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City Council Trying to Account for Desires and Make Improvements
The Henderson City Council met Monday, September 13. The areas around two congested intersections appeared on the agenda. In both cases the understanding of the parties involved led to Council decisions. For a couple of years, there has been interest from a developer to do something with the parcels of land at 1337 and 1343...
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Caleb Malik Batchelor Sentenced to More Than 19 Years for Felon in Possession of Ammo
— press release — A Henderson man was sentenced (Tuesday) to 235 months in prison for two counts of Felon in Possession of Ammunition. On June 10, 2021, Caleb Malik Batchelor, pled guilty to the charges. According to court documents and other information presented in court, on October 18, 2020, Batchelor, age 23, shot a...
BLET Cadets Provide Backup For Highway Litter Sweep
Students in the Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program at Vance-Granville Community College had the opportunity recently to apply what they are learning about service by answering a call for help from fellow students. VGCC’s Criminal Justice Technology curriculum program participates in the Adopt-a-Highway program and tend to a stretch of Poplar Creek Road near...
VGCC Enrollment Up 7.4 Percent; Good News for Several Reasons
Students at Vance-Granville Community College have signed up to take more 16-week and 8-week term classes over last year’s enrollment, which adds value for students and VGCC. The college reported a 7.4 percent increase in the number of credit hours that students are taking and that full-time equivalent calculation affects the level of state funding...
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TownTalk: FGV Ducky Derby Takes To Garnett Street Sept. 18
If you’ve ever wondered what it looks like to have 2,000 rubber duckies float down Garnett Street, then come out Saturday, Sept. 18 for the 12th annual Ducky Derby to benefit Franklin-Granville-Vance Smart Start. Garry Daeke, FGV development coordinator, said he is looking forward to another successful fundraiser, despite some necessary adjustments because of the...
BBQ Fundraiser to Benefit Misty Bailey Scheduled for Oct. 2nd.
The Fight For Misty BBQ Fundraiser to benefit Misty Bailey and her family will take place on Saturday Oct. 2 at Harriet Baptist Church, 1354 Ruin Creek Road in Henderson from 1 to 5pm. BBQ will be sold by the pound at a cost of $10 per pound. In 2019 Misty was diagnosed with Cardiac...
TownTalk: ACTS Makes a Joyful Noise with Benefit Concert
Imagine hosting the biggest Thanksgiving meal ever, providing all the food for the biggest family imaginable. Every day. There’s the food preparation, then serving, then the cleanup. That’s how Lee Anne Peoples describes the operation at ACTS – the executive director said it takes dozens of volunteers to provide the hot meals five days a...
TownTalk: BBQ Cook Off Promises Great Food and Fun
– Update Sept 15 The second annual Tri-County BBQ competition is Sunday, Sept. 19 at Kerr Lake Country Club. Organizer Tracy Mosley said the competition is a fundraiser of Helping All People Excel, Inc., a local nonprofit that, among other things, helps college-bound students from Vance County with some necessary school expenses. The cookoff will...
