News and views from the heart of Vance County, N.C.
Henderson Middle School administrators and faculty members will be conducting their Sixth-Grade Academy orientation sessions on Monday, August 8, and Tuesday, August 9, at the school. Students will attend the August 8 session from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the school’s auditorium. The session on August 9, will be held from 9 a.m. to [...]
The latest discussion all around the country, and here on our site lately focuses on this debt ceiling deal, and where has that debt come from. Late Wednesday, the White House released the following message: Good evening, Chances are you’ve caught bits and pieces of the debate over our debt and deficits here in Washington [...]
Memories of his childhood have inspired Chris Brockman, an instructor of English at Vance-Granville Community College, to write his first book. Brockman’s memoir, entitled “Growing Up in Boom Times,” was recently published by AuthorHouse. He focuses on his life growing up in Oakland County, Michigan, but Brockman says the book calls up experiences that were [...]
Vance-Granville Community College student Scott Daeke of Henderson is among just 28 students from across the state who have been selected to participate in the 2011-2012 North Carolina Community College Student Leadership Development Program (SLDP). Since 1999, the program (formerly the “Student Leadership Institute”) has been conducted by the N.C. Community College System Office to [...]
On July 25, 2011 members of the Henderson Police Department Major Crimes Unit arrested a 15 year-old male juvenile in reference to the attempted robbery and shooting of Terrance Hargrove. The male juvenile was charged with attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon and assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. The juvenile was placed [...]
Troublesome aging water and sewer line repairs in Henderson are expected to cost upwards of $450,00 as reported at the latest city council meeting. That’s just in two trouble spots. I wonder how far the O’Brian and Gere guys have come on analyzing the system overall. Injecting that much money into our local economy will [...]
Reporter – Leigh Hester Over the past three weeks, Shirley Drive residents have been left without water three times. Jerome Levisy, a resident of Shirley Drive for the past four months, stood before the City Council on behalf of himself and his neighbors on Shirley Drive and asked the Council to have the line repaired. [...]
Reporter – Leigh Hester City of Henderson Public Services found during a routine maintenance check that the sewer line along Spring Street between William Street and Garnett street, which handles all of the flow from the Sandy Creek pumping station, has several pressing issues. The ductile iron pipe beneath the railroad crossing on Spring Street [...]
Five graduates of the Child Care Center on Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus were honored in ceremonies on July 13 as they prepared to leave and enter kindergarten this fall. The class of 2011 included Hollyn Cardwell of Louisburg, William Dement of Louisburg, Dawson Evans of Castalia, Nasir Kearney of Franklinton and Casson Raynor [...]
Henderson-Vance Night Out Against Crime Henderson Police Department 200 Breckenridge Street August 06, 2011 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM Theme: “Henderson-Vance Night out Against Crime & Community Watch Unite 2011” Program: National Anthem by Craig Thorpe – Vance County Sheriff’s Office Invocation by PastorBrenda Peace – Greater Little Zion Church Welcome/Purpose by Chief Keith L. [...]
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