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Henderson City Councilwoman and the pastor of Holy Temple Church, Rev. Ola Thorpe-Cooper, plans to appear on TownTalk Monday, January 4th. She is a past worker for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
It is also planned that Ola Thorpe-Cooper will be joined by Toni Wilson, who operates the Talk to Toni Wilson YouTube Channel.
On TownTalk, they will discuss and promote a free wellness conference call which also is scheduled for Monday, January 4th, 2021 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. The topic will be “Understanding Hypertension and Diabetes affect on Blood Vessels.”
Free Call-in Line
(425) 436-6330
Access Code – 8605811#
In an email to WIZS News, Ola Thorpe-Cooper wrote, “This Conference is for anyone 21 years and over with a goal of good health consciousness!!”
For more information ahead of time, call 202 236 4637.
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Sidebar:
At the Henderson City Council meeting September 14, 2020, Council members voted to appoint Ms. Ola Thorpe-Cooper to fill the unexpired term of Fearldine Simmons. Simmons passed away at the age of 73 on August 9, 2020. Her term was active through 2021.
Thorpe-Cooper was approved by a 5-2 ballot vote and will serve as the representative for the Council’s Ward 4 seat.
Henderson Mayor Eddie Ellington said, “Ms. Ola Thorpe-Cooper is a fine lady that will serve our City well. If you look back on her impressive, noteworthy achievements through the years, that’s what she has done her whole life, help others. We welcome her aboard and look forward to her encouraging personality and many talents.”
— information from a press release courtesy of Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame
As a result of a vehicle chase on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at approximately 11: 18 a.m. with the Vance County Sheriff Office Patrol Division and the Henderson Police Department Patrol Division, the suspect Paul Z. Pearce, age 28, was charged with the following:
Fleeing to Elude Arrest with a Motor Vehicle; 2 counts of Second Degree Kidnapping; Assault with a Deadly Weapon on a Government Official; Attempted Common Law Robbery; Larceny of a Motor Vehicle; Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle; Resisting a Public Officer; First Degree Trespass; Injury to Personal Property; Possession of Heroin; Possession of Cocaine; Assault Physical Injury to Law Enforcement Officer and Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle.
Pearce’s bond was set at $535,000.00, and he was given a court date of January 28, 2021 in Vance County District Court.
This investigation is continuing.
— courtesy of press release from Sheriff Curtis Brame
On December 23, 2020, the Vance County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit and the Vance County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team served a search warrant at 252 New Bethel Church Road Lot 16 and Lot 26, Henderson, North Carolina 27537.
Arrested at Lot 16 was Djhante Blash, B/M, Age 18. Blash was charged with Maintaining a Dwelling, Possession of Marijuana and 2 counts of Trafficking Heroin. Recovered from Lot 26 were 3 assault rifles. Blash received a $125,000.00 bond and a court date was set for January 11, 2021, in Vance County District Court. This investigation is continuing.
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— press release courtesy of NCDHHS
North Carolinians Can Apply Online for Help with Energy Costs Beginning Monday
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today (12-29-20) announced beginning Jan. 4, households can apply for the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) and the Crisis Intervention Program (CIP) online at www.epass.nc.gov.
Applying for these programs online is easy and convenient, as well as safe and helps people socially distance. Applicants can also call their county department of social services to apply by phone or print a paper application from www.epass.nc.gov to mail, fax or drop off at their county department of social services.
“We know that this is going to be a challenging winter for many families because of COVID-19,” said NCDHHS Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. “We want to make it as easy as possible for people to apply for help with their heating costs this winter while staying safe and socially distant.”
The Low-Income Energy Assistance Program is a seasonal program that provides for a one-time vendor payment to help eligible households pay their heating bills. LIEAP applications will be accepted Jan. 4 to March 31 or until funds are exhausted. To be eligible for LIEAP, a household must:
The Crisis Intervention Program is a year-round program that assists individuals and families who are experiencing a heating or cooling related crisis. A household is considered in crisis if it is currently experiencing or is in danger of experiencing a life threatening or health related emergency and assistance is not available from another source. CIP applications will be accepted until June 30 or until funds are exhausted. To be eligible for CIP, a household must:
For more information on these energy programs and eligibility, visit the CIP and LIEAP websites at:
NCDHHS strongly encourages families to take advantage of the new ways to apply for energy programs to help maintain social distancing and help slow the spread of COVID-19.
Stories Include:
– Latest Covid 19 figures for Vance County
– Court House repairs approved
– Senior Bingo even to be sponsored by Vance Co. Parks & Rec. Dept.
– 2021 Granville Co. Bridal Tour
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On Monday, December 21 at 4 p.m., Vance County’s properties committee met, and part of that meeting was to address a couple of courthouse repairs.
The full committee consists of commissioners Dan Brummitt, Archie Taylor and Gordon Wilder. Commissioner Wilder told WIZS News, “We have had it repaired…(including) the caulking joints in the side of the building and around the windows.”
County Manager Jordan McMillen told WIZS, “We recently finished up a project to apply a coating to the courthouse roof that will extend its life. After 20 years the courthouse roof and other areas are showing maintenance needs and this was an attempt to extend the life of the roof.
“While we were completing this project we noticed a need for resealing the masonry control joints in the side of the building and around the windows, so we asked the existing contractor to provide a change order to our existing contract. The properties committee is recommending to the full board that we proceed with the change order, which adds the control joints work, price and time allowance, to our existing roof project scope of work.”
The county manager basically added that all involved want to keep up the maintenance to the facility.
Stories include:
– Food give away event
– Martin Luther King Jr. Committee accepting nominations
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With the number of active cases of Covid-19 in Vance County approaching 1,000, the total percentage of the county’s population having tested positive for coronavirus is now just above 5.75 percent.
For the latest Vance County covid data, see the table below.
For the latest on vaccine availability, visit the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services online at https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/vaccines
(Remember to listen to WIZS Radio 1450 AM / 100.1 FM in Henderson and vicinity and anywhere online at WIZS.com Click on Listen Live.)
| LOCATION | TOTAL COUNT | ACTIVE CASES | DEATHS | INPATIENT | OFF ISOLATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY | 2312 | 968 | 26 | 25 | 1318 |
| PELICAN NURSE | 58 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 44 |
| KERR LAKE NURSE | 61 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 39 |
| SENIOR CITIZENS | 73 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 54 |
| ALLIANCE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 2505 | 982 | 67 | 25 | 1456 |
The first food giveaway, round one if you will, on December 26 being a success, Mt. Moriah A.M.E. Zion Church now moves on to round two. Round two will happen Wednesday, December 30th starting at 9 a.m. at the church located at 5448 Highway 158 Business, Henderson, NC 27537.
Mt. Moriah A.M.E. Zion Church is partnering with Livingstone College and the NC Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health to fight food insecurities in Henderson, Vance County, NC and surrounding areas.
In a scheduled event Dec 26, Rev. Linda T. Bristow, assistant to the pastor, told WIZS News the church and its partners were able give away more than 150 food boxes to try to make a dent in the fight against food insecurities in our area. She said, “People were in line at 8:30 a.m. and continued steadily throughout the morning. Unfortunately, people were still coming after we had given out all our supplies.
“Our next food giveaway will be Wednesday, December 30 beginning at 9 a.m. We’ll be giving away three hundred (300), forty (40) pound cases of fresh chicken, drumsticks, bone-in thighs and boneless breasts, she said.”
The event is free and open to anyone experiencing food insecurities. Additional giveaways are being planned.
