Vance Charter High School Students Attend UMO AgFest

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-Press Release, The University of Mount Olive

The University of Mount Olive recently hosted its 6th Annual AgFest event to promote and celebrate awareness of agriculture and other academic opportunities at UMO. The event was attended by more than 1,600 visitors from 63 schools from across North Carolina, including local students from Vance Charter School in Henderson.

This year’s event offered a new fair-like format and expanded activities. Representatives from agricultural companies and organizations from across the region and state interactively engaged with students to spark their interests in careers, Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE), and even some Career Development Events (CDE) topics.

Members of Vance Charter School’s Future Farmers of America (FFA) attended the 6th Annual University of Mount Olive AgFest. (Photo courtesy UMO)

Attendees participated in hands-on learning experiences in production agriculture, animal science, horticulture, landscaping, wildlife, forestry and natural resources, provided by some of the largest agribusinesses in the region.

Experiences included virtual reality, precision agriculture technology and equipment, livestock showing demonstrations, and other exciting booths.

For those students with interests outside the field of agriculture, there were demonstrations and booths highlighting education, biology, math, physics, and more. Numerous food booths were on-site featuring Got to Be NC Products, and there was music, fun, sunshine, and games for all.

The event ended with a concert featuring up and coming Nashville recording artist Matt Stell with special guest Canaan Cox.

Dr. Sandy Maddox, Dean of the School of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, said, “This event creates a unique opportunity for FFA members from across the state to experience UMO, our faculty, students, and beautiful campus.  We had great weather, the new fair-like format was a tremendous success, and the feedback we have received from the attending advisors and students has been overwhelmingly positive. We are thankful to all those people and groups that work so hard to make this event a reality.  I am especially thankful to our wonderful partners including Food Farm – Home of the Original Piggly Wiggly and Got to be NC, for providing food from some of the finest NC – based companies around.”

Children & Families Invited to First Annual Pumpkin Splash

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-Information courtesy Tara Goolsby, Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Facilities Supervisor, Aycock Recreation Center

The Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Department’s First Annual Pumpkin Splash will be held at the Aycock Rec. Center on Monday, October 28, 2019, from 6 – 8 p.m.

For $5, participants ages 2 to 13 will be able to pick out the perfect pumpkin from the pool and decorate it with their family.

Registration and fee are due to the Aycock Rec. Center by October 21.

Please contact Lauren Newlin at 252.438.3160 or email lnewlin@ci.henderson.nc.us for more information.

Henderson Police Department

Town Talk 09/26/19: Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow On-Air

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‘Rise Against Hunger’ Meal Packing Event to Hold Planning Meeting Oct. 1

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-Information courtesy Brian Daniel

A “Rise Against Hunger,” a Vance County community day of service meal packing event, is scheduled to be held on Martin Luther King Day, January 23, 2020, at the Vance County Farmers Market, sponsored by the Vance County Farm Bureau.

An informational and planning meeting will be held this coming Tuesday, October 1 at 7 p.m. in the First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, located at 114 Church St, in Henderson.

We invite all interested churches, civic organizations, Fellowship of Christian Athletes or other community businesses to attend this meeting.

A representative from Rise Against Hunger will be on hand to answer questions and provide other information leading up to the event.

For more information around Rise Against Hunger, visit their website at www.riseagainsthunger.org or contact the First UMC Henderson church office at 252-438-8804.

Maria Parham to Offer Free Clinical Breast Exams

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-Information courtesy Maria Parham Health

To celebrate October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, FREE clinical breast exams will be offered at Maria Parham Health on Thursday, October 24, 2019, from 5 until 7 p.m.

Join Maria Parham for:

  • Free clinical breast exams
  • Breast cancer resources
  • Follow up resources
  • Prevention education
  • Wellness information

For more information, please call (252) 436-1605 or visit mariaparham.com

Henderson Vance Recreation & Parks

H-V Rec. Youth Basketball Registration Underway

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-Information courtesy Tara Goolsby, Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Facilities Supervisor, Aycock Recreation Center

Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Youth Basketball registration will be held Monday, September 23 through Sunday, November 3, 2019, at the Aycock Recreation Center.

Youth basketball is for boys ages 4-18 and girls ages 4-14.

Registration fee is $40 ($30 for those who played a sport in the 2019 season). Program fee waivers are available to those who qualify.

For more information, please contact Steve Osborne at (252) 438-2670 or email sosborne@ci.henderson.nc.us.

Blessed Hope Baptist to Hold Fall Revival

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-Information courtesy Lauren Elliott, Blessed Hope Baptist Church

Blessed Hope Baptist Church, 741 Dabney Road in Henderson, will hold a Fall Revival led by Dan Toney October 6 –  October 9, 2019.

Revival will be held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, October 6 and at 7 p.m. each evening Monday, October 7 – Wednesday, October 9.

All are invited to attend!

Warren Co. 4-H: Youth Mentors Needed for Community Service Hours Opportunity

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-Information courtesy Warren County NC Coop. Extension

Know a youth in need of internship or community service hours?

Warren County 4-H will be staring a mentoring program called “4-H L.I.T.” (Leading Into Tomorrow) and is in need of youth mentors.

Seven youth mentors are needed and must:

  • Love working with youth
  • Attend required training on Monday, Sept. 30
  • Complete mentor application
  • Commit to 60 hours by the end of the school year

An online application is available on the Warren County 4-H website (click here). The application deadline is Saturday, September 28.

With additional questions, please contact Rashawn Steverson at (252) 257-3640 or email rhstever@ncsu.edu.

News 09/26/19

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Town Talk 09/25/19: Police, Jobs Key to City’s Future Says Mayoral Candidate Owens

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Sharon Owens, candidate for the position of Henderson Mayor, was the guest of honor on Wednesday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk.

Owens is running against incumbent Eddie Ellington in the October 8, 2019, City of Henderson non-partisan, municipal election.

Owens, a budget analyst with Durham Public Schools and an evangelist with Greater Refuge Church, said it was prayer and her concern for the City of Henderson that led her to file.

A Henderson native, the Montgomery Street resident said she has spent much of the past year speaking to locals from “all backgrounds” regarding their concerns for the community. “We have a diverse community, but I’ve found that everyone has the same concerns: jobs, economic growth and safety,” Owens said.

Noting the concern about crime in the city, along with reports of the difficulty local law enforcement has in recruiting and retaining officers, Owens said it is past time to find a way to adequately fund the police force.

“We’ve got to find a way to get some money so we can hire more police officers,” said Owens. “We’ve got to be competitive with salaries so they want to stay here. We can’t afford for them to come in, receive training here and then go someplace else.”

She continued, “One of my priorities is to find some money so we can keep our police, especially the good ones that don’t mind working and whose agenda is just the safety of the people.”

Owens said a combination of grants and “money that the City may have tucked away somewhere” could be the answer to both increasing the police force and increasing police pay.

Stating that her research has shown the average salary in Henderson is $26,000, Owens said boosting paychecks is essential for the economic health of the area. “People are concerned about wages and the lack of job opportunities. We have to make our city safer and more presentable so jobs will want to come here.”

Owens also said the community needs to reach out to its youth. “We’ve got to inspire our young people. There’s got to be a reason for them to want to finish school and stay rooted in Henderson. We don’t want to see our young people leaving and to see Henderson become a ghost town.”

(This is not a paid political advertisement. To offer equal coverage to political opponents, Incumbent Mayor Eddie Ellington is scheduled to participate in a Town Talk interview with WIZS on Monday, Sept. 30.)

To hear Owens’ Town Talk interview 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.