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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...
TownTalk: The Barefoot Movement Headlines Hurricane Relief Concert At SGHS
The Barefoot Movement’s Noah Wall and Tommy Norris have a deep connection to western North Carolina and east Tennessee, just over the Blue Ridge Mountains. They were dating and in a band when Norris was a student at Western Carolina and Noah was at East Tennessee State, and the two would meet in Asheville for...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 11-12-24 Noon
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Free Soil Samples End Nov. 26; Submit Samples Now To Avoid $4 Fee Per Sample
The time for getting free soil samples from The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services soil testing lab is almost over – it’s about to hit its busy season, but growers and homeowners have until Tuesday, Nov. 26 to squeak in under the wire before the fee of $4 per sample begins. “Accurate lime...
Sheriff Curtis Brame: One Arrest In Nov. 2 Incident Of Suspect Firing Into An Occupied Home
-press release from Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame WIZS News received the following information Sunday evening from Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame: On November 2, 2024, deputies with the Vance County Sheriff’s Office responded to an investigation call for service on Hunting Trail Lane, resulting in Vance County Sheriff’s Office personnel being alerted to...
