Local Chamber Seeks Sponsors For ‘Shop With A Cop And Friends’

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The Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce’s annual “Shop With a Cop and Friends” is getting underway and it’s time for area businesses to help make the event another success by signing up to be an event sponsor.

The goal is to provide local law enforcement at least $7,000 to go on their annual Christmas shopping spree with disadvantaged youth in the community.

The Chamber is partnering once again with the Henderson Police Department and the Vance County Sheriff’s Office for 2024.

Chamber President Sandra Wilkerson said a celebratory social is being planned to officially kick off the Shop With a Cop program and she hopes all sponsors will be present. Details will be forthcoming.

WW Properties is this year’s Presenting Sponsor, at the $3,000 level, which includes:

  • Company name on ticket board, company name on tickets, Company recognized on social media live kickoff event and raffle drawing event, recognition in Chamber publications, recognition on news media outlets and social media and 10 tickets to Celebratory Social.

Other sponsorship opportunities are:

Gold Sponsor – $1,000

  • Company name on ticket board, Company recognition on social media live kickoff event and raffle drawing event, recognition in Chamber publications, and 5 tickets to Celebratory Social.

Silver Sponsor – $750

  • Company name on ticket board, Company recognition on social media live kickoff event and raffle drawing event and 3 tickets to Celebratory Social.

Bronze Sponsor- $500

  • Company name on ticket board and ticket and 2 tickets to Celebratory Social.

To learn more, contact the Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce at 252.438.8414.

Trusted Way to Help Western NC with Henry Gupton

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Vance County Clerk of Court, the Hon. Henry Gupton, invites the community to come to the courthouse parking lot Tuesday and Wednesday to help fill a trailer with donations bound for hurricane-ravaged western North Carolina.

Gupton told WIZS News Monday that he’s coordinated with Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame to get an enclosed trailer – and he wants to pile it high with any type of supplies that will help in the clean-up efforts from last week’s weather disaster.

Any non-perishable food item, paper products, cleaning supplies and, of course, drinking water, will be helpful. The events brought by the effects of Hurricane Helene in the North Carolina mountains have taken dozens of lives, and that toll is likely to climb as rescue efforts continue.

If you find you can’t get to the parking lot to drop off your donation, give Gupton a call at 252.430.5130 and he’ll arrange to have it picked up.

Gupton said he’s coordinating with the state association of clerks of court to make the trip to deliver the donated items, which will end up in Henderson County, south of Buncombe County, one of the hardest hit areas; he’ll be stopping in Orange and Iredell counties along the way to pick up donated items there.

Gov. Roy Cooper has activated the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund at the United Way of North Carolina and Duke Energy Local Government and Community Relations Manager Beth Townsend said Duke Energy is matching the first $100,000 in donations that come to the relief fund. Visit United Way of North Carolina (unitedwaync.org) to donate.

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SportsTalk: Vance County vs. Louisburg Recap

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SportsTalk on WIZS 12:30 p.m. M-Th 

Scout Hughes and Doc Ayscue discuss the Vance County Vipers Thursday night win over Louisburg.

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Cooperative Extension With Wayne Rowland: Fire Resistant Landscaping

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Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs.

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Vance Commissioner Carolyn Faines Named Vice-Chair Of Kerr-Tar COG Board

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– Information courtesy of Kerr-Tar COG Administrative and Program Assistant Christa Hight

Vance County Commissioner Carolyn Faines was named vice-chair of the Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Government’s board of directors at the group’s annual awards banquet Thursday evening.

About 160 attended the event from across the five-county area that comprises the KTCOG. Betty Wright of the town of Louisburg was named board chair and Warren County’s John Alston will serve as treasurer, according to information from KTCOG Administrative and Program Assistant Christa Hight.

