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Handcrafted Holiday Market Saturday, Nov. 16 At Vance Regional Farmers Market
The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is hosting its annual Handcrafted Holiday Market tomorrow, from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. and there’s sure to be something for everyone to enjoy! The much-anticipated holiday event transforms the market with a variety of homemade gifts sprinkled amid the bounty from fall gardens. In addition to handmade crafts...
TownTalk: Farmers Appreciation Day Celebration
The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is located close to where Leo Kelly remembers his family farmed. They weren’t big farmers, Kelly told a group gathered at the farmers market Thursday for the inaugural Farmers Appreciation Day in Vance County, but he remembers chickens, hogs and having spring, summer and fall gardens. Kelly, vice chair...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 11-14-24 Noon
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The Local Skinny! Henderson Police Department To Participate In CALEA Assessment
– Press release from Henderson Police Dept. Capt. Chris Ball The Henderson Police Department will have a site-based assessment in early December as part of the reaccreditation process with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. The local police department has held accredited status since 2002. The evaluation will take place Dec. 9-12, during...
3 Face Variety Of Drug, Larceny Charges Following Traffic Stop
— press release from the Henderson Police Department On Tuesday, November 12, 2024, an officer with the Henderson Department located a vehicle that was involved in a retail theft from Walmart the previous day. The suspect of the larceny was observed in the passenger seat of the vehicle and a traffic stop was conducted. The...
The Local Skinny! Henderson City Council Takes $275K Loan To Purchase Embassy Block Property
The Henderson City Council approved Tuesday taking a $275,000 loan to purchase property in the Embassy Block area of downtown to create extra parking and a “pocket” park. Benchmark Community Bank will provide the five-year amortized loan. The council approved the purchase of the Embassy Block in the 2024-25 budget that was adopted in June...
TownTalk: Paws Of Hope Pantry At Pinkston Street School
Paws of Hope, the new food pantry at Pinkston Street Elementary, was filled with well-wishers from the community Wednesday who came out to show support for a program designed to feed a child – literally and figuratively. The new space has a fresh coat of paint – the school colors, of course – and banners...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 11-13-24 Noon
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Henderson Man Gets 11.5 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking
– press release from the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina Michael F. Easley, Jr. A Henderson man was sentenced to 138 months in prison for armed drug trafficking. On August 15, 2024, Cedric Neal pled guilty to possession with the intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and...
The Local Skinny! Vance County Jail Update
Six months into his new job, Maj. Johnny Hawkins provided an update to Vance County commissioners at their Nov. 4 meeting about the staff, programs and physical plant of the county’s detention center. Hawkins began working at the jail in April, and retired with 30 years of service with the N.C. Department of Adult Corrections...
