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Vance County High School

SportsTalk: Vipers Take An Unexpected Week Off

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The Vipers of Vance County are having a good football season so far as we are officially over halfway through the 2024 campaign. Head Coach Aaron Elliott joins SportsTalk on WIZS to talk all about it.

Coach Elliott first off gave us his thoughts on the 38-33 wins against Louisburg. “A couple of things that we liked and improved on was our offense. We were able to put together a pretty complete offensive game where we had 500 total yards of offense and five touchdowns so we had a really good game offensively. Some things that we didn’t like we gave up some big plays on defense. That just came down to missed assignments.” The Vipers had three different rushers go over for 100 yards in the game against the Warriors. Javion Vines-Holder and Antoine Doyle Jr with 117 yards each, while Jontavious Nile with 171 yards for the night. Nile is now Top-30 in the state of North Carolina in rushing with over 700 yards and 10 touchdowns. “We knew he was going to be a workload for us and he’s really done a great job for us.”

With no game this week, Coach Elliott will turn into a scout as he will head to Creedmoor as South Granville hosts Southern Durham in a Northern Lakes Conference matchup. “I plan on being there that way we can do a little scouting on South Granville and actually cheer for them a little bit.” The Viper’s next game is at South Granville, on October 11th.

The game between Vance County and East Rutherford has been canceled this week due to Hurricane Helene impacting the western part of the state where East Rutherford would be coming from. Vance County was supposed to have a Hurricane Relief Rally during the game on Saturday, but Coach Elliott says that if anyone wants to bring their supplies for donation, they can bring their supplies to Vance County High School anytime during the week and the weeks ahead. Vance County High School is located at 925 Garrett Road here in Henderson.

Even though the game has been canceled for this Saturday, there is still football in Vance County this week at least. The Vance County JV Vipers host Wake Prep and their JV squad tonight here in Henderson. Coach Elliott gives us his insight on what impresses his JV Team the most this season. “I like to go watch and play… it’s how aggressive they are on plays. How they get after the ball on defense, they’re flying around making plays, they tackle well. And I always think about that because you know the JV is your future. The JV, they’re good you know, they’re winning the conference right now so we’re pretty excited for them.”

Coach Elliott’s message for the fans coming to the JV game tonight is to, “Just come out and support. Although the Varsity game was canceled, it gives us some way to come together and watch a little football, especially this week.”

We are right behind you Coach! Go Vipers!

The next time Vance County will take the field is when they travel to Creedmoor to take on South Granville for Week 8 of the 2024 season on Friday, October 11th and you can hear all the action on WIZS 1450AM, 100.1FM, and online at wizs.com with pregame starting at 6:50 p.m. and kickoff thereafter at 7:00 p.m.

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Cooperative Extension With Jamon Glover: Rewriting the Narratives, Episode 5

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Cooperative Extension 

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 Extension: 

  • The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is only open on Saturdays now. 8am-1pm. 
  • The Vance and Warren County Beekeepers will meet October 14 at 7pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. 
  • Now is the time to collect your soil samples. 
  • If you haven’t renovated your Tall Fescue Lawn you need to do it ASAP. 
  • Take Pictures of your Garden now to help visualize where you planted plants in your Garden. 
  • If you have trees that will lose their leaves, start preparing for leaf collection. Make a plan on how you are going to collect your leaves. 
  • Operate maintenance on your gardening equipment. 

The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is located at 210 Southpark Dr., Henderson, NC 27536.

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Perry Memorial Library

TownTalk: Perry Memorial Library Events Going on in October

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Ask Perry Memorial Library’s Youth Services Librarian Melody Peters what her favorite time of year is, and you’ll get an energetic, enthusiastic “Fall!” every time.

Peters is pulling out all the stops for events and programs for October, from tried-and-true favorites to new activities designed for on-the-go families.

This Friday, the library will begin its “First Fridays STEM Club” geared for preschoolers. The half-hour program runs from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and the theme is Sounds. Participants will make egg shakers using rice, and they’ll make a kazoo with cardboard tubes, wax paper and a rubber band.

She’ll do a repeat of that program later in the day for homeschool groups and families to take part in. That session will begin at 1 p.m., she said. Adding a session for homeschool groups is just another way the library is helping to meet the needs of the community, Peters noted.

Now in her third year as Youth Services Librarian, Peters said she often hears that busy families simply can’t make it to daytime programs at the library.

So, she’s planning an evening Pajama Story Time for Tuesday, Oct. 8 to accommodate those folks. The story time, which lasts about 30 minutes, begins at 6:30 p.m.

“It’s been offered in the past, but this is the first time I’ve offered it,” Peters said.

The library will host a fall festival again this year, and Peters said participation has grown over the course of her time with the library. Families are invited to take part in all the carnival-style games – there will be something for everyone, she said. The festival will be on Tuesday, Oct. 22 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

And stick around from 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., because they’re planning a Trunk or Treat in the parking lot for kids to experience on their way from the festival back to their cars.

Visit https://www.perrylibrary.org/ to learn more.

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TownTalk: Make A Joyful Noise ACTS Benefit Concert

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The fourth annual concert to benefit ACTS will take place Saturday, Oct. 12 at McGregor Hall in Henderson and will feature musical performances by area groups and and churches.

The doors open at 6 p.m. for the “Make a Joyful Noise Unto the Lord” event. The concert begins at 7 p.m. and all proceeds will go to ACTS, Henderson’s food pantry and soup kitchen, said ACTS Board Member Linda Weaver.

A partial list of those performing include God’s Men of Harmony, First Baptist Church of Henderson, Rep. Frank Sossamon, Clearview Worship Team, Evelyn Couch and Tracy Dalton, one of three paid ACTS staff members, Weaver said.

