The Louisburg All-Stars receive souvenir sport bags, medals and certificates from state director Carey Wrenn (red shirt), national director Buddy Burney (yellow shorts) and District 7 director Glen Mobley (black shorts) beneath the North Carolina flag after losing to Auburn at the Dixie Youth World Series. Louisburg’s District 10 director is the team’s manager, Mike Loyd (in uniform at far left). Coach Bill Bolton has his arms folded and is in uniform. (Photos courtesy of Dixon Crumpler) The girls on …
Plans in place for Roanoke Avenue stops
The ordinance has been passed and drafted (in that order), the sketches have been made, and the stop signs have been ordered to slow the flow of traffic along Roanoke Avenue.
Pick of the day: Corps issue is water
The Kerr Lake Regional Water System begins the next phase in its quest to cut a big bill from the Army Corps of Engineers when a delegation visits the regional corps office in Wilmington at 10:30 a.m. In addition to representatives of water partners Oxford and Warren County, the local crowd will include both City Council members seeking the Ward 3 at-large seat, John Wester and Elissa Yount; former water plant director Mike Hicks; and a couple of engineering consultants. …
Softball heartbreaker at World Series
Stamford, Conn., scored on a wild pitch with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning this afternoon to defeat Henderson-Vance 2-1 in the Babe Ruth World Series for 12-and-under girls softball in Cherry Hill, N.J.
Henderson-Vance romps past host
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.
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, …
Milestones: The Rev. C.J. Dale’s mailbag
Have you ever had the urge to tear open someone else’s mail? Don’t! Not only is it a federal crime, but, even worse than prison, you could end up reading something like this:
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.
To our readers: Mea culpa time
Those of you accustomed to clicking here the day after City Council meetings are probably disappointed, annoyed and/or angry to find nothing here today about the goings-on in Henderson on Monday. It was just your average day in our hometown. A congressman came to visit. Vance County Schools teachers reported back to work. The Board of Education met, taking time to support (Weed and Seed) and complain about (the street in front of E.M. Rollins) the city. The City Council …
Milestones special: On Peter Jennings
When Michael and I were discussing the parameters of this column, he told me that my subject matter should have something to do with Henderson and/or Vance County. It makes sense, after all, since the site is called “Home in Henderson.” So what does Peter Jennings have to do with Henderson and/or Vance County? Well, not a lot, I imagine. I don’t know that he ever came here. I don’t know that anyone in Henderson knew him or met him. …
Pick of the day: Winn-Dixie’s last roundup?
Winn-Dixie is scheduled to hold a bankruptcy auction today for all of the stores it is closing and hasn’t been able to sell yet, including the Henderson store on Dabney Drive. If no company steps up during the auction, the store and its jobs are doomed. The store already is in shutdown mode. It hung a massive “store closing” banner from the roof Thursday. The pharmacy is due to close Wednesday, and the last day for the photo lab is …
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.
Milestones: First day for teachers
In a few hours from the time of this posting, the teachers of Vance County Schools will be gathering in the gymnasium of Northern Vance High School for the beginning-of-the-year Convocation.
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.