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Citizens Beware: Fraud Alert From the Vance Co. Sheriff’s Office

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Fraud Alert from the Vance County Sheriff’s Office:

Please be aware that there is a telephone scam going on right now. A robotic voice claiming to be Agent Gayle Stone of the Social Security Administration states that your social security number has been frozen due to fraud. The voice gives a number to call back on. That number changes every day and is a cloned VOIP number that cannot be traced.

DO NOT CALL THE NUMBER BACK.

The person who answers the phone will ask for your social security number and other information to “verify” your identity. Once they have that, they will likely tell you to send them money (typically gift cards or Green Dot Cards) to clear up the matter. Then, after they have cashed in that money, they steal your identity and open credit accounts in your name.

Vance Co. Animal Services to Hold Free Rabies Clinic at Greater Zion Holiness

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-Information courtesy Vance County Animal Services

Vance County Animal Services will hold a free rabies vaccine clinic at Greater Zion Holiness Church on Saturday, June 29, 2019, from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. The church is located at 804 Flint St., Henderson, NC.

Please have your dogs on a leash and all cats in carriers.

Being a Vance County resident is not required. Please feel free to stop by no matter where you live!

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Town Talk: H-V Economic Development, Coop. Extension Updates – 06/26/19

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Dennis Jarvis, director of Henderson-Vance Economic Development Commission, and Turner Pride, county extension director with Vance Co. Cooperative Extension, were the guests of honor on Wednesday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk.

Jarvis and Pride discussed current news and events related to their respective organizations, including an upcoming H-V Chamber-sponsored Business After Hours. Scheduled for Thursday, June 27, 2019, Chamber members and their guests are invited to enjoy food catered by Next Door Bistro, door prizes and live entertainment by local group The Cabin Pickers, featuring Jimmy Barrier.

Hosted by Vance County Economic Development and NC Cooperative Extension, the event will be held from 5:30 until 7 p.m. at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market located at 210 Southpark Dr. in Henderson.

To hear the Town Talk interview with Dennis Jarvis and Turner Pride in its entirety, please click the play button below. Listen live to WIZS’ Town Talk Monday – Friday at 11 a.m. on 1450AM, 100.1 FM or online at www.wizs.com.

 

 

 

News 06/26/19

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Public Meeting Set on Planned Dabney Drive Upgrades

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-Press Release, N.C. Department of Transportation

A project aimed at improving mobility and reducing congestion on Dabney Drive between Coble Boulevard and U.S. 158 Business in Vance County will be the subject of a public meeting in Henderson on Thursday.

The N.C. Department of Transportation has developed two concepts that will be discussed at the meeting. The first would make Dabney Drive one-way eastbound and Corbitt Road one-way westbound, with an option for a roundabout at South Garnett Street. The second concept would upgrade Dabney Drive to a four-lane, median-divided roadway.

Additional information, including a map of the proposals, can be found on the NCDOT public meetings website.

Area residents who want to learn more about the project, ask questions and comment on the plans can attend the meeting from 4 – 7 p.m. at E.M. Rollins Elementary School, 1600 South Garnett Street in Henderson. The public may attend at any time as no formal presentation will be made. Comments will be considered as the project develops. It is scheduled to begin construction in 2022.

If someone is unable to attend the meeting, they can still offer comments via email, phone or at NCDOT’s public input portal by July 11. Those email and phone comments can be directed to Brett Lackey, NCDOT project manager, at bwlackey@ncdot.gov or 919-424-4535.

NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this workshop. Anyone requiring special services should contact Tony Gallagher of the NCDOT Environmental Analysis Unit at magallagher@ncdot.gov or 919-707-6069 as soon as possible.

Persons who have a limited ability to read, speak or understand English may receive interpretive services upon request prior to the meeting by calling 1-800-481-6494.

Town Talk: Hedrick Discusses Retirement, 21 Years With VCS – 06/25/19

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Terri Hedrick, public information officer for Vance County Schools, was on Tuesday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk program to announce her upcoming retirement from the school system.

Hired by VCS in 1998, Hedrick will retire Monday, July 1, 2019, with 21-years of service.

