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State Highway Patrol

Single-Car Accident Claims Lives Of 2 Teenaged Sisters

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A single-car accident claimed the lives of two Henderson sisters late Wednesday evening.

According to reports from the N.C. State Highway Patrol, Zikera Kearney, 17, and her sister, Jaiah Kearney, 19, were traveling east on Hwy 158 Business near Pine Meadow Trail when the accident occurred about 11:45 p.m.

The younger sister was driving the Honda Accord, which ran off the right side of the road, struck a tree and overturned, striking another tree before coming to rest.

No other information was immediately available from the Highway Patrol.

 

Cooperative Extension with Jamon Glover: Wandering, Pt. 1

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Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs.

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Home And Garden Show

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On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.

  • Support local nurseries and garden centers when purchasing holiday decorations and gifts
  • Continue planting trees and shrubs.
  • If you have put up a natural christmas tree check water reservoir each day for water and keep it full with water that will keep your tree fresh and keep it from trying out and becoming a fire hazard
  • If you missed the late November tall fescue fertilizer application, go ahead and do it now.
  • Check greenhouses and High Tunnels for mice.
  • Cut the tops off of roses to reduce risk of snow and ice damage.
  • Review your garden journal about what was successful and even what didn’t do well so you can plan for next year.
  • Begin planning your vegetable garden for 2023. Take stock of leftover seed, research cultivars, and calculate how much seed you will need.

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TownTalk: Rebuilding Hope Wraps Up Another Year

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There are at least 20 homes whose residents need wheelchair ramps, and Randolph Wilson of Rebuilding Hope Inc. said the lumber is in their warehouse and the tool trailers are stocked and ready to roll.

There’s one thing missing, however: volunteers. People who will pull those trailers to the job site and use that lumber to build the ramps that so many in the community need to make entering and exiting their homes easier.

Wilson spoke with John C. Rose on Wednesday’s TownTalk and said God has richly blessed the ministry during the six years or so that it’s been in operation at the former Coca-Cola Bottling Co. on Raleigh Road.

“God has given us all the things that we need,” Wilson said, adding that the ministry relies solely on financial support from churches, individuals and businesses – it operates without benefit of government grants.

“We’ve been blessed that we have never needed money – we just need volunteers.”

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Teams have gone out into the community to construct dozens and dozens of ramps so far this year, but there are still quite a number of households on the wait list.

If you’d like to help, contact Wilson at info@rebuildinghopeinc.org or phone 252.438.5132.

The mission and ministry of Rebuilding Hope is “rebuilding homes, lives and hearts.” It strives toward those goals in a variety of ways, including sending youth out into the community to tackle repairs and home rehabs.

Over the summer, young people from near and far to take part in a program called “Servants on Site.” Close to 100 young people participated in the 2022 event and put roofs on 10 houses in the area in just about 4 days’ time.

The youth bunked at Central Baptist Church, and a dozen area churches prepared food each day at the job sites as well as helped purchase materials for the roofing projects.

“We had a great week with all those kids in town,” Wilson said.

Details of the various activities and events that Rebuilding Hope undertakes are included in the ministry’s monthly newsletter, available electronically to anyone who would like to receive it.

Simply email info@rebuildinghopeinc.org to be added to the mailing list and to stay updated on ways you can help.

Rebuilding Hope is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Applications for assistance are received on Wednesdays, Wilson noted.

Can’t climb up on a roof or take the 6-8 hours that it takes to complete a standard wheelchair ramp? No problem. Volunteers also are needed for small repair jobs like deck and interior floor repair, Wilson said.

There are opportunities to help keep the warehouse in good order, as well as cleaning and restocking the various trailers that are available to the community.

There’s a food trailer for churches and other groups to borrow when they’re having events, and even a trailer outfitted with popcorn, cotton candy and sno-cone machines.

Add to that the game trailer – stocked with different games and you’ve got yourself a portable party.

“You can pull both of those trailers out and have a pretty good event,” Wilson said, adding that there is no fee to use the trailers.

Wilson said he would be happy to come out and speak to any church or other organization that wants to learn more about its mission and how to help Rebuilding Hope help others in the community.

But mostly, he said, it’s volunteers that are needed.

“Our volunteer base is getting older – we need some young people to come on board,” he said.

In the meantime, he said, his prayers are simple: that folks “will choose to come and help.”

Visit www.rebulidinghopeinc.org to learn more.

TownTalk: Disc Golf At Granville Athletic Park

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We see them everywhere: those flexible plastic discs that get flung through the air on beaches, college campuses and playgrounds.

