-Information courtesy Rev. L.T. Harris, Pastor, Joy In The Lord Baptist Church
Joy In The Lord Baptist Church will hold a gospel singing by the “The Backyard Bluegrass Boys” on Saturday, April 13, 2019,
at 6 p.m.
Everyone is welcome. The church is located at 1238 Debnam Ave. in Henderson, NC.
Terri Hedrick, public information officer for Vance County Schools, was on Tuesday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk program to discuss the school systems’ upcoming Arts Alive! event. Arts Alive! is open to the public and will be held at the McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center in Henderson on Saturday, April 27, 2019.
The third annual Vance County Schools event will showcase the talents of students in a variety of art forms including painting, drawing, dancing, singing and performance. All grade levels – from Pre-K to 12th graders – will be represented.
Parents, students, family members, educators and the community at large are invited to view over 200 pieces of student artwork that will be displayed in the McGregor Hall Gallery.
Jordan Lewis (left) and Anna Ventura (right), both students at Vance County High School, are shown wearing their Arts Alive! 2019 t-shirts and their Arts Alive! buttons. Jordan designed the artwork for the buttons and Anna designed the artwork featured on the t-shirts. (Photo courtesy VCS)
Andrew Markoch, director of the arts program for Vance County Schools, said viewers and audience members are in for a treat. “We are encouraging students to submit their best work and pushing the phrase ‘gallery quality.’ Some of the things I’ve seen have been absolutely incredible.”
In addition to the art gallery, approximately 20 performing acts ranging from large to small groups of vocalists, musicians, dancers and more will entertain on McGregor Hall’s stage beginning at 7 p.m. on April 27.
Tickets are available for purchase at McGregor Hall’s box office beginning at 3 p.m. the day of the event. Tickets for adults and children are $5 each; all seating is general admission.
New this year will be a series of “master classes” offered the morning of the event by Hill’s Music Shoppe, Ballet Arts All Stars and Wolf Trap Education.
Master classes are free of charge and will either be offered at McGregor Hall or at nearby facilities.
For more information on each class or to register, please visit the Vance County Schools website by clicking here. Information regarding the master classes is located near the top of the VCS homepage.
To help support VCS’ art programs and to spread awareness of the Arts Alive! event, t-shirts are on sale now through April 3 at all Vance County schools for $10. The purple shirt features a colorful, inclusive design created by Vance County High School junior Anna Ventura.
Ventura, who was interviewed as part of the Town Talk segment, said she wanted to represent all forms of art in her design – including drawing, music and dancing. “Art helps me express myself; you get better with practice and over time.”
Fellow VCHS student, Jordan Lewis, was chosen as the Arts Alive! lapel button design winner and said he has always enjoyed drawing as a form of expression and creativity.
Ventura and Lewis were among the many Vance County students who submitted their original artwork ideas for the t-shirt and button contest.
Other students completed an audition process for the evening performance portion of the event.
According to Markoch, all 15 Vance County public schools were represented in auditions with judges narrowing the field down to the final acts, representing nine schools.
To hear the interview with Terri Hedrick, Andrew Markoch and the VCHS students in its entirety, click here. The VCS segment begins at the 11:30 mark.
-Press Release, Vance County Sheriff’s Office
On March 24, 2019, Lieutenant B.I. Gooch was traveling southbound on Highway 39 near Rice Road when a 1993 red Nissan pick-up truck crossed the center line into his lane.
Lieutenant Gooch stopped the truck for the traffic violation. During the traffic stop, 4-ounces of marijuana packaged for sale, a half gram of powder cocaine and approximately 10 unknown pills were recovered from the truck. The driver of the truck was arrested.
He is: Michael Coleman, age 24, 307 Waters Edge Road in Henderson.
Charge: possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, maintaining a vehicle to sell controlled substance, possession of cocaine and driving left of center.
Bond: $21,000
Michael Coleman of 307 Waters Edge Road in Henderson was arrested on March 24, 2019, and charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, maintaining a vehicle to sell controlled substance, possession of cocaine and driving left of center. (Photo courtesy VCSO)
-Information courtesy Arthur Faulkner, Henderson Kiwanis Club
The Henderson Kiwanis Club will hold its annual Azalea Sale, Friday, April 12 from 1 to 6 p.m. and Saturday, April 13, 2019, from 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. in front of Wendy’s on Dabney Drive in Henderson.
