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TownTalk: Commissioners Vote 4-2 To End Funding For Vance County Rescue Squad
The Vance County Rescue Squad, in operation since 1953 as a nonprofit organization, will not get funding from the county commissioners beyond the 3-month contract extension that ends Sept. 30. Listen to TownTalk for a more detailed analysis of what the contract termination could mean for the rescue squad and how it may operate in
TownTalk: Commissioners Terminate Funding and Contract Relationship with “Rescue Squad”
In a 4-2 vote, the Vance County Board of Commissioners Monday terminated funding for the Vance County Rescue Squad, effective Sept. 30, 2025. The county did not renew the contract with the rescue squad, which expired on June 30, but commissioners agreed to a 90-day extension. That extension ends Sept. 30. During a joint meeting
Shaping the Future in Henderson & Vance County
It’s called “Shaping the Future: A Community Empowerment Extravaganza” and Higher is Waiting Executive Director Jayden Watkins said it’s part back-to-school, part community gathering combined with a whole lot of fun. “The purpose of the event is to bring the community together,” Watkins told WIZS’s Scout Hughes Monday. Watkins, 17 and a rising senior at
TownTalk: Recovery Alive Receives Opioid Settlement Money
Tisha Temple, the founder and CEO of Recovery Alive Homes, has a passion for helping people struggling with opioid use disorder. She once struggled with it herself, and has been free from its grip for 11 years now. Temple’s nonprofit was one of two groups to get grants from the city of Henderson in its
TownTalk: Community Day with Turning Point CDC
Saturday’s Community Day at Turning Point CDC checks all the boxes for families and others who are looking to learn more about resources available in the area, but Executive Director Chalis Henderson predicts the vibe will be closer to a family reunion than anything else. “It’s a day of networking, a day of fun and
City Of Henderson Awarded $10.7M For Water Projects
Click Play! WIZS Radio · TownTalk: Henderson getting $10.7 Million for Water Projects The City of Henderson is getting $10.7 million from the state’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund for its Sandy Creek Pump Station and Force Main projects. The announcement came last week, when Gov. Josh Stein and the Department of Environmental Quality said
TownTalk: KARTS FLEX Ride Is Right On Schedule
In its first two months of operation, the KARTS FLEX Ride van is living up to expectations. KARTS officials say the goal is to increase ridership with each month of operation – so far, so good. KARTS Executive Director Randy Cantor said the program is “going really well.” Finance Manager Tonya Moore has the data
Honoring Chief Melvin G. Smith
Click Play. WIZS Radio · TownTalk: Henderson PD Chief Marcus Barrow Remembering Melvin Smith Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow was learning how to be a police officer when he met Melvin G. Smith, who by that time had retired from the Henderson Police Department with more than 30 years of service. Smith made an impression
TownTalk: Around Old Granville – Harriet-Henderson Cotton Mill Strike of 1958
Many folks who were born and raised in Henderson or Vance County either remember the 1958 cotton mill strike or have grown up hearing stories about it. But even the youngest mill workers during that time are in their 80’s now, so there are fewer and fewer folks still alive to tell the
TownTalk: Salvation Army Power Couple Ready to Help Henderson
With about five weeks at their new posts with the Henderson Salvation Army, Majors Jonathan and Staci Gainey say they know one thing for sure: They want to stay, set down roots and have a positive impact in the community. “We’re looking forward to being here for a very long time,” Jonathan said on Wednesday’s
