Henderson Downtown Christmas Parade Sunday, December 6, 2015 3:00pm (Inclement Weather Date December 13, 2015) Entry Fees Bands Free Emergency Vehicles Free Eighteen-Wheeler $100 Floats, Marching Units, Cars $50 Non-Profit Entry Fee $25 Download the entry form here: 2015 Christmas Parade Entry Form Entry forms are due by November 28th, 2015 Line-Up Times 2:00-2:15 Floats, Trucks/Trailers 2:20-2:45 All other entries
Senator Richard Burr Fighting for our Veterans
Veterans Day is an opportunity to remember those who served. We must also remember that we serve our men and women in uniform. Our veterans deserve the best possible healthcare. In 2014, I authored the Veterans Choice Act with Sen. McCain and Sen. Coburn to ensure veterans get the care they need. The Veterans Choice Act gives veterans access to care outside of the VA system when the VA is unable to accommodate their needs. I take our responsibility to …
Henderson Middle School Students Receive White House Letter and Photos
Students at Henderson Middle School have received a letter and autographed photos from President Barack Obama. Assistant Principal Nowell Brooks shared the letter and photos with students on November 10. He visited in Dorothy Rahal’s social studies class during the morning and showed them the letter, signed by the President and on official White House stationery. Included with the letter was an autographed photo of President Obama and an autographed photo of the First Family, including First Lady Michelle Obama …
Henderson Police Still Seeking Assistance with Fatal Hit and Run
The Henderson Police Department is still in need of the public’s help. We are asking that anyone who was in this area and possibly witnessed anything involving this incident to please come forth with information: On October 21, 2015, around 9:12 PM, officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to the area of E. Andrews Avenue and US 1 South in Henderson in reference to a person that had been struck by a semi-truck. Upon arrival, officers found the victim, …
Chef Visits Foods II Classes at Southern Vance
Chef Jeff Harris of Johnson and Wales University in Charlotte, is shown as he prepares a curry sauce for Foods II students at Southern Vance High School on November 10. Harris, who is an instructor in the university’s well known Culinary Arts Program, came to the school to lead sessions during three class periods for the day. He talked with students about his own experiences, noting that he graduated from high school just five years ago. During his time in …
Governor McCrory Sets Bold Workforce Training Goal at NCWorks Leadership Summit
Governor Pat McCrory attended the NCWorks Education and Workforce Leadership Summit in Greensboro October 28th and challenged education, business and workforce development partners to meet a new educational attainment goal. Governor McCrory invited the NCWorks Commission, NC Business Committee for Education, Economic Development Partnership of NC, NC Independent Colleges, State Board of Community Colleges, State Board of Education, and UNC Board of Governors to the discussion. “Over the last three years we’ve made a lot of progress in education and …
Maria Parham Guild Gift Gallery endows VGCC scholarship in memory of local doctor
Volunteers from the Guild Gift Gallery at Maria Parham Medical Center recently presented a gift of $25,000 to the Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund that will create a new scholarship in memory of a Henderson physician, Dr. J. Franklin Mills, who passed away unexpectedly in July at the age of 61. That brings the total to nine such scholarships created by the Guild Gift Gallery since 2008. The volunteer-operated Guild Gift Gallery offers convenience items and gifts as a service …
North Carolina Stands Tall in Two National Rankings
North Carolina ranks high in two newly released measures of business and economic performance. Site Selection magazine named North Carolina one of the best business climates in the United States in its 2015 Business Climate list, a closely-watched ranking of economic development success. The state placed second in the magazine’s review. Last year, North Carolina finished third. In the overall national ranking, North Carolina trailed only Georgia. Kentucky, Louisiana and Texas round out the top five places. Site Selection’s annual …
City of Henderson Appoints New Fire Chief
The City Manager of the City of Henderson has chosen Steve F. Cordell to become the next Fire Chief for the City of Henderson NC. There were a number of well qualified applicants applying for this position, and after several interviews and careful deliberation, Steve Cordell was chosen as the top candidate to lead this department. Chief Cordell has over 24 years of experience with the Henderson Fire Department and has worked his way through the ranks of the department, …
Henderson Police Make Department Arrest in Narcotics Charge
On Monday, November 9, 2015, Henderson Police Officers arrested Derrick Darnell Hanks Jr. Hanks, 24, 197 Big Ruin Creek Lane, Henderson was charged with the following offenses: Carrying a concealed weapon, possession with the intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver marijuana, maintaining a vehicle for keeping/selling controlled substances, felonious possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Hanks was placed in the Vance County Jail after failing to post a 25,000.00 secured bond. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled …
