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2 J.F. Webb Seniors Awarded More Than $2 Million In Scholarships
Information courtesy of GCPS Public Information Officer Courtney Currin Two J.F. Webb High School seniors have been recognized for each receiving scholarships totaling more than $1 million. Kailie Galdamez, headed off to UNC-Chapel Hill, was awarded 13 scholarships. Fellow senior Bryson Gresham, headed to East Carolina University Honors College, received 21 scholarships. Galdamez and Gresham...
Warren Commissioners Schedule Public Hearing On Proposed Occupancy Tax For Short-Term Rentals
The Warren County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing at their Monday, June 3, 2024 regular meeting at 6 p.m. to hear public comment about the proposed occupancy tax for short-term rental accommodations in Warren County. A local occupancy tax applies to the same transactions that are subject to state sales taxes on...
Closer Look At Newly Released Fire Study
Now that the county’s fire study has been conducted and recommendations received, the big question is: What’s next? Members of the county’s public safety committee and the fire commission got the report, which was conducted by AP Triton, a company that the Vance County Board of Commissioners selected last summer year to do the study...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 05-31-24 Noon
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AP Triton Presents Fire Study To Fire Commission, Public Safety Committee
Members of the county’s public safety committee and the fire commission received a fire study report completed by AP Triton, which included 19 recommendations for the county’s fire service. The first recommendation was keeping the current Vance County Fire Department as it is. The report stated that VCFD “is essential to a continued level of...
TownTalk: Hawkins Named Vice Dean of UNC School of Social Work
Robert Hawkins graduated high school in 1981 and he’s pretty much stayed in the field of academia since he left Henderson to attend Appalachian State University as a new undergraduate. His experiences growing up in Vance County, along with his extensive research in the field of social work and especially the effects of living in...
Calculating Your Property Tax Bill
Whether you reach for a sharpened No. 2 pencil and a piece of paper or choose to tap numbers into your phone’s calculator, it’s time to do a little math to at least have an idea of what your tax bill may look like. Although neither the city nor the county has adopted the new...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 05-30-24 Noon
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WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 05-29-24 Noon
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TownTalk: Proposed County and City Tax Rates
Now that city and county elected officials have gotten recommended budgets from the city and county managers, it’s time for budget work sessions and public hearings to hear citizens’ comments before the final budgets are adopted. State law requires that local governments must adopt their budgets before July 1, when the new fiscal year begins...
