Edward Hawkins, 26, of 1664 Tripp Street, Henderson has been charged with two counts of first degree murder in relation to the shooting at Scottish Inn that occurred February 16, 2013. He was arrested this afternoon and has been placed in the Vance County Jail under no bond.
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Community Safety Meeting Tonight
Don’t forget about the Community Safety Meeting tonight at 7pm at E. M. Rollins School auditorium. Also, public notice: It is possible a quorum of Henderson City Council members may attend the Community Safety Meeting sponsored by the Vance County Board of Education and Community and Business Relations Committee. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 26 at the E. M. Rollins School auditorium at 7:00 p.m. Although a quorum of Council members may attend, no Council action will be …
Granville & Vance District Health Deparment Releases 2012 Community Health Assessment
Please find the latest State of the County Health Report produced by the Granville Vance District Health Department. It includes updated information on demographics, causes of death, and health priority areas for the Granville and Vance counties. While we still have some challenges, Vance County has seen great improvements in many areas recently, and Western Vance High School is featured as this year’s “Public Health Star”! Take a moment to look through it, see the improvements in heart disease, stroke, …
Robbery in Grocery Store Parking Lot Over Weekend
On Sunday, February 24, 2013, at 7:38 P.M. officers of the Henderson Police Department responded to the parking lot of Food Lion, 1650 N. Garnett Street, Henderson in response to a female reporting being robbed. The victim, Darnesha Small, 23, 36 Red Clay Lane, Henderson indicated that while loading groceries into her car, a suspect armed with a handgun took her cell phone and attempted to take her vehicle. Small was not injured during the incident and her vehicle was …
Upcoming Vance County Schools Committee Dates
Vance County Board of Education Committee Meeting Dates: * Policy Committee, Wednesday, February 27th, 5:30 pm* Building & Grounds, Thursday, February 28th, 8:30 am* Curriculum, Thursday, February 28th, 9:00 am * Personnel Committee, Tuesday, March 5th, 8:30 am Note: All meetings are held in the Superintendent’s Conference Room.
Tuesday Open Line
Car insurance is both required and a major item in the budget of most households. The idea of insuring cars against accidents began this month in 1898 when the Traveler’s Insurance Company issued a policy to Dr. Truman Martin of Buffalo. His policy cost $12.25 and gave him $5,000 in coverage. Martin was chiefly concerned about accidents between his automobile — one of less than 4,000 in the entire country at the time — and horses, which numbered about 18 …
VGCC to offer Biotech Workshop to high school students
Vance-Granville Community College is preparing to hold its first-ever Biotech Workshop for local high school students. All tenth, eleventh and twelfth graders who have taken or are currently taking biology and chemistry are invited to attend the workshop, which is set to take place over the course of two Saturdays: April 20 and April 27, each day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Students must attend on both days. Sessions will be taught by VGCC faculty in the state-of-the-art biotech …
Pharmaceutical Manufacturer to Create 123 Jobs in Guilford County, N.C.
RALEIGH — Governor Pat McCrory and N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced that Qualicaps Inc., a manufacturer of gelatin capsules, will expand its facility in Guilford County. The company plans to create 123 jobs and invest more than $26 million over the next three years in Whitsett. The project was made possible in part by a performance-based grant from the One North Carolina Fund of up to $235,000. The grant is contingent upon proof of job creation and receipt of …
VGCC Alumna returns to discuss Community Gardening
Vance-Granville Community College graduate Ariel Greenwood was back on campus recently discussing how her experience as a North Carolina State University student could be applied to the community college. On Jan. 24, Greenwood was the guest speaker at a “lunch and learn” session organized by the VGCC Sustainability Committee. Greenwood, a former resident of Kittrell, first enrolled at VGCC at age 16 before graduating with an Associate in Arts degree in 2010 and transferring to N.C. State. At the university, …
White House Weekly Address: Congress Must Act Now to Stop the Sequester
President Obama urges Congress to stop the sequester — the harmful automatic cuts that threaten thousands of jobs and affect our national security from taking effect on March 1. This week, the President visited his old neighborhood in Chicago, conferred one of the nation’s highest civilian honors, met with the President of Italy, and continued to urge Republicans to close tax loopholes for the wealthy to prevent dangerous across-the-board budget cuts that are slated to take effect on March 1st …
