? Want to take in tonight’s show at McGregor Hall? Which downtown hotel or bed and breakfast should I try tonight? The […]
Donyell “DJ” Jones, CEO of the local Boys & Girls Club, has received one of the organization’s highest awards for honoring the values of diversity and equality. Although scheduled to accept the Herman S. Prescott award at the 2020 BGC National Conference, COVID-19 restrictions intervened. Jones had been at his new job of CEO of […]
Summer’s On The Doorstep And That Means Hurricane Season Is, Too Summer is still officially about a week away, but Jonathan Blaes, meteorologist-in-charge at the National Weather Service office in Raleigh says it’s not too soon to be thinking about having a plan in case of a hurricane. Blaes said Tuesday that the first two […]
The town of Stem is hosting a blood drive on Saturday, June 26 in memory of a local student who tragically was killed in a car accident. Nathan George would have been a senior next year at Falls Lake Academy. He was in a car crash in Wake County on May 24, 2021. The blood […]
Turning Point Community Development Corporation kicked off a summer meal distribution program today that will continue providing meals for children daily through mid-August. Chalis Henderson, Turning Point’s director, invites the community to drive through and pick up hot meals for children Monday through Friday between noon and 1 p.m. The meal program is a collaboration […]
Think “patriotic” on Thursday, July 1 at 6 p.m. when Aycock Recreation Center hosts an Independence Day Crafty Kids workshop for children ages 4 to 8. This event is open to the first 12 participants to register. The cost is $5.00 per participant. Register online at https://hvrpd.recdesk.com/ or in person at Aycock Recreation Center, 307 Carey […]
