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Over 1,000 Dosage Units of Heroin Nets Suspect a $355,000 Bond and a Trip to Jail
— HPD Press Release Information — On September 30, 2022 officers of the Henderson Police Department served a narcotic search warrant at 1141 Booker St. Henderson, North Carolina in response to a drug complaint. During the service of the warrant, approximately 1,088 dosage units of heroin, 537 grams of marijuana, drug manufacturing equipment, US currency...
Granville School Board Selects Helen Lindsey To Fill Vacant Seat
A retired schools employee has been appointed to fill the unexpired term on the Granville County Board of Education. Dr. Helen Lindsey was selected from a field of five candidates interviewed Thursday for the seat made vacant when Dr. Tom Houlihan tendered his resignation effective July 31. Following the interviews, the board discussed the candidates...
Warren Offers Smart Start Basketball Class For Youngsters Ages 4-5
The Warren County Parks and Recreation is offering a new basketball program for 4- and 5-year olds call Smart Start Basketball. The program is a parent/child instructional program led by an instructor weekly for six weeks at the John Graham Gym. The fee is $10 and includes a basketball for each child. Register between Oct...
Warren Winter Youth Basketball League Registration Opens Oct. 3
Registration for Winter Youth Basketball with Warren County Parks and Recreation begins Monday, Oct. 3 and runs through Thursday, Nov. 3. The winter youth league is for youth between 6-17 years. The registration fee is $10. Registration can be completed online at https://www.warrencountync.com/345/Parks-Recreation or in person between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday-Friday at the...
Not Rain, Not Wind…RHI Fundraiser a Success
The fall barbecue chicken fundraiser was Friday. All indications are it was a complete sell out. Served were chicken halves, potatoes, string beans, bread and dessert for $8 per plate. Rebuilding Hope Director Randolph Wilson reached out to WIZS Friday morning for radio announcements saying, “Our fundraiser is still on and we have drive thru...
Water Outage Along and Near 158 Bypass
A transmission line failed Friday morning, and crews were quickly on site. The initial determination was the areas involved were “158 Bypass from Calvary Church to Poplar Creek Road, Huntstone Subdivision, West Hills Subdivision, and VGCC,” said William Bailey, street maintenance supervisor for the City of Henderson Public Works Department. As of 2:30 p.m. Friday...
TownTalk: Lakeland Cultural Arts Center Livens up Littleton
Littleton, situated on the Warren-Halifax county line, has long been known to those travel there to enjoy second homes or to vacation on nearby Lake Gaston. But Lakeland Cultural Arts Center, looking especially spiffy after a recent renovation, is looking to attract more people to visit, shop and enjoy this little corner of the world...
The Local Skinny! Clayton Homes Of Oxford Supports KidsCan! At Duke Cancer Institute
Clayton Oxford is known as #929 in the larger corporate family that is Clayton Homes, so what better day than Sept. 29 – 9/29 – to kick off the local manufacturer’s monthlong fundraising effort called Pink October? One long table in the breakroom at the Knotts Grove Road plant was filled Thursday with all sorts...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 09-29-22 Noon
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TownTalk: DMV Commissioner Goodwin Discusses REAL ID
The REAL ID looks like any other state-issued driver license, but that gold star emblem in the upper corner is what makes it different from a regular driver license. Beginning in May of next year, having a license in your wallet with a REAL ID enhancement could save you time at the airport or if...
