The Pinkston Street Steppers wow the crowd with their opening performance Saturday. All kinds of people performed Saturday at the Aycock Recreation Complex as part of the Blackout Arts Festival.
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Hendersonian delivers emotional message
Heather Kenney, left, performs in the finale of the Blackout Arts Collective’s performance Saturday at the Aycock Recreation Complex. Several of the nine Blackout Arts Collective performers at the Aycock Recreation Complex on Saturday had North Carolina ties, but only one was a Hendersonian born and bred.
Vance hunting law passes House
The state House gave final approval to a Vance County hunting law Tuesday and sent the bill to the Senate for consideration.
Rewarding Saturday possible for youths, adults
Youths looking for something different to do and adults looking for a used car or a new house will have special opportunities Saturday in Vance County.
Low bonds for high crimes frustrate coalition, cops
Jail bonds that are too low are a threat to the community and hinder criminal investigations, members of the Vance County Coalition Against Violence said Thursday night.
What’s in a color? Maybe nothing
Durham police Sgt. Howard Alexander talked a lot about gang clothes and signs during the session on Latino gangs at the Aycock Recreation Complex on Wednesday. He also put to rest a myth about colors: the meaning of the white T-shirt.
Alive After Five rolls right on
Alive After Five’s first band of the year, Right On, led by vocalist Arline Burton, performs Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” with the help of Henderson children and one man from the audience Thursday night. After all of the debate about beer sales, after an overcast sky threatened but never delivered a downpour, and after the band arrived 20 minutes late, Alive After Five came off without a problem Thursday at the Henderson Operations & Service Center.
Prayer meeting light on attendance, high on devotion
A regular anti-violence prayer meeting is under way in Vance County.
$7,000 reward in murder case
Information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer or killers of a Maple Street man is now worth up to $7,000.
Violent Latino gangs come ever closer
Latino gang markings cover a wall across William Street from Henderson Middle School. Henderson has avoided the onslaught of the Latino gangs that have taken hold across the nation since the 1980s, but the handwriting — or the spray paint — is on the walls and signs around town.
City struggles to pay for bigger library
Less than four weeks after celebrating the construction of the new library, city officials are stumbling over the expense of running the much larger facility.
What’s the public’s place in crafting budget?
City Council members brought very different philosophies into their meeting on the budget Tuesday night.
The more the merrier for Street Pride
The Clean Up Henderson Committee has shifted into fundraising mode to support its Street Pride campaign.
Faith Summit produces prayer meeting
One of the immediate effects of Saturday’s Vance County Faith Summit was an agreement among participants to meet regularly for sessions of interdenominational prayer crossing lines of race and class. The first session will be Thursday at noon at West Hills Presbyterian Church on Ruin Creek Road.
Council members don’t believe in Embassy theater
City Council members expressed doubts Tuesday about the Embassy Square Foundation’s ability to raise the money for its planned theater and about the city’s ability to support the project now or in the future.
City aims for different result from same TIP list
“This transportation stuff is screwy,” Henderson Mayor Clem Seifert said Monday night, and nobody argued with him.
Smith case sent back to finance committee
Even when he skips City Council meetings, Samuel Smith can drive Henderson officials crazy.
Civil penalties face first test
Nothing is simple in Henderson’s effort to clear out dilapidated structures and to use civil penalties as a stick to force property owners to act, as a City Council discussion showed Monday night.
Silence slows Speak Up forums
The Speak Up Henderson forums are being cut back to once a month after no one showed up to speak to Mayor Clem Seifert on Monday night.
Council aims for quick pace on night of reports
The Henderson City Council will try to manage its time better tonight with the help of estimates from City Manager Eric Williams on how long each agenda item should take.