Toy manufacturer Wham-O was the first to call them Frisbees in the late 1950’s and since then, the flying discs have been tossed about for fun – and competitively.

Local disc golf enthusiasts have a high-quality 18-hold course to practice their sport at Granville Athletic Park, and the board of commissioners recently recognized their efforts to bring such a course for the public to enjoy.

The course is called “The Incinerator,” the result of Granville County native David Nicholson and a group of dedicated volunteers who partnered with GAP parks and grounds crew to create. It began in 2018 with nine holes and the final nine was completed in 2022.

It was built with minimal labor and expenses by county staff and has already put Granville County on the map in the disc golf world, according to a press statement from Granville County Public Information Officer Terry Hobgood.

“These volunteers have succeeded in creating a destination for disc golf enthusiasts from across the state in a uniquely themed course that pays tribute to the rich history behind the park’s development,” the statement continued.

For more information about the Incinerator Disc Golf Course, please visit the Granville County website:  https://www.granvillecounty.org/residents/recreation/granville-athletic-park-gap-2/34051-2/

In addition to Nicholson, commissioners also recognized the following disc golf course volunteers: Kyrston Nicholson, Jeff Schons, Michael Fortlage, Ben Lewis Benjamin, Fermin Calderon, Russell Davis, Heyward Gignilliat, Andy Mathews, Joe Tartamella, Justin Crow, Dilon Lawson, Dionicio Salazar, Paul  Shelton Jr., Parker Schons, Samuel Sirianna, Adam Weisbrodt, Larry Smith, Davis Lever and Sam Taylor.

 

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6-Year-Old Victim Dies Of Gunshot Wound; Father Charged With Felony Child Abuse

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A six-year-old Vance County child is dead and his father has been charged with felony child abuse in connection with the weekend shooting death.

In a press statement from Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame, deputies were dispatched to 67 Hoyle Lane on Saturday afternoon. The boy, whose name has not been released, was taken to Maria Parham Hospital, where he was ultimately pronounced dead from a gunshot wound.

The Vance County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Unit, with the assistance of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, responded to the scene to conduct an investigation into the incident.

During the investigation, the juvenile’s father,  identified as Eric Eugene Allen Rowe, 31, was arrested and charged in connection with the incident. Rowe was given a $90,000 secured bond for the charge and was bonded out a short time later.

No further details were made available.

The investigation is still ongoing and anyone with information is urged to contact the Vance County Sheriff’s Office at 252.738.2200.

Rasheed To Receive Honorary Degree Dec. 10 From Alma Mater, Elizabeth City State University

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Abdul Sm Rasheed, current chair of the Vance-Granville Community College board of trustees, will soon add another accolade to his list of credentials.

Rasheed is scheduled to receive an honorary Doctor of Public Service from Elizabeth City State University during the university’s winter commencement exercises on Saturday, Dec. 10. A part of the ECSU Class of 1971, Rasheed has since served as president of the ECSU National Alumni Association, chair of the ECSU Foundation Board and chair of the ECSU Board of Trustees.

This latest honor marks a lifetime of service.

Rasheed founded and served as the CEO of the North Carolina Community Development Initiative and Initiative Capital. Across two decades, those efforts produced retail/commercial ventures, industrial projects, housing for seniors and families, jobs and services in low-income areas. From 2014 through 2016, he served as interim CEO of the Center for Leadership Innovation, managing a national grant and leadership development program for nonprofits. He then served as CEO of Wildacres Leadership Initiative from 2016 to 2017. Currently he serves as CEO and senior advisor to the board of Franklin Vance Warren Opportunity, Inc.

The honorary doctorate from ECSU is just the latest academic achievement for Rasheed. He already holds an honorary doctorate from Livingstone College, a bachelor of sciencedegree in basic business from ECSU, a master’s in education in counseling and personnel services from Trenton State College (now The College of New Jersey) and a master’s of science in community economic development from Southern New Hampshire University. He is also a graduate of the senior executive management program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Rasheed lives in Henderson with his wife Marolyn; they have five children and seven  grandchildren.

TownTalk: Exciting Times For Vance Charter Cheerleading

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Members of the Vance Charter School cheer team weren’t able to get a lot of practice time in before last weekend’s state championship competition – it was that weeklong trip to New York City to participate in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade that kept them off the practice mat.

But just like their months-long fundraising efforts to get all 20 of the VCS high school cheerleaders to make the trip, things turned out OK.

Actually, better than OK.

They brought home another state championship, winning in the the large varsity, no-tumble division.

