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18 Year Old Suspect Arrested On Four Drug Charges

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— courtesy of press release from Sheriff Curtis Brame

On December 23, 2020, the Vance County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit and the Vance County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team served a search warrant at 252 New Bethel Church Road Lot 16 and Lot 26, Henderson, North Carolina 27537.

Arrested at Lot 16 was Djhante Blash, B/M, Age 18. Blash was charged with Maintaining a Dwelling, Possession of Marijuana and 2 counts of Trafficking Heroin. Recovered from Lot 26 were 3 assault rifles. Blash received a $125,000.00 bond and a court date was set for January 11, 2021, in Vance County District Court. This investigation is continuing.

Noon News 12-29-20 Covid 19 Update; Court House Repairs; Senior Bingo; Bridal Tour

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Stories Include:

– Latest Covid 19 figures for Vance County

– Court House repairs approved

– Senior Bingo even to be sponsored by Vance Co. Parks & Rec. Dept.

– 2021 Granville Co. Bridal Tour

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No Biggie Apparently But Courthouse Needed A Few Repairs

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On Monday, December 21 at 4 p.m., Vance County’s properties committee met, and part of that meeting was to address a couple of courthouse repairs.

The full committee consists of commissioners Dan Brummitt, Archie Taylor and Gordon Wilder.  Commissioner Wilder told WIZS News, “We have had it repaired…(including) the caulking joints in the side of the building and around the windows.”

County Manager Jordan McMillen told WIZS, “We recently finished up a project to apply a coating to the courthouse roof that will extend its life. After 20 years the courthouse roof and other areas are showing maintenance needs and this was an attempt to extend the life of the roof.

“While we were completing this project we noticed a need for resealing the masonry control joints in the side of the building and around the windows, so we asked the existing contractor to provide a change order to our existing contract. The properties committee is recommending to the full board that we proceed with the change order, which adds the control joints work, price and time allowance, to our existing roof project scope of work.”

The county manager basically added that all involved want to keep up the maintenance to the facility.

Noon News 12-28-20 Food Give Away Event; MLK Jr. Committee Accepting Nominations

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Stories include:

– Food give away event

– Martin Luther King Jr. Committee accepting nominations

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Wednesday, Dec 30 Food Giveaway 9 a.m. at Mt. Moriah A.M.E. Zion

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The first food giveaway, round one if you will, on December 26 being a success, Mt. Moriah A.M.E. Zion Church now moves on to round two.  Round two will happen Wednesday, December 30th starting at 9 a.m. at the church located at 5448 Highway 158 Business, Henderson, NC 27537.

Mt. Moriah A.M.E. Zion Church is partnering with Livingstone College and the NC Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health to fight food insecurities in Henderson, Vance County, NC and surrounding areas.

In a scheduled event Dec 26, Rev. Linda T. Bristow, assistant to the pastor, told WIZS News the church and its partners were able give away more than 150 food boxes to try to make a dent in the fight against food insecurities in our area.  She said, “People were in line at 8:30 a.m. and continued steadily throughout the morning. Unfortunately, people were still coming after we had given out all our supplies.

“Our next food giveaway will be Wednesday, December 30 beginning at 9 a.m. We’ll be giving away three hundred (300), forty (40) pound cases of fresh chicken, drumsticks, bone-in thighs and boneless breasts, she said.”

The event is free and open to anyone experiencing food insecurities.  Additional giveaways are being planned.

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WIZS Local Noon News 12-23-20; Local Covid Vaccine

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WIZS Local News Audio at Noon 12-23-20

  • Local Covid
  • Local Covid Vaccine
  • Perry Memorial Library
  • Possible severe weather Christmas Eve, storms, wind

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5.4 Percent of Vance County’s Population Has Tested Covid Positive

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The total number of Covid cases in Vance County since the pandemic began equals 2,406 as of today, December 22, 2020, and that means 5.4 percent of the population of Vance County has been diagnosed with the virus.  The 883 active cases of Covid-19 right now in Vance County represents 1.98 percent of the population of the County.

