Shop with a Cop 2017
Press Release – November 1, 2017
For the 2017 Holiday Season, the Henderson Police Department and the Vance County Sheriff’s Office have partnered with the Vance County Department of Social Services to assist children and families in the City of Henderson and Vance County during the holiday season through the “Shop with a Cop” program.
Funds raised through the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce “Shop with a Cop” raffle and by generous donors will be used to help underprivileged children and struggling families who otherwise would go without during the holidays. Individuals and families selected will have the opportunity to “Shop with a Cop” with one of Henderson’s and Vance County’s law enforcement officers.
Individuals or families wishing to participate in the “Shop with a Cop” program can pick up applications on November 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 13th at the front desk of three locations: the Henderson Police Department at 200 Breckenridge Street; the Vance County Sherriff’s Office at 156 Church Street; and the Department of Social Services at 350 Ruin Creek Road, Henderson.
Completed applications must be returned to any of the three pickup locations no later than 5:00 PM on Monday, November 13th, 2017.
Completing a referral does not guarantee assistance.
Authority: Chief M.W. Barrow
Dog Walk For Veterans
Mark Ferri is a local volunteer at The Vance County Animal Shelter. He joined WIZS for TownTalk Today at about the 11:40 a.m. Mark in the show. He is also a veteran.
It turns out that walking a dog is both good for the animal and good for the person, especially as it can help ease the mind of a veteran who may be suffering from any number of stresses.
For whatever reason or for no reason other than wanting to volunteer, you can walk a dog at the shelter too.
Dog Walk For Veterans (and others) is this Saturday, November 4, 2017 from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. The shelter is located at 1243 Brodie Road in Henderson. 252-492-3136.
It is anticipated that this walking program will both increase volunteerism at the shelter as well as adoptions.
Online – https://www.vancecounty.org/departments/animal-control/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/FriendsOfVanceCountyAnimalShelter
United Methodist Women’s Fall Bazaar on Saturday, November 4
WIZS has been asked to announce:
The First United Methodist Church of Henderson will host its annual United Methodist Women’s Fall Bazaar on Saturday, November 4th, 2017.
The bazaar is from 7 a.m. until noon at First United Methodist Church, corner of Garnett and Church Streets in downtown Henderson. Full Southern country breakfast served 7 a.m. until 10:30 am, $7 at door or in advance. Tag sale of home furnishings and accessories. Silent auction for weekend get-away, art, Shaker end table, etc. Crafts. Homemade breads, cakes, pies, casseroles, entrees, pickles, jams, preserves, cheese straws and more.
Proceeds support mission projects.
City of Henderson Sanitation Schedule for Holidays
— courtesy City of Henderson, NC
Public Notice
Sanitation Reminders
The City of Henderson Public Works Department Sanitation Division will follow the schedule below for holidays during the months of November & December.
Friday, Veterans Day, November 10, 2017
Garbage collection by Waste Industries will run its normal schedule
Brush by the City will run its normal schedule
No recycling this week
Sanitation-Brush and Recycling by the City
November-23rdThanksgiving Day-collection will be Wednesday November 22nd
November-25th Friday route will run its normal schedule
No recycling this week
December-25th Christmas Day-normal route will be collected Tuesday December 26th
Garbage Collection-Waste Industries
November-23rd Thanksgiving Day-collection will be Friday November 24th
November-24th Friday’s normal route will be collected on Saturday November 25th
Since Christmas Day is on a Monday, garbage collection by Waste Industries will run a day behind its normal schedule for the week.
Loose leaf collection started the week of October 23rd, 2017 on a limited basis and is increasing as needed as the accumulation of leaves become heavier. Loose leaves should be placed in rows or piles at the roadside but NOT in the gutter, street, or open ditch which could cause flooding or blockage of the storm drains. Raked leaves must be leaves only and not contain any broken glass, rocks, large sticks or other debris including trash that could cause severe damage to the leaf collection equipment and delay pickup. Leaves will not be picked up if those items listed above are mixed in with the leaves.
Please visit https://ci.henderson.nc.us and search Municode for a copy of the Sanitation Code.
Any questions should be directed to Jeanetta Lyons or Andy Perkinson at 252-431-6115.
VGCC registers potentially life-saving bone marrow donors
— courtesy VGCC
Vance-Granville Community College, in partnership with the Project Life Movement, held a three-day, three-campus bone marrow registration drive in October. The service project was led by students and faculty in the VGCC Radiography program. The result was that 40 people joined the national registry of potential bone marrow donors.
