– Salvation Army Local Playground
– Relay for Life of Vance County, Rosa’s Team, 220 Fish Fry Fundraiser
– Corbitt Preservation Association President’s Challenge
– Gang Free Inc Needs Your Vote
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– Domestic Violence Awareness Month
– Vance Co. Fire Marshall
– Men’s Shelter
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-Information courtesy Jane King, Community Partners of Hope
The Henderson Men’s Shelter opens on Sunday, November 1, 2020. Donations will be accepted at the shelter from 3 until 5:30 p.m. this Tuesday, October 20 through Thursday, October 22.
Donations may also be dropped off at the First Presbyterian Church office on Tuesdays between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. If you need another time to drop off donations, please contact Jane at (252) 432-9494.
This year, the shelter needs eight suppers delivered in take-out plates and/or individual bags. When restaurants donate meals, the shelter will need a driver to pick up the food and deliver it at 6:45 p.m.
To see detailed information and to sign up to bring meals, please visit https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040F4AABAD2DA6FE3-mens
DONATIONS
Donated clothing and supplies are needed to keep the shelter running and the men warm and dry.
NEEDED ITEMS
The following new clothing items in sizes M, L, XL, 2X and 3X:
NOT NEEDED:
PRAYERS
Please continue to hold the shelter and all who face homelessness in your prayers.
– County level Covid data for Vance County
– Upcoming Vance Co. Committee Meetings
– Early voting in Vance & Granville Counties
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-Information courtesy Downtown Henderson
Please join Downtown Henderson for the 13 Days of Halloween!
Starting on Monday, October 19, 2020, take a picture of you or your child in costume at a downtown business and post it online to our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/hendersonncdowntown under the PINNED Halloween Post. Be sure to tag the downtown business for a chance to win great prizes! You may take pictures outside or inside the business.
Downtown businesses and restaurants will be open per their usual hours, but there will be no walking trick-or-treating allowed like years past.
Instead of limiting Halloween to one night, and to prevent a large gathering of people, we are stretching out this event to give everyone time to take part while also social distancing. We will miss seeing everyone in costume in person, so we want you to fill the Downtown Henderson page with your pictures!
Please be respectful of downtown merchants and their decorations. If you go inside a business, do not expect candy. This is designed to just allow the kids to be in costume and still get out and show it off!
Please note there is a DRIVE-THRU trick-or-treat event (click here) with candy at the Henderson Police Department on Thursday, October 29. Garnett Street will remain open to street traffic, unlike past years when it has been blocked for pedestrian use.
Residents are encouraged to comply with local and state orders by focusing on low-risk activities such as decorating, limiting activities to the people you live with and holding virtual costume parties or contests.
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-Press Release, City of Henderson
The City of Henderson’s Loose Leaf Collection Season will begin the week of October 26, 2020, and will end on January 15, 2021. During this period of time, it is permitted to place rows or piles of loose leaves or pine straw at the roadside for the City’s Public Works Department to collect.
Please note that rows or piles of loose leaves or pine straw shall:
Loose leaves and pine straw will generally be picked up on a two or three-week rotation; however, this is dependent on weather conditions and leaf accumulation.
Please know you may continue to bag leaves or place them in a container during loose leaf season, however, it is not required. Keep in mind, if leaves or pine straw are placed at the curb in loose form before loose leaf season begins and after loose leaf season ends, a $75 charge will be added to your sanitation bill.
If you have any questions, please contact the Public Works Department at (252) 431-6115 or (252) 431-6030.
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-Press Release, Henderson Police Department
As previously released, on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at approximately 8:43 p.m., officers of the Henderson Police Department were dispatched to the 600 block of E. Andrews Avenue to investigate gunfire.
When they arrived, they located Alveante (Al) Markeith Holden (18), of Vance County, suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper torso. Mr. Holden was seated inside a vehicle he had been operating earlier in the parking lot of “The Wash House,” a laundromat. Mr. Holden had succumbed to his injuries prior to deputies’ arrival.
A press release was composed and sent to the local media, including news stations in the Raleigh/Durham area. We requested the assistance of the public and later released a short video clip of the suspect’s vehicle leaving the scene.
Within a few days of the incident, we received information that has now led to warrants being obtained for the arrest of Wallace Wayne Yarbrough (44) of Person County (photo not available at this time).
Yarbrough is currently being held in the Wake County Detention Center for charges pending out of the Wake County area, and his warrants are awaiting service by a jurisdictional agency.
Mr. Holden’s family was notified of the news yesterday evening by the case agent.
The Henderson Police Department is again thankful to our citizens for their assistance in these investigations and the media for their informative coverage of this case in particular.
As always, the Henderson-Vance Crime Stoppers is vital to our agency and an anonymous means to helping our community solve crimes. We implore anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers at (252) 492-1925 or through the P3 app on their smart device or contact the HPD directly at (252) 438-4141.
The Henderson Police Department is still actively investigating this case.
Press Release – October 13, 2020 – Vance County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Curtis Brame
On Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at 7:52p.m., the Vance County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division and the Henderson Police Department’s Patrol Division responded to 956 David Street, Henderson, North Carolina regarding a shooting. Once at the scene, Deputies discovered gunshot wounds to the deceased victim Willard Ray Dement Jr. (Age 38), Misty Boyd (Age 42) and a juvenile. Misty and the juvenile were transported to Maria Parham Hospital. Misty was later air lifted to Duke Medical Center and the juvenile was treated and released from Maria Parham Hospital.
Deputies and Police Officers patrolled the area and located a person of interest Dequante Jabree Terry (Age 24). Terry was detained and brought to the Vance County Sheriff’s Office. The Vance County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division arrived at the scene along with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and began to conduct interviews in the neighborhood.
Terry was later charged with 1st Degree Murder, 2 counts of Assault with a Deadly Weapon with the Intent to Kill, Possession of a Firearm by Convicted Felon and Attempted Armed Robbery.
Terry is being held without bond on the 1st Degree Murder charge and $750,000.00 bond for his other charges. Terry’s court date was set for October 20, 2020.
The Vance County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information regarding this incident. Please contact the Vance County Sheriff’s Office at 252-738-2200. This investigation is continuing.
Sincerely
Sheriff Curtis Brame
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– Dist 2 Vance County Commissioners Election
– Sewer Overflows
– Earthquake Drill
– Plan C and local sports
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-Information courtesy the H-V Downtown Development Commission
The Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission and the Vance County Arts Council will sponsor a Drive-Thru Christmas Parade in downtown Henderson on Saturday, December 5, 2020. The parade begins at 5 p.m. and ends at 7 p.m.
Cars will drive through from Raleigh Road along Garnett St. to Rose Avenue to view the parade.
The lineup will be in the left lane of Garnett St. beginning at the House of Toyz to Rose Avenue near Sunrise Biscuit.
Parade forms for interested participants will be available beginning November 1 at www.hendersonncdowntown.org, at the Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce office or by calling (252) 767-4579.
