WIZS Noon News Audio 04/24/20
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Special News Report: Tribute to Tommy Dale, Jr.
Audio Tribute to Tommy Dale, Jr.
Link to obituary as well as link to view his funeral service
Special News Report: Tribute to Tommy Dale, Jr. From our broadcast script:
IT IS A TOUGH DAY FOR MR. DALE’S FAMILY, AND IT IS FOR US HERE AT WIZS TOO. OVER THE YEARS, MR. TOMMY DALE PROVIDED HIS CRAFT AND EXPERTISE TO WIZS BOTH FOR PAY AND IN KINDNESS. HE WAS A MASTER AT FIXING ANYTHING ELECTRONIC, ESPECIALLY RF EQUIPMENT, WHICH, OBVIOUSLY, RADIO STATIONS ARE 100 PERCENT RELIANT ON IN SOME FORM OR ANOTHER. MR. DALE WAS ALSO HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL AT PROVIDING HENDERSON AND VANCE COUNTY WITH NEEDED EQUIPMENT, EXPERTISE AND KINDNESS TO KEEP 2-WAY COMMUNICATIONS OPEN, ESPECIALLY IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT PAST WHEN THINGS WERE NOT SO HIGH TECH, FAR MORE CUMBERSOME AND JUST GENERALLY A PAIN AT TIMES FOR SURE. LIVES HAVE BEEN SAVED BY HIS KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY TO APPLY PRINCIPLES OF ELECTRONICS AND RF AND MORE THAN LIKELY ALSO BY THE TIMES OF DETERMINATION OF MAKING SOMETHING WORK. A FIRE TRUCK, AMBULANCE OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHO CAN’T COMMUNICATE, CAN’T GET TO THE SCENE, LOSES TIME, AND IS HIMSELF OR HERSELF IN DANGER…NOT TO MENTION THE ONES NEEDING THE HELP. MR. DALE’S TALENTS, OF WHICH I HAVE OBSERVED FIRST HAND IN HIS SHOP AND AT WIZS, WERE REMARKABLE AND OBVIOUSLY A GIFT FROM GOD, WHICH MR. DALE OBVIOUSLY RECOGNIZED, AND NURTURED AND ENHANCED AND GREW. HE GREW HIS POTENTIAL AND HE PROVIDED THAT POTENTIAL TO OTHERS. I LOVED HIS DRY WIT. HE WAS A MESS, BUT HE WAS A GOOD MESS. WHEN MY DAD DIED 12 YEARS AGO, I REMEMBER THINKING MORE THAN ONCE AND DOING SO MORE THAN ONCE…AT LEAST I CAN CALL MR. DALE. MY CALL TODAY IS TO YOU MY FRIENDS. MY FRIEND MR. TOMMY DALE HELPED THE RADIO STATION YOU’RE LISTENING TO MANY TIMES AND IN A LOVING WAY. PLEASE REMEMBER HIM, HIS LIFE, HIS FAMILY, HIS COMMUNITY AND FRIENDS TODAY. MAY THE LOVE OF OUR GOD THE FATHER, WITH THE PEACE FROM CHRIST THE SON AND THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT BLESS AND ACCEPT OUR BROTHER AND BE WITH HIS FAMILY.
Mr. Dale and wife, Elizabeth
Henderson Man Indicted for Possessing Firearm After Mental Health Adjudication
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-Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice
United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announces that a federal grand jury sitting in Raleigh indicted MATTHEW SCOTT THOMAS, 34, of Henderson for possessing a firearm after having been adjudicated mentally defective and committed to a mental institution and for making a false statement during the transfer of firearms.
The indictment alleges that on January 26, 2018, THOMAS made false statements on a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) form during the attempted transfer of firearms. Specifically, THOMAS is alleged to have falsely indicated that he had never been adjudicated mentally defective and not committed to a mental institution, when in fact he had. Additionally, the indictment alleges that on December 4, 2019, THOMAS possessed a firearm after having been so adjudicated. If convicted, he faces up to ten years imprisonment and three years of supervised release on each count.
The charges and allegations contained in the Indictment are merely accusations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
This case is part of Project Guardian, the Department of Justice’s signature initiative to reduce gun violence and enforce federal firearms laws. Initiated by the Attorney General in the fall of 2019, Project Guardian draws upon the Department’s past successful programs to reduce gun violence; enhances coordination of federal, state, local, and tribal authorities in investigating and prosecuting gun crimes; improves information-sharing by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives when a prohibited individual attempts to purchase a firearm and is denied by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), to include taking appropriate actions when a prospective purchaser is denied by the NICS for mental health reasons; and ensures that federal resources are directed at the criminals posing the greatest threat to our communities. For more information about Project Guardian, please see https://www.justice.gov/projectguardian.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) conducted the investigation in this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Robert J. Dodson is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government.
TownTalk 04/22/20: Pearson Discusses Challenging Times, Community Excellence
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Dr. Stephen Pearson, co-owner and operator of Sadie’s Coffee Corner in downtown Henderson, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Wednesday at 11 a.m.
Pearson, who holds a Doctorate in Business Administration with a specialization in global business organization leadership, addressed the importance of striving for community excellence and discussed business survival in challenging times.
With last week’s opening of the drive-thru portion of the new Starbucks on Dabney Drive, less than a year since Sadie’s fall opening and in the middle of a national shutdown, Pearson and wife Amanda know a thing or two about facing competition.
