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Police Charge Pedestrian For Hitting Cars With Broom
Tuesday evening around 7 p.m., Henderson police responded to a call on Oxford Road after several drivers had reported seeing a pedestrian in the roadway trying to strike cars with a broom. At least one car sustained enough damage to file a property damage claim and one driver reported having to swerve to avoid hitting...
Early Voting Underway Through Mar. 2 For March 5 Primary Election
One-stop early voting is now underwat and will continue through Saturday, Mar. 2. Vance County Board of Elections Director Jennifer Cocklin reminds voters they have two locations where they can cast their votes in advance of the Mar. 5 primary: The county’s Youth Services building (Eaton-Johnson gymnasium) at 500 N. Beckford Dr. Aycock Recreational Center...
SportsTalk: Oxford Prep Softball Looking For Back To Back Championships
It’s never easy to repeat as a champion, but Oxford Prep Softball Coach Tommy Anstead feels as though his team has a pretty good chance to win a conference championship in 2024. “We have 12 or 13 girls returning including all of our starters except one,” Anstead said on Thursday’s SportsTalk. The team is counting...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 02-15-24 Noon
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$57M Dabney Drive Upgrade Chugging Along
Anyone who dropped in during Tuesday’s NCDOT meeting at E.M. Rollins School got a chance to view project maps and speak with transportation officials about just what the $57 million Dabney Drive upgrade is going to look like. From initial conceptual drawings, what it’s going to look like is very different. The proposed upgrades...
Bigelow Out As County’s Chief Finance Officer
Vance County Deputy County Manager/Chief Finance Officer Katherine Bigelow was relieved of her duties last week, according to County Manager Renee Perry, for fraud and falsification of records for personal profit. “Katherine was terminated as of Feb. 9 – last Friday,” Perry told WIZS News. Perry said Bigelow, who had said she was a licensed...
SportsTalk: UNC Baseball Starts Friday
Former Kerr-Vance Academy standout and Granville County native Daniel Wilkerson is excited about Friday! Wilkerson, assistant to the head coach for UNC Baseball, is ready to get the 15th-ranked Tar Heels on the field for the first game of the season Friday. “I can’t sleep the night before. It’s like Christmas morning,” Wilkerson said. The...
TownTalk: Linda Cobb, Board of Education Candidate
Vance County Board of Education member Linda Cobb, seeking re-election to the District 5 seat, said the school district faces challenges common in many districts, and applauds leaders for their innovative efforts to provide a quality education experience for students and teachers. Cobb was first appointed in 2019 to fill an unexpired term on the...
TownTalk: William Purvis, Board Of Education Candidate
William Earl Purvis said he is promoting a “vision for transformation” in his bid for a seat on the Vance County Board of Education. Purvis faces incumbent and fellow Democrat Linda Cobb for the District 5 seat. Henderson voters may remember his name from his unsuccessful bid for City Council in 2022; Purvis said his...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 02-14-24 Noon
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