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Cooperative Extension With Wayne Rowland: Vegetable Garden Types
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The Local Skinny! Painting The Town
Groups of volunteers will be gathering at several city intersections later this week to create decorative crosswalks as downtown revitalization continues.
More volunteers are welcome to participate Wednesday through Saturday, and they should come prepared to get a little bit messy, according to Alexandra Green, vice president and director of operations of Acquest. Acquest joins co-sponsors Henderson Tobacco Warehouse, Vance County Arts and the City of Henderson to bring the project – funded by an AARP Community Challenge grant – to the downtown area.
Green told Bill Harris on Monday’s The Local Skinny! that volunteers of any age or ability are needed – no artistic talent is required. “Come join us and have some fun,” she said. Volunteers will find themselves painting state symbols like honeybees and dogwood flowers, as well as “giant piano keys” as a nod to Henderson’s contributions to the music scene.
Acquest is based in Baltimore, MD and is currently tackling revitalization efforts of the 87,000-square-foot historic tobacco warehouse on Zene Street, which is within walking distance of downtown.
On Wednesday, volunteers will be painting the crosswalk from 12 noon to 5 p.m. on Zene Street, at Turner and Winder streets.
Thursday’s target is College Street at Montgomery and Arch streets, also from 12 noon to 5 p.m.
The volunteers move to the crosswalk at Zene and Montgomery on Friday – 12 noon to 5 p.m.
The final crosswalk will be created on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Breckenridge and Wyche streets, near McGregor Hall.
Green said the streets will be blocked off during the times that the volunteers will be painting.
Acquest will provide water bottles and snacks for all the crosswalk projects. Volunteers are not required to wear masks, but they should feel free to bring masks if you prefer, given that volunteers may be close to one another during the project.
It’s all part of an overarching plan tcalled the art and heritage walk project that highlights existing art and new creations. Green said it’s just one way to “encourage visitors and locals alike to explore the different areas and historic neighborhoods around downtown with a guided walking experience.
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Vance Early Voting Begins Apr. 28
Vance County voters can choose the early-voting option beginning Thursday, Apr. 28 in advance May 17 primary, according to local board of elections officials.
The one-stop voting will be held at the Dr. Andrea L. Harris Operations and Service Center, 900 S. Beckford Dr. This is the former city operations center.
Voting is open 8 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. beginning on Apr. 28 and continues each weekday through Friday, May 13. The polling site will be open on Saturday, May 14 from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. This is the only weekend day that early voting will take place, according to information from Shelly Wood, deputy director of the Vance Board of Elections.
The deadline to register to vote in the May 17 election is Friday, April 22 at 5 p.m. Individuals who miss that April 22 deadline may register during the one-stop voting with the proper document and photo ID, Wood said.
Voters who wish to request an absentee ballot have until 5 p.m. on May 10 to do so. Wood listed several criteria for the absentee ballot request process:
- Requests are accepted on the approved State Absentee Mail Request Form only and ballots are mailed by the Board of Elections Office
- Valid in-person requests are accepted for sick and disabled voters at the Board of Elections Office
- Ballots must be returned by Tuesday; May 17, 2022 at 5:00pm Or be POSTMARKED by May 17, 2022 and received by mail no later than Friday, May 20, 2022 5:00pm
Individual precincts will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. for the May 17 primary.
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Get in on the Adventure with Cub Scouts
Boys and Girls in grades K through 5 have the opportunity to discover adventure with the Cub Scouts. Tara Goolsby with the Henderson Vance Parks and Recreation Dept. will give boys and girls the chance to join Cub Scouts through May 11th. The first signup date is this Wednesday, April 6th at 9am at Henderson City Hall, 134 Rose Ave. This signup will be followed on Wednesday, April 13th at 12noon also at Henderson City Hall. Other opportunities to sign up for cub scouts will occur on Thursday, April 21, at 3pm, Thursday April 28 at 6pm and on Wednesday, May 11th at 6pm. These last three signups will be held at Aycock Recreation Center, 307 Carey Chapel Road in Henderson. Cub Scouts offers year round programming with exciting activities scheduled for youth and their entire family. It’s an opportunity for kids to make new friends, take hikes, visit museums, catch fish, build cars, help people, gain confidence, camp, work in teams, learn new skills and much more. If your child is interested or you are interested in having your child join Cub Scouts and would like more information contact Tara Goolsby at taragoolsby@henderson.nc.gov
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Local Man Gets 90-Month Prison Term For Drugs, Firearms Possession
A Henderson, North Carolina man has been sentenced to 90 months in prison and three years of supervised release in connection with charges stemming from a 2020 operation at a local convenience store.
