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Henderson Police Make Arrest In Armed Robbery
— Press release from Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow On the afternoon of the 26th of November, officers were dispatched to an armed robbery in the 1000 block of Nicholas Street. The armed assailant brandished a firearm and demanded money. The victim relinquished an undisclosed sum of money, according to Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow...
State Board Completes Canvass, Certifies Most Results Of Nov. 5 Elections
The State Board of Elections on Tuesday unanimously certified the results of the 2024 general election in North Carolina, ensuring the ballots of more than 5.7 million voters were counted. The bipartisan State Board voted 5–0 to canvass the votes cast in all ballot items within the jurisdiction of the State Board, including the presidential...
The Local Skinny! Live Nativity At North Henderson Baptist Church
Pastor Eddie Nutt invites the community to a live nativity presentation at North Henderson Baptist Church on Friday, Dec. 6 and Saturday, Dec. 7. There will be three presentations offered between 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. both nights – lasting just about a half hour each. Most of the characters will be portrayed by children...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 11-26-24 Noon
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Sheriff’s Office: Two Drug Arrests Made In Separate Vehicle Stops
Press releases from Vance County Sheriff’s Office The Vance County Sheriff’s Office made two drug arrests Monday in two separate vehicle stops. On Monday, November 25, 2024, members of the Vance County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics unit conducted a vehicle stop in the 900 block of Faulknertown Road. The driver was identified as Kemarreus Frank-Quan Jones...
TownTalk: Alert Christmas Parade Is Coming
Looking for some good old-fashioned entertainment to help get you in a festive holiday mood? Check out the Alert Christmas Parade, set to kick off at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14. That’s right, A-lert, the community that’s just over the Franklin/Vance County line beyond Epsom. Larry Ayscue is one of this year’s parade organizers...
Program For Low-Income Residents Offers Help With Winter Heat Bills
The Low-Income Energy Assistance Program provides a one-time annual vendor payment to help eligible families pay their heating expense. If you received a LIEAP payment in 2023-2024, someone in the household was disabled and receiving services through the Division of Aging and Adult Services OR households containing a person aged 60, an automatic payment will be...
Longtime VGCC President, Dr. Ben F. Currin, Dies
Dr. Benjamin Fleming Currin, long-time president of Vance-Granville Community College, died on Nov. 23, 2024. Under his leadership, VGCC grew from a single campus to four campuses, doubled its enrollment and saw its Endowment Fund swell to $5 million. He was 88. Ben was born on November 13, 1936 in Granville County to Sophia Hunt...
The Local Skinny! 3rd Annual Vance County Camp Meeting
It’s called a camp meeting, but it’s not the type of camp meeting that Scott Matthews’s granddaddy Jesse held, always the week of the Fourth of July under a tent on the grounds of Forest Hill Baptist Church. Back then, it could be 100 degrees, with 1,000 percent humidity, Matthews said, half joking half serious...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 11-25-24 Noon
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