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Brick Power Team Supports ‘Rae Rae’ Owen, Local Child Battling Leukemia
Henderson City Councilwoman Sara Coffey helped organize a bench press contest at the YMCA, which was held this past weekend to benefit Raegan “Rae Rae” Owen and family. Rae Rae is a 10-year-old young lady in our community, and she was recently diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and is receiving treatment at this time. Her...
Eastern N.C. Attorney’s Office Collects Over $13 Million in Civil/Criminal Actions
-Press Release, U.S. Dept. of Justice Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States criminal defense Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announced today that his office collected over $13.5 million in criminal and civil actions in fiscal year 2018. Of this amount, $8,410,643.89 was collected in criminal actions and $5,113,040.40 was collected in civil...
Granville Co. Public Schools: ‘It’s Kindergarten Registration Time’
-Press Release, Granville County Public Schools It’s Kindergarten Registration time! Do you know a child that will be 5 years old by August 31, 2019? If so, it’s time to register for Kindergarten! Granville County Public Schools is excited to welcome new kindergarteners to our district. Though the new school year doesn’t begin for a...
Annual Mardi Gras Bash to Benefit Boys & Girls Club – Feb. 23
-Information and flyer courtesy Mayor Jackie Sergent, City of Oxford The public is invited to celebrate “New Orleans style” at the 3rd Annual Mardi Gras Bash to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of North Central North Carolina (BGCNCNC) on Saturday, February 23, 2019, from 6:30 until 10 p.m. The bash will be held at...
Sheriff Curtis Brame to Serve as Keynote Speaker at Black History Program
Ashley Grove Baptist Church will hold a Black History program on Sunday, February 24, 2019, at 11 a.m. Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame will be the keynote speaker. Pastor Perry Sharpe and the congregation invite the public to attend. The church is located at 2425 Nutbush Road in Henderson...
Harrington Charged With Triple Homicide in 2018 Harrell St. Murders
-Press Release, Henderson Police Department On February 13, 2019, investigators from the Henderson Police Department and the State Bureau of Investigations served warrants on Antarious Harrington, age 23, for the murders of Devonte Jamal Jones, Tyheem Shabazz Person, and Dyrel Jermal Kittrell that occurred last year on March 14, 2018, at 227 Harrell Street. Antarious Harrington...
After Missed Test, Kerr Lake Regional Water Reports Nitrate Levels ‘Not Detected’
The Henderson-Kerr Lake Regional Water System recently sent notices with customers’ water bills indicating an annual EPA-required test for nitrate was not conducted, due to being “overlooked,” during the compliance period of 2018. The notice read, in part: “Henderson-Kerr Lake Regional Water has not met monitoring requirements. We are required to monitor your drinking water...
Public Comment Opportunity for NCDOT Division 5 Projects
-Press Release, NCDOT Area residents will get a chance to learn more about the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s draft 10-Year transportation plan for 2020-2029 at a week-long open house in Durham next week. The department unveiled its proposed funding and construction plan in January with more than 1,600 transportation projects across the state. The...
Aycock Rec. Center Announces Spring 2019 Swim Lesson Schedule
-Information courtesy Tara Goolsby, Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Facilities Supervisor, Aycock Recreation Center The Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks Department announces its 2019 Spring Swim Lesson schedule. Lessons will be held at the Aycock Recreation Center’s swimming pool each Saturday from March 2 – April 6, 2019. Schedule: Preschool (ages 3-5) ~ 10 – 10:30 a.m. &...