Tickets are $5 and are available now from board members and at the ACTS facility, located at 201 S. William St.

Tickets also will be available at the door; children 12 years and younger get in free. Weaver said empty pots and pans will be circulated through the audience during the concert for a love offering. Pots and pans because, well, ACTS is a soup kitchen and food pantry!

In 2023, Weaver said the soup kitchen served up 46,257 plates at lunchtime from 11 a.m. and 12 noon. The pantry also prepared an additional 552 boxes of food that to help provide food to 1,442 individuals, which represents about 30,000 pounds – 15 tons – of food distributed to people in need.

An additional 11,000 plates of food was delivered to seniors/disabled in the community through their Mobile Meals program. And 25 backpacks were delivered each week to L.B. Yancey Elementary as part of the Backpack Buddies program.

It’s a huge volunteer effort and Weaver said she’s usually there every day during the week, but there’s always a need for more volunteers.

“I try to be there most days,” she said. “We have a lot of good people who come to volunteer – we couldn’t do this without the volunteers.”

In addition to cooking meals and boxing food items for distribution, volunteers also pick up food from all county Food Lions, as well the local Chick fil a and Starbucks and Strong Arm Baking Co. in Oxford.

Thankfully, they don’t have to purchase much food, Weaver said, adding that they do buy ingredients if the kitchen needs them for meal preparation.

What they do need is donations of canned beans like black beans, black eyed peas and pinto beans, and any canned vegetables EXCEPT corn and green beans, which they have in plentiful supply.

Canned meats like chicken and tuna also are needed.

Non-food items like bleach and that Dollar Tree staple Awesome! also are on the wish list.

Visit https://www.facebook.com/ACTSofHenderson/ to learn how you can help, from dropping off donations to becoming a volunteer. Or call 252.492.8231.

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TownTalk: Rebuilding Hope, Hurricane Helene Relief

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Rebuilding Hope, Inc. is using one of its warehouses as a staging area and has two trailers ready to load up with much-needed supplies that will be delivered to western North Carolina that was ravaged by flooding and mudslides last week by Hurricane Helene.

Robbie Parham, one of the chaplains at the local nonprofit, said RHI has connections with several churches in the affected areas, including Crab Creek Baptist Church in Hendersonville, where Kevin Long is pastor.

Parham said one trailer left today for Hendersonville, loaded with beds, generators and some food – leftover #10 cans of potatoes and string beans from last week’s chicken plate fundraiser.

“When you have a storm like this, people feel like they want to help,” Parham said. “The problem is getting the assets there” where they can be put to use.

Large organizations like Samaritan’s Purse and Baptists on Mission are already hard at work getting supplies to devastated areas like Asheville and other areas where so many people are out of electricity and water.

“Rebuilding Hope has the ability to mobilize,” Parham said, and the doors will be open to the whole community to help get the trailers filled. Normally open 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., Parham said RHI is extending its hours to 5 p.m. to accept donations. Drive to the rear of the building to the back warehouse and someone will be available to take your donations.

Rebuilding Hope plans to get to the smaller towns now, Parham said, to help lessen the “logistical nightmare” of getting supplies from the big cities to those less populated areas where the need is just as great.

Some people just aren’t comfortable making online donations, Parham said, adding that actually purchasing items and dropping them off at Rebuilding Hope gives people peace of mind that their donation will go where it is most needed.

Many of those who will deliver the loaded trailers are disaster-trained, Parham said. “They feel led to hit the ground when disasters happen.”

Visit https://rebuildinghopeinc.org/ or call 252.438.5132 to learn more.

Here’s a list of items that are most needed at this time:

  • Bottled Water
  • Packaged nonperishable foods
  • Peel top canned foods
  • Paper plates
  • Plastic forks & spoons
  • Paper towels
  • Toilet Paper
  • Hand sanitizer
  • Wet wipes
  • Disinfectant wipes
  • Multipurpose cleaner
  • Large trash Bags

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Cooperative Extension With Michael Ellington: Specific Nutrients for the Plant

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Cooperative Extension 

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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The Local Skinny! Infinite Possibilities

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In observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Infinite Possibilities is hosting a candlelight vigil Thursday in Warrenton to remember victims and survivors.

The statistics are sobering: in the United States, a person suffers domestic violence every 73 seconds and 1 in 6 women has been sexually assaulted or has been the victim of an attempted sexual assault.

Vanessa Henderson serves as an advocate at Infinite Possibilities, which serves Vance and Warren counties.

Henderson and others provide people with a safe place to discuss their situations and what they need to do to get out of danger.

The candlelight vigil will begin Thursday, Oct. 3 at 5:30 p.m. at the Warren County Courthouse square, Henderson said on Tuesday’s segment of The Local Skinny!

“Every year we remember and honor the victims and survivors of domestic violence,” she said. Following remarks from community leaders including the mayor and sheriff, Henderson said participants will light candles and observe a moment of silence for those who have died at the hands of domestic violence or are survivors.

This year, Henderson estimates that her office in Warrenton and the Vance County location has helped close to 300 clients – that’s almost one person a day. And she hears from others in the community about how grateful they are for the services – and hope – that Infinite Possibilities provides.

The services are free and confidential and include everything from helping clients understand the court process to obtain protective orders and “no contact” orders to developing a safety plan to safely leave a violent situation.

“The most dangerous time for someone in a domestic violence situation is the time when they’re leaving,” Henderson said. “We do safety planning to help them leave safely.”

In addition to helping clients arrange getting to a safe place or shelter, Infinite Possibilities also offers assessments and counseling when clients are ready to leave an abusive situation.

“We are here to help them, in a safe environment,” she said.

Call the Henderson office at 252.431.1926 or the Warrenton office at 252.257.1044.

Call the crisis hotline 24/7 at 252-425-2492.

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