“The girls put in the work and made it happen,” said Coach Stacey Long, clearly satisfied with the outcome of all the events that have transpired in the last few weeks.

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But Long isn’t just talking about the most recent competition. She’s talking about the way the girls went out into the community, seeking the $70,000 in donations to help get the whole team to New York, all expenses paid.

That was their goal, she said, and that’s exactly what happened. Thanks to the generosity of more than 50 sponsors across Vance and Granville counties – and beyond – the entire cheer team spent a whole week in the Big Apple, for what surely is a trip of a lifetime.

They visited the Empire State Building, took a harbor cruise to see the Statue of Liberty, visited the 911 Memorial and took in a Rockettes show and a Broadway performance, Long said, all thanks to generous sponsors.

“But the actual Thanksgiving Day parade was very magical,” Long told John C. Rose on Tuesday’s TownTalk. “The girls were just so excited to be a part of that.”

The parade organizers had many activities planned for the participants, but Long and Assistant Coach Shelley Whitehead planned additional outings. But the girls and their chaperones also had some free afternoon time over the course of the trip, too. Some went shopping, visited Central Park and did a little ice skating, among other activities.

“They really got a lot of New York in,” Long said.

And although the iconic tree at Rockefeller Center wasn’t ready for viewing, they did get to see the Saks Fifth Avenue light show display.

“Every day we got up, there was a little more Christmas,” Long said. “The girls really enjoyed seeing that part of New York.”

But no sooner had they returned home than they set their sights on last weekend’s state championship, held in Raleigh on Dec. 3. Add to that cheering for their Knights’ basketball games and next week’s exam schedule, the girls have maintained a tight schedule.

With practices at 6 a.m. and then again in the afternoon, they put the finishing touches on their 2:30-minute routine.

“These girls have put in at least 12-14 hours (of practice) since May,” Long estimated. Logging all those practice hours has paid off, she added.

With another trophy added to the school’s awards case, Long said she wants the young women to take a little time off from practice and focus their attention to next week’s exams.

Then she hopes they’ll take some time to enjoy the holidays with their families. “We’ll let them reset and recharge,” Long added.

Because as soon as the New Year kicks in, they’ll be back on the practice mats. They have another state competition on Jan. 28 in Raleigh. And they’ll be looking to defend their title, which they won last year.

Here’s a list of cheer team members:

Abby Cole

Brianna Dickerson

Helena Florez

Kelcey Hardee

Catherine Hedgepeth

Emma Hicks

Emma Long

Olivia Long

Maya Lloyd

Shakera Macon

Ziya Perry

Mia Satterwhite

Pearla Tabor

Kelsey Waddle

Cheyanne Burroughs

Kate Carrington

Summer Francis

Alina Gonzalez

Ashley Hennessey

Lauren Taylor

Stacey Long- Coach
Shelley Whitehead- Assistant Coach

Following is a list of Sponsors, provided by the VCS cheer coaches:

Platinum Sponsors:

Oxford Cheer Elite

Spectrum Medical Solutions

Stainback & Satterwhite Law Office

Better Beach Rentals & Sales

Silver Sponsors: 

Parkview Office Plaza

2000/5 Partners, Inc.

Sprinkle Properties

Drake & Seymour Dentistry

Bronze Sponsors:

Currin Dental Lab, Inc.

Shadowing Oaks

Carrington’s Clearing & Grading

Floyd Management & Realty, Inc.

Goddard & Peterson, PLLC

Wilson’s Carpet

Coffeys Bail Bonds

Dr. Hal & Betty Westerholm

Cloninger Law Office, PLLC

Kim Hedgepeth

Joe Rebo & Associates, Inc.

Larry’s Service Company

Kilian Engineering, Inc.

Granville Haunt Farm/Granville Christmas Farm

The Church of the Holy Innocents

Carolina Sunrock

Margier White State Farm Insurance

EFP Capital, Inc.

Henderson Optimist Club

Roberson Family Dentistry

Individual Sponsors:

Medical Arts Pharmacy

The Pegram Agency

River Wind Farm

C&P Body Shop

Jean Burwell

Milano’s in Oxford

Shalag

Jonathan Care, Attorney at Law, PA

C Squared

Wesco, Inc.

Johnny & Callie Yount

Sammie McCraw

Danny & Jane Williams

Union Bank

Oxford Lions Club

Jerry & Dorcel Edmonds

Skippers Forsyth’s BBQ Inc.

John Young

Bojangles

Ray’s Window Cleaning Services

Newcap Inc.

Ed & Angela Reeves

Sparkly Strands Fairy Hair

Susan Crews

John Wyche