The following awards were presented:

  • Kerr-Tar Outstanding Board Member – John Alston, Warren County
  • Outstanding Municipal Elected Official – Butner Mayor Linda Jordon
  • Outstanding County Elected Official – Granville Commissioner Russ May
  • Outstanding Manager – Franklinton Town Manager Zachary Steffey
  • Outstanding Clerk to the Board, Lynda Clayton, City of Roxboro

Derrick Sims, current chair of board of directors presided over the meeting, which was held at Festival House at the Homestead Steakhouse in Timberlake.

 

Community Info Series: Fair Housing Oct. 8

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Fair housing is the topic of the upcoming Community Info Series hosted by Baskerville Funeral Home.

Join Legal Aid of North Carolina’s Fair Housing Project for the free workshop, scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 8 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Presenters include attorneys Kelly Clarke and A.D. Skaff, both of whom work with Legal Aid’s Fair Housing Project. They will share information on a variety of topics, including who is protected by the federal Fair Housing Act, who must comply and how to lodge a complaint and how to get help with housing issues.

The workshop will be held in the chapel of Baskerville Funeral Home, located at 104 S. Chestnut St., Henderson.

To learn more, call 252.430.6824.

Watkins Volunteer Fire Department Fundraiser Oct. 4

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The Watkins Volunteer Fire Department is cooking up plans for its fall fundraiser. Come out to the fire department, 1590 Horseshoe Bend Rd., on Friday, Oct. 4 to enjoy barbecued chicken, pork barbecue and more.

The fundraiser will begin at 11 a.m. and customers are welcome to eat in or take out.

Plates of barbecued chicken OR pork barbecue, complete with boiled potatoes, sauce, slaw, bread and dessert are $12 each; choose a combo plate with chicken AND pork for $15. One-pound containers of pork barbecue are available for $10 each.

Grace Ministries Hosts “Too Beautiful For Earth” Program Oct. 5

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Grace Ministries will host the third annual “Too Beautiful For Earth” event on Saturday, Oct. 5 at its 215 Crozier St. location.

The event will be held from 12 noon to 3 p.m. and is held to honor babies who have lost their lives due to medical complications including miscarriage, preterm birth, stillborn, birth defects, SIDS or any type of pregnancy loss.

Come out to support this effort and the families affected by this type of loss. There will be speakers, crafts, a raffle and more.

American Red Cross: October Blood Drives In The Area

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According to the American Red Cross, only three out of 100 Americans donate blood. With the blood supply still at critical levels, every single donation is key to making sure all patients relying on lifesaving transfusions, including car accident victims and those living with sickle cell disease, get the care they need.

The Red Cross needs blood donations and platelet donations. Find an upcoming blood drive near you at

RedCrossBlood.org, by calling 1-800-RED CROSS or by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App.

Those who come to give Oct. 1-31 will receive a $10 Amazon.com Gift Card by email, plus be automatically entered for a chance to win one of three $5,000 gift cards. For full details, visit RedCrossBlood.org/Treat.

Here’s a list of upcoming blood drives in the four-county area:

Vance County:

  • Thursday, Oct. 3 – 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. – Raleigh Road Baptist Church, 3892 Raleigh Rd.
  • Monday, Oct. 21 – 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Henderson Family YMCA, 380 Ruin Creek Rd.
  • Monday, Nov. 4 – 12 noon to 5:30 p.m. – South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church, 905 Americal Rd.
  • Tuesday, Nov. 12 – 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. – Kerr Lake Country Club, 600 Hedrick Dr. 130-6 p.m.

Granville County:

  • Saturday, Sept. 28 – 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., New Grassy Creek Missionary Baptist Church, 8182 Cornwall Rd., Oxford
  • Friday, Oct. 11 – 12:30 p.m. – 5 p.m., Ernest F. Hart American Legion Post 90, 914 Williamsboro St., Oxford

Warren County:

  • Saturday, Oct. 5 – 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School, 130 Haliwa Saponi Trail, Warrenton

Visit https://www.redcrossblood.org/ to learn more.