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TownTalk: Mary Emma Evans’s Legacy Lives On With Foundation
The Mary Emma Evans Foundation is hosting a school supply giveaway on Saturday, Aug. 17 and Director Phyllis Evans and her daughter Phylicia are encouraging the community to step up and make some donations between now and then. Evans is the daughter of the late Henderson City Council member, who died in 2011. She and...
TownTalk: Rebuilding Hope’s Kids’ Construction Camp
There’s still time to sign youngsters up for next week’s Kids’ Construction Camp at Rebuilding Hope. The three-day camp is free, and Rebuilding Hope’s Director Randolph Wilson says the camp is a fun way to introduce young people to the trades as well as to community service. The camp runs from Monday, Aug. 5 through...
WIZS Radio Henderson Local News 07-29-24 Noon
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Man Shot Dead in His Own Car, Found in Road on West Andrews
Press Release — On July 25, 2024, around 7:47 PM, a patrol officer with the Henderson Police Department located a vehicle in the roadway between Beck Avenue and Ford Street on W. Andrews Avenue. When the Officer approached, they found that the driver had been shot. Vance County EMS responded, and the victim was transported to...
One Dead, Two Injured In Early-Morning Shooting Wednesday On Gholson Place
A 21-year-old died from a gunshot wound in the early-morning hours of Wednesday, July 24 in what law enforcement officers have ruled a homicide. Tabyious Cheek, 21, died from injuries in the shooting and two other gunshot victims were transported to Duke University Hospital for treatment, according to information Friday from Vance County Sheriff Curtis...
Sheriff Brame: One Arrested On Drug Charges
-Press release from Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame On Wednesday, July 24, 2024, members of the Vance County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics unit served an arrest warrant on Jerry Lee Lemay, Jr. at 457 Lemay Lane in Henderson. The warrant was issued as a result of an ongoing narcotics investigation prompted by numerous complaints from citizens...
Warren County Homeowners Can Apply For Help With Home Rehab, Emergency Repairs
Warren County homeowners can apply for funding to help with needed home improvements through Aug. 20. The application period, which opened Monday, allows low- and moderate-income residents to get assistance with home rehab projects and emergency repairs with Community Development Blcok Grant money through the N.C. Rural Economic Development Division. The funding does not require...
GCPS, Library System Team Up With $400K Digital Divide Grant Funding
Granville County Public Schools and the Granville County Library System are teaming up with a project that will benefit students and library patrons, with help from a $400,000 Digital Champion grant. The grant comes from the N.C. Department of Information Technology, which has awarded more than $30 million to fund 63 projects across the state...
Area August Blood Drives
The American Red Cross urges donors to make an appointment to give blood or platelets as the summer continues. Type O blood donors are especially needed to help keep hospital shelves stocked through August. Anyone who donates blood or platelets during the month of August will receive a $20 Amazon.com gift card by email. See...
Online Workshops In August Designed To Support Caregivers To Those Living With Dementia
Two chapters of the Alzheimer’s Association in North Carolina are partnering with the Parkinson’s Foundation Carolinas to host a series of free virtual weekly education workshops to help those who are providing care for family members or others living with dementia. The series is titled The Empowered Caregiver and it is designed to help...
