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'I let him be free': Woman upset after son with autism put inside closet for 'timeout'
Woman upset after son with autism restrained and put in closet at school. A Warren County woman on Monday accused a teacher of putting her son with autism in a restraining chair inside a closet. Asha Crews said her 6-year-old son, Sincere, was placed in a “restraint chair” inside a...
Frito-Lay hiring sales representatives in Henderson
HENDERSON, N.C. (WNCN) — Frito-Lay has a hiring event coming up on Thursday, May 30 for people to be what are called “Route Sales Representatives.”. These are the people responsible for delivering, selling, and merchandising Frito-Lay’s products at different kinds of stores. The job fair itself is...
Local resident is reforging familial bonds
HENDERSON — As a kid, Angela Lewis recalls standing at the door of her grandfather’s barn, awash in the heat of Bunson burners and the smell of drying tobacco. Nowadays, the property looks a little different. A brand-new, stark white and black, two-story house stands in the middle of a cleared lot, around 43 acres in total. Inside, in the dining room Lewis sat at the table with a library’s worth of old family photos.
NCDP chair to visit Vance
HENDERSON — North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton will pay Vance County a visit this Friday as part of a tour of rural counties. Clayton was elected in 2022 on a platform of, partly, reinvesting in county parties and being more present for those local organizations — proposing an onboarding and training program for new officers and providing websites and signage for those parties.
Man charged with raping 14-year-old gets $500,000 bond, Halifax County deputies say
LITTLETON, N.C. (WNCN) — A man accused of raping a juvenile is in jail on Friday, according to the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said 53-year-old Joseph Robert Liles, of Littleton, turned himself in to authorities at the sheriff’s office on Friday. They said warrants were obtained...
Roanoke Rapids man charged with rape, police say
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (WNCN) — A Roanoke Rapids man was arrested and charged with rape on Thursday, according to police. On May 11, the Roanoke Rapids Police Department began an investigation into an alleged rape that happened in the city. Police said after speaking with the victim and collecting...
Former Warren County school administrator named VSU Alumnus of the Year
Dennis Mathiel Snead — a two-time alumnus of Virginia State University, earning a music degree in 1980 and an educational administration and supervision degree in 2000 — was named Alumnus of the Year by the Virginia State University Alumni Association. Raised rural Southside Virginia, Snead accumulated a village...
North Carolina man wins $100,000 after buying $5 scratch-off at gas station
BUNN, N.C. (WGHP) — Wonis Davis, of Henderson, won a $200,000 top prize, according to an NC Education Lottery news release. “I’ve had some awesome luck with scratch-offs,” he said. “I actually won $500 the day before, too.” Davis said he initially thought he just won $1,000, but he kept seeing zeros. “I started scratching, […]
Police respond to criticism of crash during Roanoke Rapids High School senior car parade
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (WNCN) — Police in a North Carolina town Sunday cleared up confusion about responded to complaints about a minor crash during a car parade for high school seniors. The incident happened Sunday afternoon during the annual Roanoke Rapids High School senior parade — an event that...
Entries sought for Wise Independence Day Parade & Festival
Wise is having its annual Wise Independence Day Parade & Festival on July 4 from 10 a.m -2 p.m. The parade will start at 10a.m. by Bruce Parkinson’s house and end at Wise Baptist Church. The honorable Bernard Harris will be the grand marshal for the parade. The festival...
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