According to court documents and information presented at the sentencing hearing, Seikeidrick Antwon Williams, 36, was named in a six-count Superseding Indictment filed on March 3, 2021, charging him with Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin, Fentanyl, ANPP, and Marijuana (Count One); Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime (Counts Two and Five); Possession of a Firearm by a Felon (Counts Three and Six); and Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin (Count Four). On August 31, 2021, Williams pled guilty to counts two and three.
The information comes from a statement issued by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Michael Easley, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, made the announcement on Wednesday, Mar. 30. The Henderson Police Department investigated the case and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Robert J. Dodson and Lori B. Warlick prosecuted the case.
According to the press statement, on August 7, 2020, the Henderson Police Department (HPD) was conducting an operation in the area of the Fiddlestix Convenience Store in Henderson, when Williams approached an undercover officer and offered to sell her heroin.
According to the press statement,
the encounter “ultimately resulted in a search of Williams and his vehicle, at which time officers found a bag containing 8.5g of marijuana and a bag containing 243 dosage units of heroin mixed with fentanyl and ANPP. Officers also found United States currency, a set of digital scales, and wax paper with rubber bands, commonly used to package heroin. In the vehicle’s glovebox, officers found a loaded SCCY CPX-1 9mm pistol with an extended magazine. The gun had been reported stolen from Granville County.”
Williams was stopped for speeding by Franklin County Sheriff’s Office on Dec. 2, 2020, while on bond for state charges related to the August charges. Williams was stopped for traveling 73 mph in a 55-mph zone. During the stop, a K9 unit conducted an open-air sniff around Williams’s vehicle and alerted to the presence of narcotics. Deputies searched the car and found a Glock pistol, a SCCY pistol, approximately 145 bindles of heroin, and multiple empty wax paper heroin bags with small rubber bands, consistent with heroin packaging.
Williams is a convicted felon, having been convicted of second-degree murder in Vance County Superior Court in 2005, for which he was sentenced to 180 to 225 months in prison.
A copy of this press release is located on our website. Related court documents and information can be found on the website of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina or on PACER by searching for case number 5:20-cr-451-D.
The Local Skinny! Week Of The Young Child Apr. 4-8
FGV Smart Start will celebrate the Week of the Young Child next week with a bevy of activities for families to participate in. The purpose is to focus on the needs of young children and their families and identifying the early childhood programs and services that meet those needs, according to FGV Smart Start Programs Director Garry Daeke.
The week’s activities commence on Monday when FGV staff will “plant” a pinwheel garden at 125 Charles Rollins Rd., Henderson, in observance of Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Two Franklin County-based dental practices – Louisburg Family Dentistry and Kindred Oaks Dentistry will offer free dental screenings for children under 5 years; Drake Dentistry and Granville Family Dentistry will visit daycares in Granville County on Friday, April 8 to perform free screenings as well.
On Tuesday, FGV Smart Start will sponsor a drive-thru event to enroll children in the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program, which delivers books each month to children who sign up. The Tuesday event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A second drive-thru signup will take place beside Auto Zone on Dabney Drive on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. FGV will partner with Perry Memorial Library to host this drive-thru event to sign up for the Imagination Library. Drive-thru participants will receive a bag of materials and information about available services for children, as well as a book for their child.
The Working on Wellness Coalition will join FGV in visiting area daycares on Wednesday, Apr. 6 to share healthy snacks and to participate in outdoor activities with the children. Participating daycares are Little Explorers Academy, Oxford; Great Beginnings, Henderson; St. Paul’s Presbyterian Day Care, Louisburg; and Franklinton United Methodist Church Child Care, Franklinton.
FGV will celebrate Family Friday with a focus on family engagement. Tag FGV on social media by sending photos of you and your child reading or playing to #WOYC2022.
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