Vance County Schools will continue a push toward being tobacco-free by July 1 with a policy going to the Board of Education for approval Monday night.
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Barracudas make marks in losing efforts
The Vance Aquatics Club lost its first two meets in the past week, but behind those road results are performances that reveal teamwide improvement.
Woman arrested in church break-in
A woman was arrested inside a downtown Henderson church Monday night and is suspected of stealing from its food pantry, which a church member had touted to the City Council only hours earlier.
City to cut insurance budget; choice due tonight
After receiving information at three meetings, the Henderson City Council expects to make a decision on which health insurance to buy for employees in the fiscal year that starts July 1.
Youth Services gets $59,000 birthday present
The Youth Services Division of the Henderson-Vance Recreation Department is holding a 20th-anniversary celebration one week from Wednesday, and a letter received from Gov. Mike Easley last week will give Youth Services something to toast beyond endurance.
Planning director could be picked this week
Four people have applied for Henderson’s vacant planning director position, and City Manager Eric Williams says he may offer one of them the job this week.
Medicaid increase on county agenda
The Vance County Board of Commissioners will confront the Medicaid crunch during their monthly meeting this evening.
Murder suspect waives extradition
Terry Tracey Taylor Jr. should be back in Henderson within days. A Granville County man accused of killing his aunt in her Henderson home waived his right to an extradition hearing during an appearance today in a Connecticut court.
Clergy sought as Aycock chaperones
The Vance County Coalition Against Violence will appeal to local ministers to take turns as chaperones at the Aycock Recreation Complex to ensure access for youths during certain hours this summer.
Mom charged with kidnapping
A 20-year-old woman didn’t get far in an attempt to seize custody of her child Wednesday evening, the Henderson Police Department announced in a news release.
Morgan: Weekly backyard pickup would be pointless
Once-a-week backdoor garbage collection would be “an absolute disaster,” Public Works Director James Morgan is prepared to tell City Council members tonight.
Falling fuel prices offer budget opening
An item that threatened to create a budgetary nightmare three months ago could prove a partial salvation as the Henderson City Council digs into a budget with proposed increases in property tax, water and sewer rates.
VOICE eyes North Henderson for Weed and Seed
The Vance Organization to Implement Community Excellence started looking at maps Wednesday in planning for its Operation Weed and Seed application to the U.S. Department of Justice, and the first candidate for the program doesn’t involve Flint Hill or Orange Street.
All aboard for the Imagination ArtStation
Children who were in elementary school this year still have time to get their tickets for Imagination ArtStation, the Vance County Arts Council’s award-winning weeklong day camp at E.M. Rollins Elementary School.
Council sees clear, difficult choices
Henderson has a choice of raising taxes or cutting services, unless the city government can squeeze more efficiency out of its operations.
Corps, city extend water contract
Henderson Mayor Clem Seifert is expected to sign a contract today that will give the Kerr Lake Regional Water System seven more months of the status quo with the Army Corps of Engineers. (Update: The contract arrived by FedEx and was signed about 4 p.m.)
Tap into federal tree funds
Today is the deadline to sign up for the federal Tree Assistance Program, reports Denise Hight, the Vance County executive director for the Farm Service Agency. TAP provides financial relief to owners of eligible trees, bushes, vines and forestland damaged by natural disasters.
What we’re remembering today
Crosses honor Vance County’s fallen troops from all of America’s foreign wars beside American Legion Post 60 on Garnett Street. On this Memorial Day, we take a few moments to honor those from Vance County who died fighting for our country.
Graduation 2005: 400-plus stride into the future
Southern Vance students celebrate their official status as high school graduates, joining other local Class of 2005 members who graduated earlier Friday and Saturday. More than 400 students graduated from high school in Vance County between 7 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday. They followed different paths to earn the right to don caps and gowns at four different schools, but they share a future responsibility to put that education to work to better themselves and in the process make …
Vance jobless rate keeps improving
Things got better and worse for Vance County workers in April, according to figures released by the Employment Security Commission on Friday.