Radio, Newspaper, Chamber Present Candidates Forum
On Sunday, October 14 WIZS 100.1 FM / 1450 AM teamed up with The Daily Dispatch and The Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce to present a Public Candidates Forum for The Office of Sheriff of Vance County.
One of the goals was to provide discerning information from the candidates prior to the start of early voting and the General Election of Nov. 6, 2018.
Presented here is the audio of the forum. For this forum, H-V Chamber president John Barnes served as moderator and The Daily Dispatch publisher Nancy Wykle asked the questions. John C. Rose of WIZS served as audio technician. A committee selected the questions and prepared the format for the forum, which included Barnes, Wykle and Rose as well as others.
Don’t Miss WIZS’ Town Talk on Monday: Q&A With Vance Co. Sheriff Candidates
WIZS Henderson will present a special edition of Town Talk on Monday, October 15.
During the 30-minute show, which will begin promptly at 11 a.m., all three candidates for Sheriff of Vance County will be heard. They will each answer the same set of questions in an effort to help better inform the public on their viewpoints.
Please tune in at 1450 AM or 100.1 FM or online at www.wizs.com and click on “Listen Live.”
Maria Parham Franklin to Open Doors on October 15
-Press Release, Maria Parham Franklin
Maria Parham Health, part of Duke LifePoint Healthcare, today announced that it will officially open the doors of its new emergency room and geriatric behavioral health facility, called Maria Parham Franklin, on Monday, October 15. The facility hosted a ribbon-cutting and open house event for the community on October 3 to celebrate the impending opening, which marks the restoration of vital health care services in Louisburg and surrounding areas.
“We are excited to finally open our doors and fulfill our promise of bringing high-quality care back to this region,” said Bert Beard, chief executive officer (CEO) of Maria Parham Health. “The outpouring of community support for this initiative has been incredible, and we could not be happier to be advancing our mission of Making Communities Healthier right here in Louisburg.”
Maria Parham Franklin occupies the former Franklin Medical Center building in Louisburg, which has been renovated. It provides 24/7 emergency care, diagnostic services and behavioral health services. Outpatient imaging services include computed tomography (CT) scans, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray, ultrasound, mammography and bone density testing. The facility also features a 13-bed inpatient geriatric behavioral health unit and an outpatient laboratory.
The project has been made possible by Duke LifePoint Healthcare, The Dorothea Dix Hospital Property Fund, The Golden Leaf Foundation and the North Carolina Department of Commerce through the North Carolina Community Development Block Grant.
For more information, visit https://www.mariaparhamfranklin.com/.
About Maria Parham Health
Maria Parham Health, a Duke LifePoint hospital, is a regional hospital in Henderson, N.C., serving the people of north central North Carolina and southside Virginia. As a part of Duke LifePoint Healthcare, Maria Parham offers a combination of Duke University Health System’s world-renowned leadership in clinical excellence and quality care, and LifePoint Health’s extensive resources, knowledge and experience in operating community hospitals. Maria Parham offers a wide range of services and the latest technology to meet the healthcare needs of the community. It is fully accredited by The Joint Commission and CMS. For more information about Maria Parham Health, please call (252) 438-4143 or visit mariaparham.com.
About Duke LifePoint Healthcare
Duke LifePoint Healthcare, a joint venture of Duke University Health System, Inc. and LifePoint Health (NASDAQ: LPNT), was established to build a dynamic network of hospitals and healthcare providers. The joint venture, which brings together LifePoint’s experience in community-based hospital management and Duke’s world-renowned leadership in patient safety and clinical quality systems, is strengthening and improving healthcare delivery by providing community hospitals the clinical, quality and operational resources they need to grow and prosper. For more information, visit www.dukelifepointhealthcare.com.
Reminder: Vance Co. Sheriff Candidates’ Forum is This Sun., Oct. 14
WIZS 1450 AM / 100.1 FM, The Daily Dispatch and the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce will host a public forum for Sheriff of Vance County candidates on Sunday, October 14, 2018.
The forum will take place at the old courthouse on Young Street in the County Commissioners Meeting Room, and it will begin at 3 p.m. and last for approximately two hours.
WIZS 1450 AM / 100.1 FM will broadcast the forum in its entirety on a slight delay to accommodate the completion of the Carolina Panthers at Washington Redskins football game. The first half of the forum will begin airing via “tape” delay at 4 p.m. and it will simply continue on uninterrupted on the air.
The goal is to help citizens discern the differences among the candidates prior to the start of early voting in Vance County.
The Vance County Board of Elections web page says, “One-Stop Early Voting starts: Wednesday, October 17, 2018, and ends on Saturday, November 3, 2018. Locations and time will be announced as soon as the one-stop plan is approved.”
Mailed absentee ballots are already underway and continue until October 30, 2018, at 5 p.m.
Election day is Tuesday, November 6, 2018. All polling sites will be open from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. WIZS will provide live election results starting at 7:30 p.m. when the polls close.
Voter registration is available online by clicking here. Once you have filled the form out, send it to the Vance County Board of Elections Office at 300 S. Garnett Street, Henderson, NC. 27536 – if you are a resident of Vance County.
The public is strongly encouraged to attend the forum.
Each candidate will have an opportunity to make an opening statement followed by a question and answer session from representatives of The Chamber, The Dispatch and WIZS. Each candidate will also be given the opportunity to make a two-minute closing statement.
The public will be given an opportunity to suggest the questions that will be asked at the forum. Those questions should be submitted to john@hendersonvance.org. Prior to the forum, a panel represented by the media and the Chamber’s governmental affairs committee will select the order of questions.
The public will also be given the chance to submit questions to the panel on the day of the forum. For more information, contact the Chamber of Commerce at 438-8414 or sandra@hendersonvance.org.
