Photos by Copper Rain
Author: Copper Rain
Candlelight reflections
Stephanie Brown, Caregiver Specialist of Vance County opened the Thursday evening Candlelight Reflections program at Vance County Senior Center on November 8 to honor the memory of those who have died of Alzheimer’s and the families who are currently caring for Alzheimer’s and disabled patients.
Board of Ed. recognizes OCS participants
Awards being distributed at Monday’s Vance County Board of Education meeting During the fast paced Vance County Board of Education meeting Monday evening at the Administrative Services Center, Occupational Course of Study presentations were made.
HR Commission, NAACP meet
The Henderson-Vance Human Relations Commission, chaired by Janice Jeffreys, and the Vance County NAACP, led by Terry Garrison, president, held a public meeting Thursday evening in the City Council Chamber.
City tables certificate of occupancy
Henderson City Council met for a special Public Hearing yesterday at 7:00 p.m. at the City Municipal Building.
Rapid response to citizen house complaint
Problem house on Young Avenue During the guest presentations and public comments portion of Monday night’s Henderson City Council meeting, resident and local business owner Sara Coffey asked what steps could be taken to do a clean up of a foreclosed house in her neighborhood.
Scenes from a shag fest
The Konnection Band at The First Annual Shag Fest held at the Oxford Bar and Grill last Thursday Here are some pictures of the First Annual Shag Fest attended by our own Copper Rain last Thursday in Oxford.
Awards for attendance, Shining Moments
Two awards were presented at the Vance County Board of Education meeting Monday evening.
Vance County Board of Ed. recognizes schools
Southern Vance Raiders being honored at Board of Education meeting There was standing room only at the Vance County Board of Education meeting Monday evening with parents, teachers, school officials and children.
Auditions held for locally produced TV pilot
Producer Robert Wagner from New Bern, director Grainger Hines from Los Angeles, and camera operator Bill Hand conducted Saturday’s auditions at the Jameson Inn for a TV situation comedy entitled “Customer’s Always Right.”
City to propose gifting armory to Boys & Girls Club
Yesterday at 8:30 the Land Planning Committee met to discuss six topics; the Armory, the Rose Avenue Library, other city properties, the Land Use Plan, storm water management and storm water containment.
Veteran’s Day observed in Henderson
On Saturday, November 11, Col. Archie B. Taylor spoke at Henderson’s Veteran’s Triangle to an assembled audience regarding the theme “Honoring those who served”. The text of his speech is given below:
Author David Payne visits hometown
Payne at book signing Born in Henderson, North Carolina in 1955, David Payne spent his early school years attending E. M. Rollins Elementary and the 8th grade at Pinkston Street.
Muscle cars rule downtown
Here are some pics by our own Copper Rain of the festivities this weekend during the annual Show, Shine, Shag, & Dine car event sponsored by Vance County Tourism under the able direction of Nancy Wilson.
Parents of the village gather
Claire Ramsey and partipants in Saturday’s Literacy Workshop The first of three literacy workshops, sponsored by Every Child Ready to Read and H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library, was held Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
EXPO 2006 draws 1,200
EXPO Collage Click to enlarge image The 17th Annual Business Exposition, EXPO 2006, held on Tuesday, October 10, drew approximately 1,200 residents to the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m.
VCS attendance award given
E.O. Young Assistant Principal Cheryl Coplin with award At the Vance County Board of Education meeting held at the Administrative Services Center Monday at 7 p.m., the Attendance Award for the first school month went to E.O. Young Elementary School, with an average of 98.58%.
Von Williams requests zoning change
Deryl von Williams at Zoning Board of Adjustment The Henderson Board of Adjustments met Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. in the City Council chambers to hear Deryl von Williams support her request for approval of the Vance County Learning Center to operate in downtown Henderson at 115 S. Garnett Street.
NC Institute of Gov’t professor speaks on zoning
Professor David Owens speaking on zoning Friday afternoon at 3:30 p.m., Professor David Owens of the North Carolina Institute of Government spoke on the subject of zoning before citizens of Henderson.
NC Community Watch Association meets in Vance
Lt. Ray Goodwin, Bob Poisella, Starr Barbaro, and Angela Feingold The North Carolina Community Watch Association met in Vance County on Saturday, September 16 at the Kenneth K. Robinson Police Training Center on Oxford Road.
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