Three Henderson-Vance pitchers combined on a one-hitter as the 12-and-under girls softball team cruised to a 13-3 five-inning win against host Cherry Hill, N.J., in the opening game of the championship round at the Babe Ruth World Series today.
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Henderson-Vance girls to face host team
After finishing second in its pool at the Babe Ruth World Series, the Henderson-Vance 12-and-under girls softball team opens the double-elimination championship round this morning at 9:30 against host Cherry Hill, N.J. Henderson-Vance went 3-1 in the National Division. Cherry Hill finished third in the American Division at 2-2. You can follow the action inning by inning here. Set the “find games scores” feature to Game 21.
Pick of the day: Getting technical with Weed and Seed
Today’s meeting of the Vance Organization to Implement Community Excellence should get down to the nitty-gritty of the application for the federal Weed and Seed designation after last week’s delivery of free technical assistance from the Justice Department. “Varied activities … will need to be put in motion as we work on the full application,” Henderson City Manager Eric Williams, the VOICE chairman, wrote in a note accompanying the agenda for the meeting. He added that the letter of intent …
Henderson girls win pool-play finale, advance
The Henderson-Vance 12-and-under girls softball team finished second in the National Division at the Babe Ruth World Series by beating Liberty (Chesterton), Ind., 6-5 today in Cherry Hill, N.J.
Heroin seized in State Street drug raid
The IDEU shows what agents seized from 825 State St. The Henderson-Vance Interagency Drug Enforcement Unit seized heroin with a street value of more than $29,000 and arrested a man with a felony drug record on charges of trafficking in heroin and marijuana, Vance County Sheriff R. Thomas Breedlove and Henderson Police Chief Glen Allen announced in a news release Friday.
Henderson girls suffer first Series loss
The Henderson-Vance 12-and-under girls softball team saw its winning streak end at the Babe Ruth World Series in Cherry Hill, N.J., this morning when Sparta, N.J., cruised to an 11-1 win in four innings. After playing almost perfect softball for two days, Henderson-Vance could do little right against Sparta, committing three errors and getting no hits while formerly red-hot pitchers Jessica Rowland and Jordan Garrett gave up 10 hits and two walks. Natalie Reavis scored the lone Henderson-Vance run after …
Pick of the day: Back to school
It’s the day of the year families look forward to and dread all summer: the first day of school, at least for the children in Vance County Schools. So watch out for school buses, walking children and parents driving like lunatics to get to school on time, whether to drop off or pick up their children. Meanwhile, Kerr-Vance Academy and Crossroads Christian School start up next Monday. Vance Charter School, because of construction delays on its home at Henderson Mall, …
Henderson girls 2-0 at World Series
The Henderson-Vance 12-and-under girls softball team improved to 2-0 in pool play and all but guaranteed a spot in the championship bracket at the Babe Ruth World Series in Cherry Hill, N.J., this morning with a 4-1 win over Scott City, Mo.
School board to examine energy contract
Energy Systems Group will face the scrutiny of the Board of Education tonight about the disappointing results of its energy savings contract with Vance County Schools.
Pick of the day: Having Congress’ attention
It’s a big enough deal when one of the congressional offices representing Henderson sends a contingent to town. Today, we’re scheduled to welcome three: representatives of Republican Sens. Elizabeth Dole and Richard Burr and Democratic Congressman G.K. Butterfield himself. The attraction is the proposed Weed and Seed zone in the city. The visit starts with a meeting in the community room at the library at 10 a.m.
On the Henderson agenda: Support for sales tax
The Henderson City Council during its meeting tonight will be asked to endorse a push to increase the sales tax in Vance County.
Harper won’t be partnership’s vice chairwoman
One consequence of Lynn Harper’s decision to run for the City Council is that she is withdrawing from consideration for the vice chairmanship of the Henderson-Vance Economic Partnership.
Harper launches council campaign against Rainey
Lynn Harper is challenging Mike Rainey for the Ward 2 at-large seat on the City Council.
Up-and-down year for Vance on ABCs
The two public schools in the Vance County system that have drawn sanctions under the federal No Child Left Behind accountability program are among the schools that showed the most improvement under the state ABCs of Public Education ratings, according to data released by the state Department of Public Instruction on Thursday.
Electoral excitement emerges in Middleburg
Middleburg was the last of Vance County’s three municipalities to produce candidates for the fall elections, but the town is making up for lost time. Everyone on the Middleburg ballot has competition after town Commissioner Ray Bullock filed today to challenge Mayor Vivian Edwards’ bid for re-election and Annie Fudge created a four-way race for the three commissioner seats. Vance Elections Director Faye Gill said Middleburg has only about 95 registered voters; six of them are now on the ballot. …
Modified Weed and Seed area gains cleanup support
The Clean Up Henderson Committee joined the growing list of community organizations endorsing the local Weed and Seed application Wednesday morning, hours before the steering committee for that program decided to expand the targeted zone at the NAACP’s request.
Henderson youths lead Louisburg to World Series
Stephen Crumpler pitches Louisburg past Hope Mills in the opening game of the state tournament in Leland. Cody Matthews prepares for action at shortstop. (Photo courtesy of Dixon Crumpler) The girls on the Henderson-Vance 12-and-under All-Star softball team aren’t the only local diamond stars who advanced to a World Series last weekend.
Pick of the day: A lesson from Raleigh
Our local elected officials get plenty of criticism for their budget work, but at least they always pass their budgets on time. That’s because state law, as well as common sense, dictates that cities, counties and school systems have an annual spending plan in place before the July 1 start of the fiscal year. No such luck with the General Assembly, which today is likely to pass its third continuing resolution to keep the state government running because the House …
The calm before a possible final filing rush
A day after three filers ensured at least one candidate for every seat on Vance County’s municipal ballots and at least five contested races in Henderson, the county Board of Elections enjoyed a day of quiet today. No one wandered to the back of the first floor of the Henry Dennis Building to jump into politics. On Tuesday, Henderson Mayor Clem Seifert filed for re-election (he’s unopposed so far), Sara Coffey signed up for a second crack at Henderson Ward …
Consolidated city government looks feasible
The plan to consolidate the Henderson government in the Operations & Service Center looks promising enough to keep moving the project forward after a presentation by contractor Energy Systems Group on Tuesday.