Monday Open Line
Paper money has circulated in North America since 1690, when the Massachusetts Bay Colony issued some to paper over — so to speak — the shortage of coins. But these were just promissory notes from governing bodies. That changed on this date in 1862 when Congress passed the Legal Tender Act, fixing paper money as a means of paying the government’s considerable Civil War bills with something other than gold or silver. One result was that greenbacks became a means …
City of Henderson City Council Meeting Monday, February 25th, 2013
Henderson City Council Short Regular Meeting Monday, 25 February 2013, 6:00 p.m. R. G. (Chick) Young, Jr. Council Chambers, Municipal Building 134 Rose Avenue Henderson, North Carolina Download the full agenda packet here: 20130225_coh_agenda_packet
Daquan Ortiz, Corey Cheek Arrested in Shooting Death of 17 Year Old Thursday
On Thursday, February 21, 2013, officers of the Henderson Police Department were dispatched to the intersection of Davis Street and Nicholas Street in Henderson in response to gunfire. When officers arrived, they found Ja’Quon Seward, 17, 710 Southerland Street, Henderson suffering from a gunshot wound. Seward was transported to Maria Parham Medical Center. Shortly thereafter, Seward succumbed to his injuries. Additional information will be provided as updates become available. On 2/21/2013 Daquan Ortiz, 20, of Henderson was arrested and charged …
Henderson Rotary Club Annual Pancake Supper Tuesday, February 26th
The Henderson Rotary Club is hosting its annual Pancake Supper on Tuesday ,Feb. 26,at the Kerr-Vance Academy Cafeteria,700 Vance Academy Road. From 5:15 to 7:00 pm. Tickets are $6 at the door. Proceeds directly support Rotary’s many service projects throughout the year.
Butterfield to Encourage North Carolinians to Use Free Tax Prep Assistance Program
WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, February 22, Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) will be joined by North Carolina Department of Revenue officials and community and industry leaders to urge eligible North Carolinians to use the Free File program to prepare and file their taxes for free. Butterfield will speak at a public briefing on the Free File program, which provides eligible taxpayers free use of name-brand tax software products through a partnership between the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and tax …
Friday / Weekend Open Lines
The history of radio and the presidency seems to center entirely on Franklin Roosevelt’s famous “fireside chats’ beginning in 1933 in the depths of the Depression. But the first president to address the nation from the White House over the infant broadcast medium was, ironically, “Silent Cal.” President Calvin Coolidge spoke to a coast to coast audience on the occasion of George Washington’s birthday in 1924, and his words were carried over just 42 stations. That year, there were 530 …
Local Schools Delays for Friday
Crossroads Christian School – Delayed 2 hours Franklin County Schools – Delayed 2 hours Kerr Vance Academy – Opens at 11am Vance County Learning Center – Delayed 2 hours Vance County Schools – Delayed 2 hours Vance Granville Community College – Opens at 10 am Warren County Schools – Delayed 2 hours This list is up to date as of our writing, please check your local to get the latest information. You can also see a list at www.wral.com/weather/closings
Film crews gear up for productions across the state
Film crews are gearing up across the state for a number of productions even as the NBC series Revolution resumed filming in Wilmington and surrounding communities. Crews are gearing up for CBS’ Under the Dome, a miniseries based on Stephen King’s best-selling 2009 book that’s expected to begin filming in early March in the Wilmington area. The drama will follow the inhabitants of a small New England town, who wake up one day to find themselves shut off from the …
Gasoline prices could hit record highs
Gasoline prices typically rise heading into peak spring and summer driving seasons. But 2013’s runup is earlier and faster than in previous years. How much more can gasoline prices climb? Another 20 to 50 cents a gallon – a level that could propel the cost of gasoline, now $3.75 a gallon, to all-time highs, some experts say. Gasoline prices typically climb from February to Memorial Day on expectations of rising consumption and costlier summer-blend gas. But so far this year, …
Travel Outlook: Positive outlook for tourism in 2013 even as economy faces uncertainties
The U.S. economy expanded just over 2 percent in 2012, after a nearly 2 percent increase in 2011. While the compromise deal over the fiscal cliff reduced risks to the economy, the sequester is scheduled to go into effect on March 1, unless Congress comes to an agreement over the long-term budget, according to the most recent U.S. Travel Outlook. While the specific impacts of the sequester are unknown, the U.S. travel industry is likely to be hit hard, according …