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Upcoming City of Henderson Meetings
The Henderson City Council’s Land Planning Committee will meet on Wednesday, November 2, 2016, at 3:00 p.m. in the Large Conference Room at City Hall, 134 Rose Avenue. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss property issues. The Henderson City Council’s Housing Advisory Committee will meet in Council Chambers, 134 Rose Avenue, on Thursday...
VGCC Women’s Volleyball season ends with historic ‘firsts’
For the Vance-Granville Community College Vanguards, the 2016 women’s volleyball season will long be remembered as historic. VGCC compiled a winning record (14-8) in the regular season, reached .500 in conference play (6-6), and won a match in the postseason — all for the first time in the history of the program. In fact, those...
Fire Destroyed 106 Year Old House; Cause Undetermined
The fire that destroyed a local, well-known house and church on North Garnett Street will be listed as having an undetermined origin. City of Henderson Fire Chief Steve Cordell told WIZS News, “We are determined that it’s undetermined. We know the area that it started in. We are very confident in our investigation as far...
Papa John’s Delivery Driver Robbed in Henderson
On October 16, 2016 at approximately 9:44 PM officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to 1526 Dabney Dr. (Papa John’s) in reference an armed robbery. Upon arrival, officers found that a delivery driver for Papa John’s had been robbed in the roadway and in front of 617 Roberson St. for an undetermined amount of...
Northern and Southern Vance to host College/Career Days
Vance County Schools is hosting two Career/College Day events, November 9, at Southern Vance High School and November 17, at Northern Vance High School. Both events will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and are open to high school juniors and seniors and their families. The focus of the events is to provide representatives...
Community Voices Program Continues Tonight
Community Voices group meets again tonight at 6-8 p.m. at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market for training with Dr, Michelle Eley from NC A&T State University and local facilitators leading the session. Last week, participants worked on listing some improvements they would like to see in our community. Tonight we will explore narrowing those...
Domino’s Pizza Delivery Driver Robbed in Henderson
On October 12, 2016 at approximately 11:26 PM officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to 901 S. Beckford Dr. (Domino’s Pizza) in reference an armed robbery. Upon arrival, officers found that a delivery driver for Domino’s Pizza had been robbed in the roadway of the 800 block of Hughes St. for an undetermined amount...
Feeding NC Livestock could be an Issue this winter
Flooding in eastern North Carolina and drought in western counties has state agricultural officials concerned about feeding livestock and horses this winter. The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is utilizing a website, www.ncagr.gov/hayalert, to help livestock and horse owners in sourcing hay. The Hay Alert website was first launched during the drought in...
