Update this afternoon: Corey Cheek Jr has been arrested. He turned himself in to police around 7:30 PM last night. He received no bond. Previous updates: Gary Treshon Holden, 21, of 251 Ragland Lane, Henderson and Ramek Holden, 18, of 198 Cone Lane, Henderson have been arrested. Before noon today, they both turned themselves in at the Vance County Magistrate’s office. Both received no bond. Corey Cheek Jr is still wanted. If anyone should know the whereabouts of Corey …
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Google Expands in Lenoir, North Carolina
LENOIR, N.C. – Governor Pat McCrory, along with U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows, N.C. Sen. Dan Soucek, N.C. Rep. Edgar Starnes (Majority Leader), Duke Energy State President Paul Newton and Google Operations Manager Enoch Moeller announced Friday that Google will invest an additional $600 million in the Lenoir data center site. “It is great news for Caldwell County and our state that Google has decided to expand its operations in western North Carolina,” said Governor McCrory. “They are a valuable economic …
Cinco de Mayo Rodeo & Festival brings the sound, culture and taste of Mexico to the WNC Agricultural Center
FLETCHER – Mild, medium or caliente – no matter how you like your entertainment, the Cinco de Mayo Rodeo and Festival will have something for everyone on Sunday, May 5, at the WNC Agricultural Center. Activities include championship bull riding, colorful folk dancers, mariachi music, cultural exhibits and mouth-watering, authentic Mexican cuisine honoring Mexico’s culture and tradition. The event takes place in the outdoor show ring from noon to 10 p.m. Tickets at the gate are $20 for adults, $5 …
Senator Richard Burr Newsletter
This week the Senate spent several days debating and voting on the different amendments to the Senate gun-control legislation, S. 649. I have long been a supporter of the Second Amendment and voted as I always have – to uphold the Constitutional rights of law-abiding American citizens. I voted against the Manchin-Toomey Amendment, which failed, along with the Feinstein “Assault Weapon” Ban. To read my full statement on the Manchin-Toomey amendment, click here. During the debate on S. 649, …
NC Cooperative Extension Forestry Events, Vance & Warren Counties
The events below are free of charge, but please register at 257-3640, 438-8188 or paul_mckenzie@ncsu.edu TOUR OF TONEY LUMBER CO. 5/14, Departing 9:15 am from Vance County Extension Center Come out for an informative, behind-the-scenes tour of this mill in Franklin County. We should be returning to Henderson by 12:30 pm. Be sure to wear sturdy shoes and clothing, including long pants. NEW DATE!! WOODY BIOMASS, CURRENT SITUATION AND FUTURE OUTLOOK 6/27, 6:30 pm, Warren County Extension Center Ms. Helene …
Senator Angela Bryant Newsletter: Warrenton Clinic and Other Events in the District
Warren County Free Clinic To Hold First Radio-Thon Friday – Sunday, April 19, 20 & 21st The Warren County Free Clinic Radio-thon will air from April 19th – 21st from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Radio Station WARR 1520 AM. The goal of the Radio-thon is to raise $150,000 to keep the doors open, and to accomplish the mission of serving the medical needs of the uninsured residents of Warren and Vance counties. The Free Clinic enrolled 80 patients …
Henderson-Vance Spring Litter Sweep Week Ends Saturday
Volunteers throughout Vance County have been busy this week helping with efforts to clean up the community during the Henderson-Vance Spring Litter Sweep Week. The week-long effort to improve the appearance of our county will end this Saturday, April 20. Here are a few more highlights for the remainder of the Spring Litter Sweep Week: Local residents may recycle old electronics by taking them to the front parking lot of the City Operations Center on Beckford Drive in Henderson on …
2 Arrested in 17 year-old homicide, Cory Cheek Jr. Still Sought
Gary Treshon Holden, 21, of 251 Ragland Lane, Henderson and Ramek Holden, 18, of 198 Cone Lane, Henderson have been arrested. Before noon today, they both turned themselves in at the Vance County Magistrate’s office. Both received no bond. Corey Cheek Jr is still wanted. If anyone should know the whereabouts of Corey Cheek Jr they are encouraged to contact their local law enforcement agency or the Henderson Police Department at 252-438-4141. Callers can also call Crime Stoppers at 252-492-1925. …
VGCC students succeed in state PBL competition
Members of the Vance-Granville Community College “Chi Beta Chi” chapter of the Phi Beta Lambda business student organization recently attended the 59th Annual PBL State Leadership Conference. At the conference, held April 11-13 in Charlotte, students from North Carolina universities and community colleges attended seminars and participated in various business-related competitions. Several VGCC students brought home individual trophies as well as awards and recognitions for the chapter. Two students placed high enough to qualify for the national PBL competition, to …
Friday / Weekend Open Line
