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From where Dr. Wykia Macon sits, being the director of the Vance County Cooperative Extension is a lot like being a coach – and, reflecting on a busy 2025, she and her team are looking forward to another successful year as 2026 approaches. But Macon isn’t just calling the shots from the sidelines – she […]
Dozens of supporters gathered at the Freedom Bridge Resource Center Tuesday to officially mark its opening with a ceremonial ribbon cutting sponsored by the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce. But work at the center has been going on for close to two months now, and Program Director Danetta McKnight said the resource center has been able […]
With the familiar “All rise! Oyez, Oyez, Oyez,” Lt. Ray Shearin opened the Vance County Courtroom on Thursday afternoon, but it wasn’t for a legal proceeding – it was for the retirement ceremony of Clerk of Superior Court Henry L. Gupton. Looking out over the gathering of well-wishers, Gupton called it “a humbling experience” to […]
Members of the Henderson Fire Department delivered a Christmas gift to Maria Parham Health’s Cancer Center staff on Wednesday – a giant check, both in size and amount. The three-day boot drive held each year outside Central Station on Dabney Drive netted $18,100.90, all for the Cancer Center. In presenting the check, Henderson Fire Chief […]
Henderson Mayor Melissa Elliott filed Thursday to run for the N.C. State House. Elliott confirmed with WIZS News that she filed as a Democrat; at present, she is the lone Democrat filer for the District 32 House seat. “We’ve still got another day,” Elliott said in an interview late Thursday afternoon. “I’ve heard another candidate […]
Vance County Fire Chief Marvin Harrison has accomplished a good bit since coming on board in April. From equipment purchases and rebranding efforts to training exercises and team-building opportunities, Harrison can check off quite a few boxes on the “to-do” list. Like most good leaders, Harrison took some time to think about the future of […]
The Vance County Board of Commissioners did not approve a proposed fiscal operations policy presented Tuesday during a special called meeting. The vote was 3-3, with Commissioners Leo Kelly, Carolyn Faines and Charisse Fain voting in favor and Commissioners Yolanda Feimster, Valencia Perry and Dan Brummitt voting against. Commissioner Tommy Hester was not in attendance. […]
Growing up in Jamaica, Dwaynna Ramsay wanted to be a pharmacist. She excelled in school, and set her sights on college to continue on the career path she dreamed of. She was accepted into a couple of different schools, but money was tight, and Ramsay said she deferred her dream so she could work and […]
There are so many ways to get news and information these days – the more traditional methods like radio, television and print media often take a back seat to the ubiquitous screen. When the COVID pandemic shut down Faicia Elliott’s radio advertising job, she hatched a plan to get a real newspaper in the hands […]
The two newest members of the Henderson City Council will have to wait until after Christmas to be sworn in. According to City Clerk Tracey Kimbrell, the Dec. 8 meeting that was cancelled because of inclement weather has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 29. Kenia Gómez-Jimenez and Catherine “Kitty” Miles Gill will […]
