Stories include:
– No Visitor Policy enacted at Maria Parham Hospital
– Public Safety Committee Meeting
– Gang Free Event
– Supreme Court vote recount
– Walking at Aycock Rec Center
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Stories include:
– Vance Co. Court resumes
– Latest Covid19 figures
– Gang Free Health for the Holidays event
– Abandoned Mobile Home Program
– Salvation Army
– Vance Co. Schools exams
– Food Truck Festival.
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A different sort of day for WIZS TownTalk and Local News today with some last minute changes and a sportscast that preempts the 5 o’clock local news.
To adjust quickly, the news of the day was broadcast during TownTalk, followed by Tradio and then our shorter WIZS Noon News segment.
Hear it all from our Facebook Live video, just as the programs aired on WIZS 1450 AM and 100.1 FM.
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Henderson City Manager E. Terrell Blackmon provided the following updates to WIZS News:
The Downtown Henderson Christmas lights/decorations will be put up this week. Blackmon said the City’s goal was always for the lights to be up by the first week in December.
The City’s urban redevelopment meeting held Nov. 30 via Zoom began with a quick recap of the previous meeting on this matter. The purpose of Monday’s meeting was for UNC’s Development Finance Initiative (DFI) to give an overview of the roles and responsibilities of the Redevelopment Commission and provide recommendations on the composition of members for the commission.
The City also reviewed draft Urban Redevelopment Area (URA) boundaries and goals. No official actions were taken at the meeting. The Henderson City Council will revisit this matter in a work session at their December 14 meeting.
The City is still in Phase I of the process, but according to Blackmon, the next steps include:
Stories include:
– Covid19 update
– Crossroads Christian pauses athletics due to Covid19
– Christmas lights in Downtown Henderson
– City Council meets on urban redevelopment
– Henderson Police Dept. begins recertification process
– Oxford man sentenced on firearms charges
– ACTS food pantry drive.
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The Henderson City Council’s Public Safety Committee will meet on Thursday, December 3, 2020, at 3 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall, 134 Rose Avenue. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss COVID-19 and homicides.
This meeting will be available via Zoom, and the public is welcome to observe.
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-Press Release, Henderson Police Department
As a law enforcement agency holding Advanced Law Enforcement Accreditation since 2002, the Henderson Police Department takes great pride in serving its community. Every four (4) years we host Assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) to perform reviews of the agency’s operations, policies and adherence to the professional standards of CALEA.
For this four-year cycle, the Henderson Police Department’s CALEA Advanced Law Enforcement Accreditation “site-based” assessment is scheduled for December 7 through December 9, 2020. As part of the assessment, the Henderson Police Department invites members of the public to offer comments by calling (252) 425-0974 on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, between 1 and 3 p.m. The Assessment Team will be taking telephone comments during these hours.
In addition, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the agency will host a virtual public hearing for comments on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at 5:30 p.m. Link to the virtual hearing is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85927805910
Telephone and Public Hearing comments are limited to five minutes and must address the ability of the Henderson Police Department to comply with CALEA’s standards. If the public has questions regarding the specific standards or standard topics, they may contact Accreditation Manager, Lieutenant Steve Gresham at (252) 430-3145 or via email at sgresham@hendersonncpd.org.
Written comments regarding the Henderson Police Department’s ability to comply with the standards for reaccreditation may be sent to the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement, Inc. (CALEA), 13757 Heathcote Boulevard, Suite 320, Gainesville, Virginia 20155 or may be emailed to CALEA at calea@calea.org.
Stories include:
– Salvation Army Christmas programs
– Covid19 case counts
– Court Cancelled for this week
– City Council Meeting scheduled for today
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Stories include:
– Vance Co. Court Cancelled
– Food give away
– Christmas Spectacular
– VGCC appoints dean
– Perry Library
– Click it or Ticket
– Pat Christie
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-Information courtesy the City of Henderson
On November 30, 2020, members of the Henderson City Council will hold a brief meeting with individuals from the North Carolina School of Government regarding the selection process for the Urban Redevelopment Commission.
This meeting will be held at 5 p.m. via Zoom. Council members may participate from home, work or in Council Chambers. The Zoom information will be posted on the City’s website no later than 12 p.m. on November 30.
It is possible a quorum of Council members will attend this meeting; however, no action will be taken.
