Vance County Cancels School for students on Election Day
The Vance County Board of Education during its meeting Monday night approved the rescheduling of Tuesday, November 8, which is National Election Day, to a mandatory teacher workday with no school for students. It was originally scheduled as a regular school day.
Five of our schools, New Hope, L.B. Yancey, E.O. Young, Henderson Middle and Northern Vance High, are used as voting sites. It was the opinion of the board and school system administrators that with the expected large turnout for the election the day would be especially disruptive at these five schools, if it would have been a regular school day.
With the board’s action, no students in Vance County Schools will attend school on that day. However, all school system employees will be working.
Search Warrant Leads to Drug Arrest
Henderson Police Department Press Release
On Sunday, October 9, 2016, members of the Henderson Police Department Special Operations Unit executed a search warrant at 1218 Toppleman Street, Henderson. During the search, officers located and seized 239 bindles of heroin as well as 2.6 grams of marijuana.
Raheem Debnam, 25, 1218 Toppleman Street, Henderson was charged with the following offenses: Trafficking heroin by manufacture, trafficking heroin by possession, maintaining a dwelling for keeping a controlled substance, simple possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession with the intent to manufacture, sell, and deliver heroin.
Debnam was placed in the Vance County Jail after failing to post a 100,000.00 secured bond. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Vance County District Court on October 24, 2016.
Authority: Chief Marcus Barrow
Voluntary Water Conservation
UPDATE: NOON
Water conservation order has now been lifted per Brian Short, Director of Emergency Operations for Vance County.
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Henderson is the managing partner of The Kerr Lake Regional Water System, which prepares and distributes clean, fresh water to Henderson and areas in Vance County, areas in and around Oxford and Warrenton plus other outside sales to areas like Franklin County.
The water plant lost power at some point as a result of the weather. Vance County Director of Emergency Management Brian Short said power had been restored but reserve tanks need to refill.
Voluntary water conservation efforts are in effect until further notice.
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