NV / SV BB a Dead Heat
The Northern Vance and Southern Vance men’s varsity basketball teams are essentially tied after their two cross-town rival meetings.
Tuesday night on the Vikings’ home floor, Northern Vance defeated Southern Vance 64 to 60, behind a game-high 21 points from Kristopher Haywood. James Alexander also scored in double figures with 10. Marcus Harrison led three in double figures for Southern Vance with 17 points. Justus Baldwin had 13 for the Raiders an Mark Baldwin added 10.
Just this past Friday night on the Raiders’ home floor, Southern Vance defeated Northern Vance 60 to 56, so each team has a win against the other, and the point difference is the same at four.
In Tuesday night’s game, Northern Vance led from the outset, going up by as many as 14 early in the second quarter. The margin was 29 to 20 NV at halftime. SV suffered from too many turnovers in the first half, 11, while NV only had 11 turnovers for the entire game.
SV shot 41 percent from beyond the three-point line, going 7 of 17 overall, and scoring 5 of the 7 threes in the second half. SV closed to within two points a couple of times down the stretch.
The game was fast paced on the floor and exciting to watch. WIZS broadcast the game live on 1450 AM and on wizs.com. The stands were packed.
Just prior to the men’s game, the NV and SV women’s varsity teams fought down to the wire with NV coming from behind and winning 60 to 55.
Our next WIZS live broadcast will be Dec. 19th and will feature the local ABA team, the Coyotes. They play, as it turns out, at the home of the SV Raiders.
Armed Robbery Suspect Arrested
On Saturday, December 5, 2015, members of the Henderson Police Department Patrol Operations Division responded to Citi Trends, 389 Raleigh Road, Henderson in response to a report of an armed robbery. Employees reported that two black males armed with guns had entered the business and demanded currency.
Henderson Patrol Officers have arrested Tyler Jones, 19, 245 Lynnbank Estates Road, Henderson in this matter. Jones was charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon and possession of stolen goods. Jones was placed in the Vance County Jail after failing to post a 75,000.00 secured bond. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for January 12, 2016 in Vance County District Court.
Anyone with information about this incident or the identity of the second suspect is asked to contact the Henderson Police Department at 252-438-4141 or Crime Stoppers at 252-492-1925. Crime Stoppers offers rewards of up to 2,000.00 for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of individuals engaged in criminal behavior.
(Information from press release authorized by Chief Marcus Barrow)
Citizens Aligned to Take Back Henderson Holds Second Meeting
On Monday night at the Maria Parham Medical Center Auditorium, a group of concerned citizens known as “Citizens Aligned to take back Henderson, NC”, met to discuss the state of dilapidating structures within the city limits. Steve Cordell, fire chief for the City of Henderson, and Alan Faulkner, of Faulkner Grading & Landscaping, addressed concerned citizens and provided quality answers to questions.
Cordell broke down the process of burning down a structure. Cordell said, “We have to evaluate the home for asbestos, check tax leans, financial considerations, process of removal, it’s a lot.” Cordell went on with, “…apply for demolition permits…file for air quality, get state approval, and do a cost benefit analysis.”
The process of burning abandoned houses in the City of Henderson is going to take time and money. However, there are other options.
Faulkner said, “It costs as much tear down a house as it does to take it to the landfill.”
The general consensus of the meeting was whether it is burning down abandoned homes or tearing them down, something must be done for the appearance and perception of the City of Henderson and all of Vance County.
The next step for the group is to take their cause to both the Henderson City Council and Vance County Board of Commissioners.
To learn more about Citizens Aligned to take back Henderson, like them on Facebook at facebook.com/cleanuphenderson.
Granville Chamber Banquet to feature WRAL’s Scott Mason
The Granville County Chamber’s Annual Banquet has been scheduled for Monday evening, January 25th, 6:30 pm in Vance-Granville Community College’s Main Campus Civic Center.
Meetings committee chairman William Adcock announces that the evening will once again include the presentation of the Chamber’s most prestigious award, the John Penn Citizen of the Year Award, recognizing outstanding community service.
Guest presenter for the evening will be Scott Mason, Reporter, WRAL-TV and “The Tarheel Traveler”. Mason is a broadcast journalist with more than 30 years of television experience. Scott has worked as a reporter and bureau chief for several network affiliates. His success caught the attention of WRAL-TV. In April, 1997, Scott became the station’s Documentary Producer. He researched, wrote and produced nine documentaries before adding his talents to the nightly news team as a reporter specializing in features.
Today, Scott is known as the Tar Heel Traveler. His Monday-Thursday features series on WRAL takes viewers along the back roads of North Carolina where he meets memorable characters, finds out-of-the-way places and unearths fascinating historical footnotes. The series has become so popular it has led to Tar Heel Traveler half-hour specials, which Scott produces each quarter.
A buffet dinner will be provided by Chamber member Ted’s Catering. Tickets are $40 each. Corporate tables of 8, with reserved seating, are available for $300.00. Corporate tables of 10, reserved seating, are available for $380.00. Tickets/reservations are required prior to the event – by January 15th. Checks or credit card payments are accepted by contacting one of the Chamber’s offices – 919.693.6125/Wanda, wanda@granville-chamber.com or 919.528.4994/Toni Anne, tawheeler@granville-chamber.com.
Banquet sponsors are: Duke Energy/Presenting Sponsor; BB&T, CertainTeed, Granville Health System, The School of Graphic Arts and Time Warner Cable.