The first all-news radio format in the U.S. debuted on this date in 1965, as WINS AM in New York City switched from rock and roll to rip and read. Almost 20 years earlier, the station had notched another first, by broadcasting every New York Yankee game live, both home and away. The station shut off the music — its last record was the Shangri-La’s “Out in the Streets” — and became “all news, all the time.” The format has …
220 Seafood Fundraiser for Community Partners of Hope (Homeless Shelter)
Community Partners of Hope, Inc. (Henderson/Vance Men’s Shelter and The Hope House) will have a fundraiser at 220 Seafood on Monday, April 22 from 4:00pm until 7:00pm. Plates include fried trout, french fries, hush puppies, and slaw. The cost is $7 per plate (eat in or take-out) Funds are used to help defray operating expenses for the shelter and the Hope House (transitional housing and resources for men working towards independence. The mission of Community Partners …
More than $1 million set aside for NC beach nourishment
The Army Corps of Engineers received more than a million dollars of federal money for beach nourishment projects on Carolina Beach and Kure Beach, additional funding designated to help coastal communities recover from damage sustained during Hurricane Sandy. That funding, announced last week, is separate from the roughly $500,000 given to the corps earlier this month for maintenance dredging in two local inlets. The money – a total of $1.5 million – is additional funding for a $9.3 million renourishment …
Butterfield and Colleagues Press Congress to Support Scientific Research and Education
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) was joined by 94 of his democratic colleagues in authoring a letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee supporting full funding of the National Science Foundation (NSF) at $7.626 billion for FY 2014. In the letter, the Members stressed the importance of the NSF as the only federal agency responsible for supporting education and research across science and engineering fields—a mission that is essential to developing a …
Deep South Classic brings thousands, spending to Raleigh area
The Raleigh Convention Center will be transformed into a basketball showplace this weekend as it hosts the Deep South Classic, April 19-21. The Deep South Classic will bring more than 265 girls travel teams to Raleigh from throughout the U.S., featuring many of the nation’s top players during a live recruiting period. The exhibit hall will have 18 courts, and games will be played on all courts simultaneously throughout each day. Hundreds of college coaches will be in town for …
North Carolina Weekend
For the week of April 18 on UNC-TV’s North Carolina Weekend, get your toes a-tappin’ at Merlefest in Wilkesboro. Take in a show at the Old Theater in Oriental. Step back in time at the Historical Museum and Indian Village of Grifton. Enjoy a tour of Liberty. And check out the fare at Cast Iron Waffles in Charlotte. (Please note: listings are subject to change.) North Carolina Weekend is underwritten by the N.C. Division of Tourism. In addition, UNC-TV has …
Chimney Rock Park remains closed due to falling rock potential
Chimney Rock State Park in Rutherford County – known for the giant Chimney Rock you see when you’re driving U.S. 74A through the Hickory Nut Gorge – has been closed for over a week. The park has been closed since last week so that N.C. Dept. of Transportation could shake loose a gigantic boulder hanging over the main roadway. “We’ve got a huge boulder hanging above the lodge and the road between the Meadows and the Chimney, in one of …
Thursday Open Line
For urban dwellers, the hassle — or at least the expense — of doing their laundry began to ease on this date in 1934, when the first public, self-operated laundry in the U.S. opened its doors in Fort Worth, Texas. The first name was “Washateria,” eventually replaced with the now familiar “Laundromat.” Early facilities were not necessarily coin-operated, and there was always an attendant on duty. The automatic washing machine came along in 1937, and by the late 1940s, the …
Obama responds to failed gun control measure
President Barack Obama speaks from the White House April 17, 2013, after the U.S. Senate rejected a bipartisan effort to expand federal background checks to more firearms buyers.
Corey Cheek Jr., Gary Holden, Ramek Holden Wanted for Murder Charges. Reward Offered
The following individuals are wanted in connection to the murder of Ja’quon Seward: Corey Cheek Jr, 17, of 315 Davis Street, Henderson. Gary Treshon Holden, 21, of 251 Ragland Lane, Henderson Ramek Holden, 18, of 198 Cone Lane, Henderson All individuals are wanted for first degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon intent to kill, discharging a firearm in the city, felony inciting a riot, and felony street gang activity. If anyone should know the whereabouts of these individuals they …
Peggy Satterwhite: Ag-Gag Bill
Senate Bill 648 would prevent the exposure of egregious and systematic animal cruelty in large-scale industrial agriculture operation that has led to serious concerns about animal welfare and the safety of the animal products that the public consumes, as documented in undercover investigations at Butterball farms in North Carolina. The Butterball investigations in 2011 and 2012 uncovered deplorable living conditions, animals with open wounds covered by flies, eye sockets filled with maggots, employees violently kicking animals and hurling them into …