“Competition makes the entrepreneur reevaluate and come out of some of the complacency that they run into,” Pearson said. “There are ultimately two ways to approach the situation – sit on your hands and say ‘woe is me’ or find a way to move forward.”
Pearson said Sadie’s supportive customers and community partners, combined with his belief that downtown is the “epicenter of the growth in Henderson,” will help ensure the coffee shop’s continued success.
In fact, the Pearsons believe so strongly in the potential of the area that they are investing more money into a downtown location, with completion expected in the next 18 months.
While additional details will be revealed at a later date, Pearson said he could share with the public that the new downtown venture will be “a business incubator, a business accelerator and will include a classical pizza, cheese and wine tasting shop.”
Pearson said he believes these business ventures are adding to the excellence being built in Henderson. “We can build excellence in this community. This is a vibrant, intelligent community with a lot of impassioned people. I’m very excited to be a part of what I see to be a growth spurt in Henderson.”
“People love to build excellence in the past. If you talk to people about Henderson, they’ll say what a bustling, great town this was 20 years ago, 30 years ago,” continued Pearson. “We have to build excellence in the future, but we build excellence by being brilliant in the basics. We have to understand business, we have to understand the economy and we have to understand the needs of the community.”
To hear the interview with Pearson in its entirety, go to WIZS.com and click on Town Talk.
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ACTS to Reopen Friday; Provides List of Needed Items
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-Information courtesy ACTS of Henderson
ACTS of Henderson will reopen on Friday, April 24, 2020, and appreciates the community’s patience during the closure.
Donations of food may be dropped off anytime between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. on weekdays at 201 South William Street in Henderson.
Monetary donations may be mailed to ACTS at P.O. Box 25, Henderson, NC 27536.
Specific items that are needed right now include any canned vegetables EXCEPT green beans and corn; 18 jars of peanut butter; jelly; canned spaghetti sauce; any type of canned fruit; and canned beans, like pinto, navy, great northern, black-eyed peas, etc.
If you’d like more information, please email lapeoples@actsofhenderson.org
WIZS Noon News Audio 4/22/20
As you go to lunch or finish up lunch and return to work, if you missed the noon news on WIZS, you can hear the audio here.
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Latest at Noon:
- The Vance County Regional Farmers Market opens this Saturday, April 25
- Latest on summer and fall schedules and enrollment at Vance Granville Community College
- Latest on an accused escapee from the Federal Corrections facility in Butner
Noon News 04/21/20
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Listen to the news live each weekday on the air or online at 8 a.m., 12 noon and 5 p.m.
TownTalk 04/20/20: Local Calls; Stimulus Checks; Facebook; Keep Up Good Spirits
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Had a lot of fun on TownTalk Monday taking calls, talking about stimulus checks, Facebook and keeping up good spirits.
WIZS Radio broadcasts Town Talk, a locally produced public affairs program, including local phone calls, each Monday through Thursday, except holidays, from 11 a.m. until 11:29 a.m. Town Talk is hosted regularly by John Charles Rose.
TownTalk on Friday is a quiz show, game show, trivia show and contest for prizes from 11 a.m. until 11:55 a.m.
Latest Covid-19 Vance Co. and “Recovery” Info
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Brian Short, H-V Director of Emergency Operations, and Lisa Harrison, Director G-V District Health Department, provide email correspondence daily and include WIZS News.
To quote a few lines from Short’s Sunday afternoon situation report:
“As of now, the total number of confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Vance County has increased to 30. Five (5) individuals have now been released from isolation, three (3) more remain hospitalized, 22 individuals are currently isolated at home and [there has been] one (1) death as a result of complications associated with Coronavirus infection.
“Keep in mind that even though you are not feeling sick, you could still be infected with this virus. Please think not only of yourself but of those around you. Each and every one of us has the power to directly affect how quickly or slowly this virus spreads.
“Testing is ongoing through both Maria Parham Health, our local Health Department and private institutions. There are currently 6,493 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus in North Carolina with 465 currently hospitalized and thus far 172 deaths. Please visit the NC Department of Health and Human Services Coronavirus statistics page at the following link to stay current on the number of cases in our state: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/covid-19-case-count-nc”
Harrison took the time Sunday afternoon to respond to some Facebook questions, and we are linking a WIZS Facebook post, click here, for you to review about Covid-19 “recovery” information. The “recovery” info is in the comments.
As you will see, there are still a lot of ifs, ands and buts to declaring someone recovered. Harrison said making that declaration is “a clinical assessment.”
Fight Leads To Shooting On North Cooper Drive
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Press Release – Wednesday, April 15, 2020
On April 15, 2020 around 1:45 PM, officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to Dollar Tree, 302 N. Cooper Drive Henderson, NC in reference to a fight that was in progress. While in route, officers were advised that someone had been shot. Upon arrival to the scene, officers located the shooter and the victim. The shooter was detained and the firearm was recovered. The victim sustained a gunshot wound to his abdomen and was transported to an area hospital for treatment. Witnesses on scene were interviewed and the ongoing investigation is being conducted by the Henderson Police Department Criminal Investigations Division. There is no active threat to members of the public. If anyone has any additional information related to this incident they are encouraged to contact the Henderson Police Department at 252-492-0202.
Authority: Chief M.W. Barrow