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TownTalk: Commissioners Tap Fund Balance To Pay Overdue Bills, Health Care Overruns At Jail
Vance County Commissioners are tapping the county’s fund balance to take care of a couple of bills – to the tune of more than $822,000 – that involve health care at the local detention center. Of that amount, $352,000 will be used to pay past due invoices, some dating back to 2019, that were not...
Hassan Kingsberry Sworn In As Interim City Attorney
The City of Henderson has named Hassan Kingsberry its interim city attorney. Kingsberry was sworn in last week and began his work with the city immediately. After D. Rix Edwards recently announced his retirement, City Manager Terrell Blackmon told WIZS News that Kingsberry had been selected for the interim role while a search for a...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 12-10-24 Noon
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The Local Skinny! Council Approves UDO To Update Zoning, Development Ordinances
UPDATED: Dec. 9, 2024 – 11 PM The Henderson City Council adopted a unified development ordinance – UDO – which updates a number of zoning and subdivision ordinances, many of which have been in place since the 1970’s. City staff and planners have spent the last year working with Insight Planning Consultants to develop the...
TownTalk: Farm City Luncheon Held At Farmers Market
The folks who gathered at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market for the Farm-City luncheon were treated to some good ol’ Southern style food – fried chicken, barbecue, with all the fixin’s, but surely the sweet treat came when local historian Mark Pace shared a brief – but comprehensive – history of agriculture in the...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 12-09-24 Noon
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SportsTalk: Louisburg College Football Headed To JUCO National Title Game
UPDATE – FINAL SCORE College of DuPage 31 Louisburg College 14 Hurricanes finish the season at 8-3 Congratulations on a Great Season Louisburg! Go Hurricanes! ••••••••••••••••••••••••• SportsTalk on WIZS 12:30 p.m. M-Th Louisburg College Head Football Coach Quinderra Spellman joins SportsTalk with Scout Hughes and George Hoyle to talk about the Hurricanes great season, as...
Franklin County DSS “Tree Of Hope”
Franklin County Department of Social Services is seeking help from the community to fulfill the hopes and wishes of our foster children this year. Franklin County DSS — in partnership with Wal-Mart in Louisburg– has a “Tree of Hope” located at the front entrance of the store with paper ornaments that represent a child in...
$2M In ARPA Funds To Help Franklin Schools Get HVAC Upgrades
— Information courtesy of Franklin County Public Information Officer James F. Hicks, III Franklin County’s Board of Commissioners approved more than $2 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to be used for Franklin County Schools HVAC capital needs. Commissioners approved assigning of the remaining $2,564,623 of ARPA funds to FCS as a subrecipient...
The Local Skinny! Vance County Commissioners Give Bonuses To All County Employees
All Vance County employees will get a one-time bonus in next week’s pay period – $500 for all part-time staff and $1,000 for full-time staff. The approximately $280,000 will come from the fund balance. The Vance County Board of Commissioners approved a recommendation from the Human Resources Committee presented by Assistant County Manager Jeremy Jones...
