Sad News – Drowning at Kerr Lake
/by WIZS StaffOn Sunday, July 31st at approximately 6:10 p.m., Vance County Deputies received a call about a possible drowning at Satterwhite Point.
Upon arrival, it was discovered that Keyon Philippe, age 16, of 208 Coley Road, Henderson had apparently drowned.
Philippe was out with family and friends and swam out to retrieve a ball. He never made it back to shore. A search and rescue mission was conducted.
Philippe’s body was located by Vance County Rescue personnel shortly before noon on August 1st.
(This was a press release from the Vance County Sheriff’s Office)
Vance County Sheriff’s Department Press Release – Large Meth Bust
/by WIZS StaffSheriff Peter White announces the following arrest by the Vance County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit:
David Joshua Walker
537 South Cooper Drive
Henderson, NC 27536
Age: 25
Manufacturing Methamphetamine
Possession of Precursor chemicals for the Manufacture of Methamphetamine
Bond: $110,000
Court Date: 08/29/2016
The Vance County Drug Enforcement Unit arrested the above individual after discovering a campsite in the wooded area behind 600 South Cooper Drive in Henderson. The evidence that was recovered showed evidence of Methamphetamine production.