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WIZS Radio Local News Audio 06-16-22 Noon
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Kittrell Man Faces Assault Charges In Weekend Incident
A Kittrell man is in jail facing assault charges following a weekend incident that left one man injured, according to Henderson Police.
On Saturday, June 11, about 4 p.m., Henderson police officers were called to 715 E. Andrews Ave. in response to an assault, according to Capt. C. Ball.
Officers found Brandon Allen, 31, at the scene, suffering from injuries sustained in an assault. Allen was treated and transported by EMS to an area hospital.
After canvassing the area, Quintez Alston, 19, was located on Cherry Street and was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill, felony breaking and entering and property damage.
According to the report, a steel pipe was the alleged weapon in the assault. The suspect followed the victim to his home, kicked in the front door and assaulted the victim. Alston is in the Vance County Detention Center under a $121,000 secured bond.
Author Talk Saturday Morning At Perry Library
North Carolina author Adrienne Barr will be at the Perry Memorial Library on Saturday, June 18 at 11 a.m. to discuss her new book, Dancing with Butterflies: Discovering Mindfulness Through Breathing.
Library Director Patti McAnally invites the community to come out and hear from the author about her book, which also is the featured book on the library’s Storywalk at Fox Pond Park Trail.
The book tells the story of Leah, who is about to perform in her first recital and is a little anxious. As the story unfolds, Leah learns about deep-breathing exercises. The book, a meditation for beginners primer, encourages readers to manage anxiety with an easy-to-read story. Designed to educate children and parents on the power of breathing techniques to overcome anxiety, this book encourages African-American children to recognize the beauty in body awareness, so they have the confidence to dance their way to their dreams, McAnally said in a press statement.
Volunteers Needed For Upcoming MedAssist OTC Medicine Distribution
MedAssist NC is planning a distribution event in Henderson tomorrow and is in desperate need of volunteers. The event will take place at the Salvation Army, 2292 Ross Mill Rd.
Project Manager Lisa Szabo said a group from Durham was scheduled to provide volunteers but had to back out at the last minute because of a rise in COVID-19 cases.
“Volunteers help ensure our event will be successful. We can’t do this without them,” Szabo said in a written statement to WIZS News.
She said she needs at least 3 to 4 volunteers to help out on Friday from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
As of Wednesday, there were two volunteers registered for the morning shift (8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and six registered for the full day. She said she needs at least 15 to 20 more volunteers to work to make the event run as smoothly as possible.
Please consider volunteering for this worthy community event. Register at https://cerv.is/0332×251
Visit https://medassist.org to learn more.
TownTalk: Juneteenth Is This Sunday
The second annual Juneteenth celebration at the Henderson Tobacco Warehouse will take place Sunday, June 19 and organizers are planning for a triple play that day to honor churches, fathers and the day when the last enslaved people got news of their freedom in 1865.
Alex Green, vice president and director of operations at Acquest Group, said several area churches and other nonprofit agencies have teamed up for a joint outdoor worship service they’re calling “Worship in the Streets.”
There will be live gospel music, praise dancers and choral performances as well as children’s activities such as a bounce house and face painting for the community to enjoy between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., Green told John C. Rose on Wednesday’s TownTalk.
Acquest Group is developing the tobacco warehouse project, located at 203 Zene St. and Green said she’s excited to bring back the Juneteenth celebration to the area.
“We’ve got a lot of local partners that we’re working with…celebrating Black fatherhood and families,” she said of the Sunday event. ReBuild Communities Inc. will be hosting their annual fashion show as part of the celebration, and the non-profit Manhood is helping with the giveaways and prizes. “Manhood is focused on trying to provide services to young men in the community, especially in the areas of counseling and mental health.
“We’re really excited to showcase them and partner with them,” Green said.
In addition to celebrating families and Black fatherhood, Green said Sunday’s celebration also will include a focus on the church. Among the churches partnering for the event are A Place of Deliverance, Holy Temple Church, Greater Zion United Church and Kesler Temple AME Zion Church.
Green also said the work of the Flint Hill Kittrell Vance Community Development Corp. has been instrumental in the work at the Zene Street project, which is designed for mixed-use retail and office space.
“We still have a lot of work to do,” Green said, “but we’re really close to starting construction soon.”
Acquest Group, a commercial and residential development company, set its sights on Henderson in 2014 with plans to transform the former tobacco warehouse at 203 Zene St. into a hub of community activity.
“We see so much potential… and so many good people trying to work for the community and dedicating their lives to the betterment of this community,”
Green added.
“It’s always community first. It’s always people first,” she said.
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Home And Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.
- Succession Planting keeps the Vegetables supply coming in Veggies to plant now lima beans, snap beans, cucumbers,summer squash.okra,field peas, sweet potatoes, tomatoes
- Check squash for squash bugs. Rub off egg casings to limit these squash pest.
- Keep hydrated while working in the garden. Use PPE for Sun Protection.
- If planning to renovate your lawn this fall you need a soil sample now to prepare your soil for grass renovation
- Vegetables may need top dressing if plants are a pale green and you haven’t top dressed them in the last three weeks
- If you have diseased plants take those plants out of the garden contact Cooperative Extension for ID and control measures.
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WIZS Radio Local News Audio 06-15-22 Noon
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Spriggs Guest Speaker at VGCC Juneteenth Program June 17
Vance-Granville Community College will present an educational program Friday, June 17 as part of an observance of Juneteenth.
Members of the public, as well as VGCC students, faculty and staff, are invited to attend the program, which begins at 12 noon in the VGCC Civic Center, located on the college’s main campus, according to a press statement from Dr. Jerry Edmonds, III, VGCC vice president of workforce and community engagement. The event also will be livestreamed on the VGCC YouTube channel.
Guest speaker is Jason Spriggs, a Henderson City Council member. Spriggs, elected to the council in 2019, is also a board member of the Vance County United Way and the founder of Rural Change America.
Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 – June 19, 1865 – when Union troops reached Galveston, TX and announced the news of the last enslaved people in the country. Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, but it currently is not a state holiday in North Carolina.
Visit library.vgcc.edu to read more.