‘Look, Listen & Learn’ Fire Prevention Day Canceled
-Information courtesy Sandra Wilkerson, Director of Admin and Events, Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce
The Henderson Fire Department’s Fire Prevention Day that was scheduled for Saturday, October 13 has been canceled.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank the local Fire Departments, Law Enforcement, Duke Energy, 911 Operators and all first responders for all they did last night and continue to do today due to the storm. Our local media, WIZS, 98.3 and The Daily Dispatch are all working to keep everyone informed of closing and delays. Be safe everyone!
Vance Co. Fire Commission to Discuss Restructuring – Wed., Oct. 17
-Information courtesy Kelly H. Grissom, Clerk to Board/Executive Asst., County of Vance
Please be informed that the Vance County Fire Commission is scheduled to meet Wednesday, October 17 at 4 p.m. in the administrative conference room. The commission will discuss a proposal to restructure fire services in Vance County.
Franklin Co. Reports Discharge of Untreated Wastewater From Two Pump Stations
-Press Release, County of Franklin
Notification of Discharge of Untreated Wastewater
General Statute 143-215.1C requires that the owner or operator of any wastewater collection or treatment works to issue a press release when an untreated wastewater discharge of 1,000 gallons or more reaches surface waters.
In accordance with that regulation, the following news release has been prepared and issued to media in the affected county:
Franklin County Public Utilities experienced a discharge of untreated wastewater from the Youngsville Regional pump station in Youngsville. The spill was a result of rain generated by Hurricane Michael. The spill occurred at 4:15 p.m. on October 11, 2018, and discharged until 8:30 p.m. The discharge of wastewater was estimated to be 7,650 gallons and it entered into an unnamed tributary of Richland Creek which is a tributary of the Neuse River Basin. Franklin County Public Utilities staff was dispatched to the site and started clean up after the overflow stopped.
Franklin County Public Utilities experienced a discharge of untreated wastewater from the Franklinton Regional pump station in Franklinton. The spill was a result of rain generated by Hurricane Michael. The spill occurred at 4:15 p.m. on October 11, 2018, and discharged until 7:30 p.m. The discharge of wastewater was estimated to be 9,750 gallons and it remained on the pump station site. Franklin County Public Utilities staff was dispatched to the site and started clean up after the overflow stopped
The division of Water Quality was notified of these events on October 12, 2018, and is reviewing the matter. For additional information concerning this event, please contact Chris Doherty, Franklin County Public Utilities Director at (919) 556-6711.
Additional information can be obtained by visiting Franklin County’s website at www.franklincountync.us and our Facebook Page, search Franklin County Public Utilities.
Franklin County Government is committed to effective and innovative public services for all Franklin County citizens and businesses.
Granville Co. Board of Commissioners to Meet Mon., Oct. 15
-Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, Granville County
The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, October 15, 2018, at 7 p.m. at the Granville Expo and Convention Center, 4185 US Highway 15 South, Oxford.
Agenda items include:
Consent Agenda
1. Budget Amendment #3
2. (a) Oxford C&D C/PC Project Budget Amendment
(b) Montgomery Place/Falls Meadow Project Budget Amendment
(c) Granville Health System Doctors’ Office Complex Project Ordinance
Recognitions and Presentations
3. Introduction – Rodney Frazier – Veterans Service Officer
4. Introduction – Will Robinson – Library Director
5. Fire Safety and Emergency Preparedness Videos Funded by Duke Energy Grant
6. UnRappin the GIFT Presentation
Public Comments
7. Public Comments
Public Hearings
8. 5310 Transportation Grant – In-town Oxford Fixed Route
Planning Matters
9. Public Hearing Comprehensive Plan
10. Flood Plain Ordinance Amendment Public Hearing
11. CityScape Consultants Inc. Draft Agreement for Services – Wireless Telecommunications
School Matters
12. School Resource Officer for Falls Lake Academy
Purchasing
13. E-911 Phone 24/7 Maintenance & Remote Monitoring Service
14. Material Testing & Special Inspections Firm Selection for Law Enforcement Detention
15. Courthouse Cleaning & Mold Remediation
Appointments
16. Granville County Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control Financing Authority
17. Tourism Development Authority
County Manager’s Report
18. County Manager’s Report
County Attorney’s Report
19. County Attorney’s Report
Presentations by County Board Members
20. Presentations by County Board Members
Any Other Matters
Closed Session
21. Closed Session as allowed by G.S. 143-318.11(a)(3), (4) and (6) – Attorney-Client, Economic Development and Personnel Matters
Loose Leaf Collection in Oxford Runs Mid-Oct. Through Mid-Jan.
-Information courtesy the City of Oxford website
The City of Oxford leaf season will start Monday, October 15 and run until Friday, January 18, 2019. Your leaves will be picked up on the same day as your trash. Please have your leaves out for pick up the day before to assure timely removal. Leaves may be left loose (un-bagged) at the curb, during leaf season. Grass clippings and debris must be separated for removal.
During this time, residents are allowed to place their leaves on the curb in front of their homes. Leaves must be raked to the edge of your yard behind the curb, and not in the street or on the sidewalk. Loose leaf piles need to be free and clean of all other materials – sticks, limbs, garbage, or other debris that may damage the equipment the city uses to collect leaves. Do not park your vehicles on, in front of, or near leaves. The crews need to be able to easily reach the leaves for pick up.
Please do not place leaves in the street, block drainage basins, or drainage ditches. Leaves must be within 8-10 feet of the street for collection.
If you have any questions, please call 919-603-1100 ext. 0.
We appreciate your help and cooperation in keeping Oxford beautiful.