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Man Charged In Connection With April 18 Best Bet Break-In
From Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame On April 18, 2025 the Vance County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the Best Bet Gas Station located at 4765 NC Hwy 39 South, Henderson, North Carolina 27537 in reference to an alarm. Deputies arrived on scene to find the front glass door was shattered. Deputies entered the store...
Free Community Forum Monday, May 5 Features Panel Discussions About Educational And Legal Rights
Jayden Watkins, teen minister and founder of the local nonprofit Higher is Waiting is hosting a free community forum on Monday, May 5 to share information with young people and their families about their educational and legal rights. The forum is called “EMPOWER Youself!” and will take place from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at...
Collision On I-85 Wednesday Pins One Driver In Vehicle; No Serious Injuries Reported
From Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow On the evening of April 30, 2025, at approximately 8:30 PM, a two-vehicle collision occurred on Interstate 85 near the 213-mile marker. The incident involved a 2015 Freightliner box-style truck and a 2018 Volvo semi-truck. Preliminary reports indicate that the collision occurred when the Freightliner struck the rear of...
N.C. Rep. Bryan Cohn Says House Bill 74 Would Drain $10 Million From Regional Water System Expansion Project
UPDATE THURS, MAY 1 AT 4:15 P.M. – House Bill 74, now through the third reading in the N.C. Senate, is one step closer to being passed into law. Wording in the bill calls for $10 million appropriated for the Kerr Lake Regional Water System in expansion project to be reappropriated to fund other projects...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 05-01-25 Noon
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TownTalk: Shriners Fish Fry Coming May 14th
The Tri-County Shrine Club is in the final planning stages of the annual Fish Fry to benefit Shriners Children’s Hospitals. The menu is the same, but Shriner Donald Seifert said the May 14 event will take place in a new location and customers can enjoy an eat-in option. “We’ve missed the eat-in option,” Seifert said...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 04-30-25 Noon
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TownTalk: NC Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey Visits The Studio
As the commissioner for the N.C. Department of Insurance, Mike Causey keeps his finger on the pulse of the insurance industry for the state and for its citizens, handling everything from rate requests by insurance companies, reports of possible insurance fraud from consumers and keeping an ear to the ground about possible cuts to his...
Council To Review Dual Role Of Manager/Attorney
The Henderson City Council voted 7-1 Monday to review in nine months the dual roles of city manager and city attorney, the current position of Hassan T. Kingsberry. The Council convened a special called meeting for Monday at 3:30 p.m. to go into closed session to discuss a personnel matter. When the council returned from...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 04-29-25 Noon
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