A native of Wilson County and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, Hedrick has called Vance County home for the past 40 years.

“I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time living in Vance County and working here,” Hedrick said.

Prior to joining VCS, Hedrick served as marketing director for Maria Parham Hospital. Hedrick also spent 15 years at what was then known as The Henderson Daily Dispatch as a reporter and editor.

Hedrick has also represented VCS well on WIZS’ Vance County Schools news program that has most recently aired on Mondays. She is wished the very best and will be missed!

To hear the Town Talk interview with Terri Hedrick its entirety, please click the play button below. Listen live to WIZS’ Town Talk Monday-Friday at 11 a.m. on 1450AM, 100.1 FM or online at www.wizs.com.

 

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Vance Co. Announces Filing Period for Local Elections

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-Information courtesy Faye M. Gill, Director, Vance County Board of Elections

Filing for the October 8, 2019, City of Henderson Election will start on Friday, July 5, 2019, at 12 p.m. and end on Friday, July 19, 2019, at 12 p.m. Offices that will be on the ballot: Mayor, 1st and 2nd Ward seats and 3rd and 4th Ward At-Large seats. The filing fee is $10.

Filing for Town of Kittrell and Town of Middleburg elections will also start Friday, July 5, 2019, at 12 p.m. and end on Friday, July 19, 2019, at 12 p.m. The election date for Kittrell and Middleburg is November 5, 2019.

Offices that will be on the ballot for Kittrell: Mayor and three town commissioners. Offices that will be on the ballot for Middleburg: Mayor and three town council members. The filing fee is $5.

The Vance County Board of Elections office will not close for lunch during the filing period. With questions, please contact the Board of Elections office at (252) 492-3730.

Vance Co. Schools Educators Participate in Summer Summit

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-Press Release, Vance County Schools

More than 75 educators with Vance County Schools joined together to participate in the school system’s Summer Summit held on June 21, 2019, at Zeb Vance Elementary School.

Curriculum specialists and school administrators led most of the at least dozen breakout sessions or workshops provided at the summit. The sessions were designed to provide educators with valuable, up-to-date information and strategies they can use in the classroom and throughout the schools to provide quality educational instruction to students. Participating teachers and others received education training credits for attending the sessions.

The Summer Summit offered opportunities for educators in the school system’s 15 schools to collaborate and network with their peers.

Breakout sessions or workshops focused on areas including blended learning; building math fluency; student motivation; teaching students with attention deficit disorder; understanding poverty; student motivation; whole group instruction; and working with students with special needs.

The Summer Summit proved to be an ideal way for key educators to receive additional professional development at the beginning of their summer break before taking time to relax and begin preparing for the 2019-2020 school year.

Destiny Ross, a technology instruction curriculum specialist with Vance County Schools, leads a session with local educators involving blended learning to use strategies for the effective use of different types of technology to support and enhance classroom instruction. (VCS photo)

Dr. Donna Blakebrough, a secondary curriculum specialist with Vance County Schools, stands at right as she discusses strategies for motivating students in the classroom during a workshop session. (VCS photo)

News 06/25/19

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Town Talk: Kerr Lake Fireworks; Dolly Parton Imagination Library 06/24/19

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On Monday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk program, Vance County Tourism Development Authority’s Pam Hester and Norman Dickerson provided details regarding the 2019 Independence Day Celebration at Kerr Lake.

Scheduled for Saturday, July 6, the celebration will feature new, kid-friendly activities and events. Fireworks will begin at 9:15 p.m.

Also on Town Talk, Garry Daeke, development coordinator for Franklin-Granville-Vance (FGV) Smart Start, discussed local success with the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program.

Founded by singer and entertainer Dolly Parton’s Dollywood Foundation, the Imagination Library offers youth one free book a month – via mail – from birth through age five.

To hear Monday’s Town Talk in its entirety, including additional details on the Independence Day celebration and ways to enroll your child in the free Imagination Library program, please click the play button below. Listen live to WIZS’ Town Talk Monday-Friday at 11 a.m. on 1450AM, 100.1 FM or online at www.wizs.com.