Wednesday Open Line
Today is Veterans Day. It originated on this date in 1919 to commemorate the first anniversary of the end of combat in World War I. Known as Armistice Day, the occasion kept its name and focus until 1954, when it was changed to Veterans Day, and its scope widened to honor veterans from all eras. Across the country, there are almost 20 million military veterans. Very nearly half — 9.3 million — are age 65 and older. The veteran population …
Henderson Police Department – Arrest Made in Shooting
On Monday, November 09, 2015, members of the Henderson Police Department Criminal Investigation Division arrested Tashawn Tyquail Baskerville. Baskerville, 17, 904 Sombrero Lane, Henderson was charged with the following offenses: Assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, discharging a weapon into an occupied vehicle, possession of a handgun by a minor, injury to personal property, and discharging a firearm in the city limits. Baskerville was placed in the Vance County Jail after failing to post …
Christmas With The Embers – Tickets Available Now
We are excited to usher in the Christmas season for the Henderson community with our annual “Christmas with the EMBERS” show. The always popular concert will again be held at the Vance Granville Community College Civic Center on Friday, December 11th 2015 at 7:00 pm. Doors will open at 6:00 pm The Christmas with the EMBERS show is an outstanding community event for Henderson. They offer an exhilarating Christmas concert of cherished Christmas classics and traditional carols. Through the …
Flood of Fake Tax Calls Targets NC Consumers
Scammers posing as US Treasury officials are calling North Carolinians and demanding that you pay taxes right away or face a lawsuit or arrest. More than 500 consumers have reported these fraudulent calls to our office in the past week, with many of the reports coming from eastern North Carolina. We’ve warned you about phony tax collector calls before. In the most recent version, the caller usually identifies himself as Steve Martin or David Gray, and many of the calls …
VGCC to hold Personal Enrichment Open House
The Continuing Education division at Vance-Granville Community College is inviting the public to an Open House to showcase the work of students in Personal Enrichment classes. The event is set for Monday, Nov. 30, from 5 until 7 p.m. in Building 5 on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. In room 5230, work by students in various Painting classes will be on display. Room 5227 will feature the products of students in Ceramics and Dollmaking. Finally, Quilting students’ creations …
Representative Nathan Baskerville Inteview
For those who missed Representative Baskerville’s Capital News 14 Tonight program on November 5th, below is the link to view the show. Baskerville recapped this past legislative session, and discussed his decision not to seek a third-term to the House of Representatives. Fast forward to minute 16:04 to go directly to the interview. http://www.twcnews.com/nc/triangle-sandhills/politics/2015/11/5/capital-tonight-nov–5–effect-of-2013-nc-tax-reform.html
Tuesday Open Line
Public education in the U.S. traces its birth to very early in the Colonial era. On this date in 1647, the Massachusetts Bay Colony authorities ordered that every township with 50 or more householders assign at least one person to teach children to read and write. The teachers would be paid by the children’s parents or the general village population. Towns of 100 or more householders were required to establish schools with headmasters and instruction to prepare children for still …
Oxford Preparatory School Announces Permanent Construction Project
Oxford Preparatory School, a public charter school in Oxford, is pleased to announce plans to construct a permanent facility on the school’s current Landis Road site in Oxford for the 2016 – 2017 school year. The OPS Board of Directors has elected to end a development agreement with American Charter Development out of Utah and enter into a new agreement with local Durham based developer Steve Hubrich Contracting. Hubrich will lead construction of 38,000 sq. ft. facility that is scheduled …
Louisburg College represented at music educators’ conferences
LOUISBURG, N.C.–Hal Sargent, Director of Bands and Percussion at Louisburg College, was a presenter at two recent conferences for music educators. Sargent presented a professional development session titled “Percussion Class and Band, A Match Made in Heaven” at the North Carolina Independent School Association Education Conference on October 23 at High Point University. Sargent also attended the National Association of Music Educators conference in Nashville, Tenn. His October 27 professional development presentation was titled “Percussion: The 21st Century Music Class,” …
VGCC spotlights local craft artists at Farmers Market
Students from the Vance-Granville Community College NC REAL Professional Craft Artists Entrepreneurship program will be among the two dozen vendors participating in the Vance County Regional Farmers Market “Handcrafted Holiday Market,” to be held Saturday, Nov. 21, from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. The holiday market will offer hands-on experience to those students who recently completed the seven-week VGCC Small Business Center course, which was designed specifically to help creative local residents with skills in arts and crafts to succeed …