Vance County has seen a net increase of 115 cases in a week or just over 16 per day.  In the past seven days, the County has experienced a total increase of 214 cases. During the same seven-day period, beginning December 16 and ending December 22, a total of 99 cases have come to an end with the person being released from isolation.

As of Tuesday, December 22, 2020, there are 883 active cases in Vance County, with 873 of them in the community at large.  With the community spread increasing, the number of dead is increasing too, three more attributed to Covid in the past week.

The number of cases calling for inpatient care in Vance County is holding steady at 23, of which the lower twenties has been the figure most of December.

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Noon News 12-22-20 United Way; VGCC CDL Program; Granville Co. Holiday Schedule

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Stories include:

– United Way presents grant checks to local organizations

– 100% Graduation rate for Vance Granville Community College CDL Program

– Granville Co. Government holiday schedule

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20K In Grants From United Way of Vance County To Four Local Nonprofits

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— press release courtesy United Way of Vance County by Terri Hedrick

The United Way of Vance County presented grant checks totaling $20,000 today (Monday) to four local nonprofit organizations to help needy families and individuals in Vance and Warren counties with assistance due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The grant funding was made possible with a grant from United Way Worldwide to the local United Way unit.

Each of the four organizations received a grant of $5,000.

The organizations receiving the grants include: ACTS of Vance County Inc., Life Line Outreach, Inc., Community Partners of Hope, Inc., and Alliance Rehabilitative Care Inc.

ACTS of Vance County will use the grant funding to provide meals on weekdays to homeless citizens and those who are homebound. Life Line Outreach will continue to provide services with the grant funds to abused and homeless women and children in their facility and to provide food boxes for needy families. Community Partners of Hope will utilize the funds to support operations of the organization’s shelter for homeless men and Alliance Rehabilitative Care will use the additional funds for services provided at the local Addiction Recovery Center for Men.


Gwen Williams, president of the United Way of Vance County, center in white mask, and Tommy Haithcock, first vice president of the United Way of Vance County, center in black mask, presented checks for $5,000 each to four local nonprofit organizations to meet the basic needs of disadvantaged people in Vance and Warren counties. Those accepting the checks for their organizations included, from left on the back row, Rev. Joseph Ratliff of Community Partners of Hope, Lee Anne Peoples of ACTS of Vance County, Jeanne Harrison of Alliance Rehabilitative Care, and Steve and Lynda Dalton of Life Line Outreach. Donna Stearns, a member of the United Way of Vance County Board of Directors, standing at far left on the front row, also joined the presentation.

Accepting the grant funding for each of the organizations were Lee Anne Peoples of ACTS of Vance County; Steve and Lynda Dalton of Life Line Outreach; the Rev. Joseph Ratliff of Community Partners of Hope; and Jeanne Harrison of Alliance Rehabilitative Care.

“Our United Way Board of Directors is thrilled to be able to provide these much needed grant funds to these outstanding nonprofit organizations in our community,” said Gwen Williams, board president. “We know the needs of our community are great right now as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and we are confident all four organizations will use the funds to help those most in need.”

United Way of Vance County allocated over $6,000 in grants for pandemic relief in the spring. Those funds went to ACTS of Vance County and Life Line Outreach, both located in Henderson, and the Loaves & Fishes Ministry in Warrenton, to help with food insecurities of families in Vance and Warren counties.

Williams noted that the local United Way will continue to work to secure funds from various sources, including donations from industries, businesses and individuals, to support programs that assist disadvantaged families in its coverage area of Vance and Warren counties.

Anyone interested in making a donation may do so by sending it to United Way of Vance County, P.O. Box 1352, Henderson, N.C. 27536 or through the organization’s website at unitedwayvance.org.

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Noon News 12-21-20 EMS Strike Team; BoE Board Members; VCHS Football

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Stories include: Vance Co. EMS requests strike team to help with COVID19; Vance Co. Board of Education sees three re-elected and sworn in; Vance Co. High School football coach says team will be ready in February.

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