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In a meeting Monday afternoon, the Vance County Board of Elections set a hearing date of Jan. 22 at 10 a.m. to consider a challenge lodged by a Vance County commissioner concerning the residency of a candidate who has filed to run for a seat on the board of commissioners. District 4 Commissioner Dan Brummitt […]
Asking local historian Mark Pace to divulge which old house is his very favorite is akin to asking a parent which of their children they prefer: indeed, there may be one, but you don’t want to admit it. In their discussion of old homes in the area listed on the National Register of Historic Places, […]
Editor’s Note: WIZS is taking a closer look at the Vance County Commissioners’ annual retreat and will bring you excerpts from the topics that were discussed in upcoming TownTalk segments. At their annual retreat last week, the Vance County Board of Commissioners spent a good chunk of time talking about money – dollars coming in […]
County commissioners have been grappling with what to do about the current jail for quite some time now, spending big chunks of money to make repairs to the facility to satisfy state inspectors as they proceed down the path of construction of a new detention center. In the meantime, however, commissioners and county staff heard […]
Anyone interested in historical architecture and preservation of homes, businesses or other structures that have been around a really long time surely would have a field day in the four-county area. Vance, Granville, Warren and Franklin counties are replete with buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places, which operates under the auspices […]
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 […]
