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Hassan Kingsberry To Fill Dual Roles; City Manager and Part-Time City Attorney
Monday at noon the Henderson City Council met for a special called meeting and entered into closed session for a personnel matter. When the council returned to council chambers at City Hall, Mayor Melissa Elliott seemed to indicate the council would hear two motions. Hassan Kingsberry, who became interim city attorney after Rix Edwards resigned...
VCS Kicks Off 2025-26 Registration With In-Person, Virtual Info Sessions
Vance County Schools is hosting several information sessions over the next few weeks to help parents learn more about the district’s Innovative Schools offerings as they decide which school environment best suits their child. The Innovative School application process officially opens Tuesday, Jan. 7 and runs through Friday, Feb. 7, according to information from VCS...
No Signs of Foul Play; Man Died in Car in Walmart Parking Lot
— information courtesy of the Henderson Police Department and Chief of Police Marcus Barrow On January 3, 2025, at approximately 9 p.m., officers from the Henderson Police Department responded to a report of an unresponsive individual in the parking lot of Walmart, located at 200 N. Cooper Dr. The person, identified by police as Brian...
TownTalk: Vance Commissioners Elect Vice Chair, Hold Public Hearing On 2025-26 Budget At Monday Meeting
Update 10:25 p.m. on 1/6/25: The Vance County Board of Commissioners elected Yolanda Feimster as its new vice chair at its meeting Monday evening. The board also held the first of two public hearings to hear from residents about priorities for the 2025-26 budget during its first regular meeting of the year, and the first...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 01-06-25 Noon
Listen On Air at 8am, 12pm, 5pm M-F WIZS Radio ~ 100.1FM/1450AM Click Play! WIZS Radio · WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 01-06-25 Noon...
Rebuilding Hope’s Servants On Site Set For June 23-27
The early bird gets the worm, or in this case, a break on the cost of registering for the summertime Servants On Site program sponsored by Rebuilding Hope, Inc. The dates are already set – June 23-27 – and early registration deadline is Jan. 15, according to information from the Rebuilding Hope, Inc. newsletter. Registrations...
Leadership Vance 2025 Application Period Open Now Through Jan. 24
The 2025 class of Leadership Vance is forming now, and local Chamber of Commerce officials encourage individuals to consider applying for a spot now. Applications will be accepted through Friday, Jan. 24, according to information from Chamber President Sandra Wilkerson. This will be the 34th class to participate in the program, which gives participants a...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 01-03-25 Noon
Listen On Air at 8am, 12pm, 5pm M-F WIZS Radio ~ 100.1FM/1450AM Click Play! WIZS Radio · WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 01-03-25 Noon...
Kerr-Tar COG Seeks Sponsors For 2025 N.C. Senior Games
Local businesses and individuals still have time to become sponsors for the 2025 Kerr-Tar Regional Senior Games, held each spring across the five counties that comprise the Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments. Sponsorship levels include: Gold – $1,500 Silver – $1,000 Bronze – $500 Family – $250 Friend – $100 Sponsors can choose to provide...
The Local Skinny! Variety Wholesalers To Add Big Lots To Its List Of Stores
Henderson-based Variety Wholesalers is acquiring hundreds of Big Lots stores and a couple of distribution centers, practically doubling the number of retail stores it operates in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. Add Big Lots to the 380 or so Roses, Roses Express, Maxway, Bill’s Dollar Stores, Super 10, Super Dollar and Bargain Town stores that currently...
