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Vance County America 250 Committee Sets First Thursdays As Meeting Dates In 2026
— from Dywanda Pettaway, executive assistant to County Manager C. Renee Perry The Vance County America 250 Committee has announced a regular meeting schedule as it continues to plan local events to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday. All meetings are open to the public, and anyone may attend in person or may tune in to...
State Board Of Elections Completes Random Process To Determine Order Of Candidates’ Names On 2026 Ballots
— information from the N.C. State Board of Elections State elections officials on Friday afternoon completed a two-step random process to determine how names of the upcoming ballots would appear. State law requires that the State Elections Board determine the order that names will appear on the ballots. First, a ball was selected out of...
Vance Commissioners Reschedule Annual Retreat For Friday, Jan. 9
– information courtesy of Vance County Clerk to the Board Dywanda Pettaway The Vance County Board of Commissioners will meet at the Vance County Administration Building located at 122 Young St., Henderson, NC 27536 on Friday, January 9, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. for their annual planning retreat. Once published, a copy of the agenda can...
Oxford Police Charge One In Connection With Nov. 30 Death
One person is in jail in connection with a homicide that occurred late last month in Oxford. According to information from the Oxford Police Department released Friday, Dec. 19, 30-year-old Sheaulynne Harris was charged with aid and abet first-degree murder in the Nov. 30 death of Toshawnka Wyche. Harris was transported to the Granville County...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 12-22-25 Noon
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Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Small Greenhouse
Wayne Rowland, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report: A small backyard greenhouse can be easily built to help grow your own plants. Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs. Click Play! WIZS Radio · Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland:...
Candidate Filings For March 2026 Primary
Vance County voters will have a ballot full of contested races when they go to the polls for the March 2026 primary elections, which includes a three-way race for Vance County Sheriff. The county commissioners’ seats have multiple filers and three of the four seats on the board of education have at least two candidates...
Clerk Of Superior Court Henry L. Gupton Retirement Ceremony
With the familiar “All rise! Oyez, Oyez, Oyez,” Lt. Ray Shearin opened the Vance County Courtroom on Thursday afternoon, but it wasn’t for a legal proceeding – it was for the retirement ceremony of Clerk of Superior Court Henry L. Gupton. Looking out over the gathering of well-wishers, Gupton called it “a humbling experience” to...
Nash County Man Gets 20-Year Federal Prison Term For Selling Meth
— information courtesy of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of North Carolina RALEIGH, N.C. – A federal judge sentenced a Nash County man to 20 years in federal prison for selling more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. On February 14, 2024, Kenneth Orlin Simmons, Jr., age 36, pleaded guilty to these crimes. “Drug dealers...
HFD Boot Drive Nets $18,100.90 For Maria Parham Cancer Center
Members of the Henderson Fire Department delivered a Christmas gift to Maria Parham Health’s Cancer Center staff on Wednesday – a giant check, both in size and amount. The three-day boot drive held each year outside Central Station on Dabney Drive netted $18,100.90, all for the Cancer Center. In presenting the check, Henderson Fire Chief...
