On Monday and Tuesday, December 22 and 23, Rebuilding Hope, Inc. will sponsor a free live nativity on the grounds of Raleigh Road Baptist Church in Henderson.
Category: That’s life
NVHS Key Club seeks presents for their adopted kids
The Northern Vance High School Key Club has adopted over 100 children for the holidays through the Vance County Department of Social Services.
Food drive at local cinema
Marketplace Cinema and the Vance County Community Foundation are teaming up to feed our neighbors in Vance County.
Salvation Army begins yearly kettle drive
The Salvation Army Kettle Drive begins November 28, 2008, and it ends on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2008 not including Sundays.
Car seat check Wednesday at Wal-Mart
The Henderson-Vance Safe Kids Coalition will be sponsoring a free child passenger safety car seat clinic.
Holiday safety tips
by Lt. Irvin Robinson Henderson Police Department During the year-end holidays, people are often busy, excited and sometimes a little bit careless.
D.C.’s longest protest
Editor’s Note: We offer this story not out of sympathy for the subject’s political position, but rather as an exploration of an extreme in the culture of protest and an exemplar of the human condition. Here are some pictures of Washington, D.C.’s longest running protest.
Taking care of our heroes
Veterans’ services available in our area by Gina DeMent, Public Information Officer Five County Mental Health Authority This Veterans’ Day, we can do more than fly the flag and express our deep appreciation for sacrifices made during wartime.
Safe Kids car seat check Thursday at Wal-Mart
The Henderson-Vance Safe Kids Coalition will be sponsoring a free child passenger safety car seat clinic.
MPMC Guild Gift Gallery wins county award
The Volunteers of the Maria Parham Medical Center Guild Gift Gallery won November’s Community Hero Award from the Vance County Board of Commissioners on Monday evening.
Internet technical issues
Because of a contractual disagreement between Sprint and our web host’s upstream provider, Cogent, there are some connectivity issues with Home in Henderson.
E.M. Rollins students pledge to be “drug free”
From 12:45 p.m. until 2:00 p.m., intermediate students from E.M. Rollins Elementary School walked Garnett Street from the school to the Henderson Police Department as part of its Red Ribbon Week observances.
Chicken dinner fundraiser today
The Vance County Special Olympics is holding a Chicken Dinner Fund Raiser today from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Fire Station Number 1 in Henderson on Dabney Drive. Plates are $6 each and they benefit special athletes in Vance County.
Volunteers sought for ACS Relay For Life
Interest meeting will highlight ways supporters can help event Have you ever wondered if you can fight back against cancer if you only have 15 minutes to volunteer?
Competition for High School Musical 3
Families and school students that attend High School Musical 3 at the Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre this weekend (Friday, October 24th, Saturday, October 25, Sunday, October 26th) will be given entry forms for each paid admission.
What is a traumatic brain injury?
October is brain injury awareness month by Gina DeMent, Public Information Officer Five County Mental Health Authority A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is caused by a blow or jolt to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the function of the brain.
Carver Elem. fundraiser at Bamboo Garden
Fundraiser Night! 4:00 —9:00 p.m. Monday, October 27 & Saturday, November 1, 2008 Bamboo Garden Chinese Restaurant, a sponsor of Carver Elementary School’s Tokens of Love (TOL) program, will donate 15% of total sales during the hours of 4:00-9:00 p.m. to this program.