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VCS Announces October Student Spotlight Honorees
From VCS Chief Communication Officer Aarika Sandlin Vance County Schools has recognized four students from across the district in its October Student Spotlight. These students were selected not just because of their academic achievements, but also because they embody qualities like kindness, dedication, a commitment to personal growth and service to others. This month’s winners...
Vance County Gains Retirement Community Designation; Official Ceremony Oct. 22 At 1 PM
Relax. Relate. Retire. Sounds pretty nice, right? Vance County receives its official designation as a “Retirement Community” at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22 in a ceremony at Satterwhite Point Community Building, 20 Shoreline Lane at Kerr Lake. This designation has been in the works for a while, and Vance County Tourism’s Pam Hester said...
TownTalk: Around Old Granville – Law Enforcement In Old Granville
Before the American Revolution, the Colonists had to import most of what it needed – including rules and laws. In the 1770’s, the sheriff didn’t wear a badge identifying who he was. “Everybody knew who the sheriff was,” said Mark Pace, local historian and North Carolina Room specialist at Richard Thornton Library in Oxford. There...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 10-17-24 Noon
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Early In-Person Voting Begins Thursday, Oct. 17
Early in-person voting begins this Thursday, Oct. 17 in North Carolina. Vance County Board of Elections Director Haley Rawles reviews some basic information for voters who wish to cast their ballots before the Nov. 5 Election Day. There are two polling sites in Vance County for the early in-person voting — Aycock Recreational Complex, 305...
TownTalk: Domestic Violence “Break The Silence” Event Coming Up
There’s good news this year from Debbie Scott, domestic violence educator with the Vance County Sheriff’s Office: Since Oct. 1 last year, there have been no domestic-related homicides reported in the county. There have however, been 1,177 calls that came in to local law enforcement agencies that involved either assaults or disputes – 370 physical...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 10-16-24 Noon
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TownTalk: S!stersSpeakLife Plans Breast Cancer Awareness Event
The van that will be parked at Aycock Rec Center Saturday, Oct. 19 is equipped with potentially life-saving equipment for women across the area. It’s a mobile diagnostic lab of Invision Diagnostics and Freddie Harris of S!stersSpeakLife said 17 women have already signed up for the mammograms that will be taken inside that van. Harris...
Applications Being Accepted Now For Lincoln Height Apartments
The Vance County Housing Authority at Lincoln Height Apartments is accepting applications for two- and three-bedroom apartments. Applications are accepted on Tuesdays, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 224 Lincoln St., Henderson. Executive Director Bonita R. Hawkins said applicants must bring original birth certificates and original Social Security cards for everyone whose name appears on...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 10-15-24 Noon
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