Michael Ellington, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report:
Today’s segment focuses on compost, but serves as a counterpart for Wayne’s recent recording. Specifically, I speak about some dangers to avoid.
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Editor’s note: WIZS News asked the 13 candidates – four incumbents and nine challengers – in the upcoming Henderson City Council election to respond to a series of questions that will be aired on WIZS and published on wizs.com in advance of the beginning of early voting for the Oct. 7 election.
Early voting begins on Thursday, Sept. 18 and ends on Saturday, Oct. 4.
Of those 13 candidates, WIZS received seven responses before the stated deadline of Friday, Sept. 12 at 5 p.m.
The following candidates responded:
Ward 1 at-large:
Ward 2 at-large:
Ward 3:
Ward 4:
The WIZS team has compiled the responses from the candidates and they will appear in their entirety, unedited on the radio and on the website.
Visit https://www.vancecounty.org/departments/board-of-elections/ to view a complete listing of candidates for the four seats in the upcoming nonpartisan municipal election.
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In a unanimous vote at its regular September meeting, the Henderson City Council approved a request from the American Legion Post #60 to create a Veterans Memorial at the entrance to the Henderson Police Station on Breckenridge Street.
The circular space is about 25 feet in diameter and currently is planted with shrubbery. The American Legion Post #60 plans to raise the funds necessary to construct a memorial. The City Council, however, reserves the right of final approval of the design and placement of the memorial.
The explanation in the agenda package stated that “having a dedicated site for such a memorial will honor the men and women of our community that served our nation. It will give our community the opportunity to remember and reflect on the sacrifices made by many.”
Other than the cost of monthly electrical costs associated with lighting, the city wouldn’t be paying for any part of the memorial.
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Wayne Rowland, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report:
Composting can benefit your garden and landscape.
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The Henderson Family YMCA Board has named David W. Caudle, Jr. as interim CEO, effective Oct 1. Caudle has served as chief operations officer at the Henderson Family YMCA for the past eight months. With more than18 years of experience, he has served in various leadership roles at Wilson Family YMCA, Fayetteville Family YMCA and Hartley Drive Family YMCA, according to information from Vanessa Jones, Henderson Family YMCA board chair.
Caudle, who has strong roots in Henderson and Vance County is a graduate of Northern Vance High School. While in high school, he developed interest in weights and fitness at the Henderson Family YMCA where he served as a camp counselor and lifeguard.
Caudle holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Science and Fitness from North Carolina A & T State University in Greensboro, where he graduated magna cum laude and was a member Phi Theta Kappa honor society. He has an associate’s degree from N.C. State University.
During the span of his career, Caudle has served on fitness boards, and has completed several leadership programs and specific YMCA certifications. His current role of managing day-to-day operations, experience in leadership and management of special YMCA programs and events positions him to spearhead the Henderson Family YMCA during this next phase of expansion as we prepare to better serve our community.
The Henderson Family YMCA board looks forward to working closely with Caudle as he adapts to this new role to ensure a smooth transition of leadership.
City and local officials joined library staff and others from the community on Thursday to officially launch the Perry Memorial Library Bookmobile, a state-of-the-art library – on wheels!
WIZS’s Scout Hughes got a quick tour from Youth Services Librarian Melody Peters after the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
There are shelves filled with books for browsing, and a couple of computer stations at the rear of the custom-made vehicle. There’s a hotspot for internet access and a printer, too. Peters predicts that to be popular among patrons who climb aboard when the bookmobile is out in the community.
The route is still being established, but Peters said for sure the bookmobile will make its way to schools, neighborhoods, the food bank, nonprofits and more places throughout the county.
The library applied for and received a grant for about half the cost of the bookmobile back in 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic put a pause on construction, but it gave the community a chance to show its support through financial donations. Now, four years later, the library on wheels will be rolling out into the county to meet patrons in more rural areas who may face challenges preventing them from visiting the brick-and-mortar facility at 205 Breckenridge St.
Peters said she’s brainstorming ideas for how to use the bookmobile, from “literacy in the park” events to story time and a movie (yes, the bookmobile has a movie screen, too!) and much more.
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The Henderson-Vance Black Leadership caucus met Saturday, Sept. 6 to hear from candidates in the upcoming municipal elections and then offer endorsements.
There are four seats on the Henderson City Council up for grabs in the Oct. 7 election. Early voting in one week, Thursday, Sept. 18.
The at-large seats in Ward 1 and Ward 2 are on the ballot, as are the Wards 3 and 4 seats.
The caucus endorsed Geraldine Champion for the Ward 1 at-large seat, and incumbents Lamont Noel for the Ward 2 at-large seat, Garry Daeke for Ward 3 and Ola Thorpe-Cooper for Ward 4.
Caucus President Terry Garrison said he was pleased with how things turned out – the candidates in attendance thoughtfully answered questions posed to them and the audience was attentive and respectful.
Former judge and current Oxford City Commissioner S. Quon Bridges served as moderator. “I think his presence made a difference as well,” Garrison said.
Garrison said the voting members of the caucus went into a special session to consider which candidates to endorse and then returned to announce the endorsements.
The Ward 1 at large contest was very close, Garrison said. Geraldine Champion got the endorsement with 8 votes over challenger Kenia Gómez-Jimenez with 7 and incumbent Sara Coffey with 6.
“It doesn’t get much closer than that,” Garrison said.
Champion currently holds the Ward 1 seat, but filed for the at-large seat during the most recent filing period. Another challenger, Clementine “Tina” Hunter was absent from the forum. She didn’t receive any votes from the caucus.
Following is a breakdown of votes for the other three contests awarded by the caucus:
Ward 2 at large:
Incumbent Lamont Noel – 15 votes
George Mayo – 6 votes
Ward 3:
Incumbent Garry Daeke – 13 votes
Deryl vonWilliams – 5 votes
Jason Spriggs – 2 votes
Clifford High – 0 votes
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