Students, faculty and staff signed up and swabbed their cheeks to provide DNA samples at the events, held on Oct. 3 at the college’s South Campus, Oct. 4 at the Main Campus and Oct. 5 at the Franklin County Campus. The painless registration process took only a few minutes, but could save a life if a participant turns out to be a match for someone in need of a bone marrow transplant. Such treatments are the only hope for many people diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma, sickle cell anemia and other blood cancers and diseases.
Second-year VGCC Radiography students, joined by Clinical Coordinator/instructor Stacey Soles (at far left) and Dorian Edwards, campus coordinator for Project Life (in back, at far right), welcomed fellow students, faculty and staff to join the bone marrow donor registry in the student lounge on VGCC’s Main Campus. (VGCC photo)
Project Life is a national movement that started with students at Davidson College and has spread to more than 25 other schools and has registered more than 13,000 donors. This was VGCC’s second college-wide bone marrow registration event held in conjunction with Project Life. The first was in the fall of 2015.
This year, VGCC students were joined at their events by Dorian Edwards, campus coordinator for Project Life. He helped train the student volunteers and process registrations. Edwards, who is also an assistant football coach at Kinston High School, likened being on the registry to “being a member of a football or basketball team, sitting on the bench, but being ready to be called into the game at any time.” Once a person registers, he or she is listed on the registry until they reach the age of 61, so many students may remain a potential lifesaver for 40 years. Project Life works with “Be The Match,” operated by the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP). Be The Match has managed the largest and most diverse marrow registry in the world for more than 25 years.
From left, first-year VGCC Radiography students Caitlin West, Megan Whitman and Michael Leslie were joined by Project Life Campus Coordinator Dorian Edwards at the college’s South Campus as they welcomed students, faculty to staff to register on the first day of the drive. (VGCC photo)
For more information, contact Radiography Clinical Coordinator/instructor Stacey Soles at (252) 738-3515 or soless@vgcc.edu, or Ann Henegar at Project Life at (704) 299-6310 or www.projectlifemovement.org.
DEA establishes six new heroin enforcement teams
— Courtesy DEA
RALEIGH, NC – The Drug Enforcement Administration today announced the establishment of six new enforcement teams focused on combatting the flow of heroin and illicit fentanyl.
“At a time when overdose deaths are at catastrophic levels, the DEA’s top priority is addressing the opioid epidemic and pursuing the criminal organizations that distribute their poison to our neighborhoods,” said DEA Acting Administrator Robert W. Patterson. “These teams will enhance DEA’s ability to combat trafficking in heroin, fentanyl, and fentanyl analogues and the violence associated with drug trafficking.”
The enforcement teams will be based in communities facing significant challenges with heroin and fentanyl, including New Bedford, Mass.; Charleston, W.Va.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Cleveland, Ohio; Raleigh, N.C.; and Long Island, N.Y.
In determining the locations for these teams, DEA considered multiple factors, including rates of opioid mortality, level of heroin and fentanyl seizures, and where additional resources would make the greatest impact in addressing the ongoing threat. While the teams are based in specific cities, their investigations will not be geographically limited. DEA will continue to pursue investigations wherever the evidence leads.
DEA received funding in its FY 2017 enacted appropriations to establish these teams, which will be comprised of DEA special agents and state and local task force officers.
The abuse of controlled prescription drugs is inextricably linked with the threat the United States faces from the trafficking of heroin, fentanyl and fentanyl analogues.
Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms. According to initial estimates provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were more than 64,000 overdose deaths in 2016, or approximately 175 per day. More than 34,500, or 54 percent, of these deaths were caused by opioids.
The DEA continues to aggressively pursue enforcement actions against international and domestic drug trafficking organizations manufacturing and distributing heroin, fentanyl and fentanyl analogues. Just last week, the Department of Justice announced indictments against two Chinese nationals and their North America-based traffickers and distributors for separate conspiracies to distribute large quantities of fentanyl and fentanyl analogues and other opiate substances in the United States.
DEA also encourages parents & their children to educate themselves about the dangers of drugs by visiting www.justhinktwice.com, www.GetSmartAboutDrugs.com and www.dea.gov. Follow DEA Atlanta via Twitter at @DEAATLANTADiv
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