Azaleas (1 and 3-gallon sizes), Knock-Out Roses, Helleri Holly (3-gallon size) and other shrubs will be available.
Your support helps the Henderson Kiwanis Club with their various community projects that benefit children in the local area.
(This is not a paid advertisement)
Information courtesy Esther J. McCrackin, City Clerk, City of Henderson
The Henderson City Council’s Public Works Committee will meet on Friday, March 29, 2019, to discuss items relative to applications for funding, bid award and generator replacement.
This meeting will take place at 3 p.m. in the Large Conference Room at City Hall, 134 Rose Avenue in Henderson. The public is welcome to observe.
Part of the Educational Series
The heartwarming literary classic “Charlotte’s Web” by E.B. White comes to life on stage! Enjoy this beautifully staged production that will be presented by children for children.
Two performances will be available for schools at 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Friday, April 5, 2019.
*Approximate length: 2 hrs, 15 mins, suggested grades: 2nd – 5th. $10 per student or parent. Add popcorn and bottled water for $3 more. Two free teacher/teacher assistant admissions with each class. For more information, contact info@mcgregorhall.org or call (252) 598-0662.
FAMILIES – make it a family night/afternoon at the theater by attending the shows on Saturday, April 6 at 8 p.m. or Sunday, April 7 at 2 p.m. Tickets are now available!
Tickets may be purchased by:
DROP IN: 201 Breckenridge Street, Henderson, N.C. Monday – Friday 1:30 – 5:30 p.m
CALL: (252) 598-0662 (M-F 1:30 – 5:30 p.m.)
CLICK HERE: www.McGregorHall.org (Use the eTix official site, online fees apply)
(This is not a paid advertisement)
District Attorney Mike Waters was on Monday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk program to discuss the “Raise the Age” Initiative, an NC Legislature-passed law that will raise the age of juvenile jurisdiction for nonviolent crimes to age 18 effective December 1, 2019.
According to Waters, this change will significantly increase the juvenile court workload as the majority of 16 and 17-year-olds, currently tried automatically as adults in NC, will be tried as juveniles when the law goes into effect.
Under the new law, exceptions exist for 16 and 17-year-olds who commit felonies that are classified as A-D – including murder, robbery and burglary – in addition to DWI and other traffic offenses, firearm charges and gang-related offenses.
“North Carolina is one of the last two states in the nation to charge 16-year-olds as adults,” said Waters. “I want to reassure the public that, under the new law, the DA’s office will have the discretion to prosecute juveniles that commit serious crimes as adults.”
Waters also explained that, as of December 1, a 16 or 17-year-old convicted of a serious crime will fall under the “once an adult, always an adult” adage; once tried as an adult, any subsequent convictions will be tried as an adult as well.
As for the reason behind raising the age limit for juvenile prosecutions, Waters said research and statistics make a compelling case.
“Research shows that many 16 and 17-year-olds that get involved in the court system may not get involved with it again. Tracking someone forever and giving them a record at a young age creates a certain outcome. Also, 16 and 17-year-olds are not thinking the same way that 18, 19 and 21-year-olds are thinking.”
While juvenile court often results in some form of punishment, Waters said the primary purpose is “therapeutic” in nature. “In juvenile court, you’re trying to get the juvenile on the straight and narrow so they do not have to come back [into the court system].”
Waters and other district attorneys across NC will be asking state legislators for additional assistant district attorneys and support staff to help with the expected increase to the juvenile court workload.
“The NC Conference of District Attorneys will be asking the legislature for 54 additional assistant district attorneys across the state with the expectation that we will have one of those in our district,” Waters said.
Waters and his office serve Vance, Granville, Franklin, Warren and Person counties. This five-county area compromises the 9th Judicial and the 11th Prosecutorial districts in North Carolina.
To hear the Town Talk interview with DA Mike Waters in its entirety, click here.
