Special Report/Noon News: 08/12/20
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Henderson City Councilwoman Fearldine Simmons Passed Away Sunday
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- Henderson City Councilwoman Fearldine Simmons Passed Away Sunday
- Area Christians Together in Service Cook Needed
- Warren Co. Coop. Extension Announces Two-Part Horse Pasture Management Series
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Help Wanted: Cook/Kitchen Manager Needed for ACTS of Henderson
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-Information courtesy Lee Anne Peoples, Executive Director, ACTS
Cook/Kitchen Manager Needed
Looking for a dependable & experienced part-time Cook/Kitchen Manager for the ACTS of Henderson Soup Kitchen. Hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a 30-minute lunch (up to 30 hrs/wk).
Applications may be picked up and completed applications may be dropped off at ACTS (201 South William Street in Henderson) Monday-Thursday from 2 – 4 p.m. If you have any questions, email Lee Anne Peoples, Executive Director, at lapeoples@actsofhenderson.org.
Required Qualifications:
As the name implies (ACTS—Area Christians Together in Service), is an organization based on Christian principles. As such, the person for this position should be a Christian. In addition, they should have:
- A high school diploma and a minimum of 1-2 years of experience in fast-paced food service management
- Experience in delegating, decision making & effective verbal & written communication
- Excellent supervisory skills involving planning, organizing, & motivating staff members/volunteers with a positive, professional attitude
- The willingness to take direction as needed from the supervisor
- A ServSafe® Manager certification or be willing to take the class when it is offered
- The ability to pass a background check
- A valid NC driver’s license and a reliable vehicle
- The ability to lift a minimum of 50 pounds & to bend, crawl, stoop, push & lift
Responsibilities include:
Preparing and packaging 15-20 Mobile Meals plates & 75-125 meals through the Soup Kitchen daily in a timely manner; providing instruction to staff & volunteers in assisting with that process; monitoring sanitation practices to ensure that employees/volunteers follow standards & regulations; inspecting supplies, equipment, & work areas to ensure conformance to established standards; checking the quality of food & supplies, including raw or cooked food products to ensure that standards are met; keeping track of supplies; interacting daily with clients of ACTS Soup Kitchen in a positive, caring manner; washing, drying and putting away dishes; maintaining a record of the number of meals served daily through both Mobile Meals & the Soup Kitchen; washing, drying, folding, & putting away kitchen linens; training new volunteers & providing direction to volunteers & staff in a kind manner; cleaning kitchen, dining, & bathroom areas each day.
Additional duties may be assigned. Volunteers usually assist the Cook/Kitchen Manager with these tasks, but it is ultimately their responsibility to ensure that they are completed.
Henderson City Council to Hold Public Hearing on Night Club Zoning Ordinance
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-Information courtesy Esther J. McCrackin, City Clerk, City of Henderson, NC
The Henderson City Council will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, August 10, 2020, at 6 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 134 Rose Ave. in Henderson, NC.
Due to COVID-19 health mandates issued by Governor Cooper, the number of citizens allowed into Council Chambers is limited. However, members of the community are strongly encouraged to provide questions/comments for Council in writing as follows and to listen via Zoom.
Written Comments:
- Email written comments to: emccrackin@ci.henderson.nc.us
- Emails received by 3 p.m. on the day of the meeting will be read aloud at the meeting. Comments are limited to three minutes per person.
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Agenda Items Include:
PUBLIC HEARING
Amending the Zoning Ordinance to Define Restaurants with Entertainment as a Special Use Permit.
Exchanging Vance County Tax Parcel 0106 03001 Owned by the City with a Portion of Vance County Tax Parcel 0105 01001 Owned by Kearney & Company, LLC.
NEW BUSINESS
Affirming the City of Henderson Council’s Support Regarding Implementation of a Compliant (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Stormwater Program.
Award Engineering Contract to CDM Smith in the amount of $15,000 to Submit an Application to Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (DWSRF) for an Additional $6,000,000 for the Completion of the Kerr Lake Regional Water System (KLRWS) 20 MGD Expansion.
CONSENT AGENDA
Establishing a Budget for the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) Funding Grant.
Authorizing an Application for U.S. Department of Justice’s 2020 BJA Justice Assistance Grant.
Award a Construction Contract to S.T. Wooten in the Amount of $246,420 for the Henderson 2020 Pavement Overlay Project.
Ratifying the Acceptance of North Carolina Volkswagen Settlement On Road Program Grant Award from the NCDEQ.
Tax Releases and Refunds for the Month of June 2020.
WORK SESSION
City Communications Tower in Support of Improved Signal Clarity for Emergency Responders.
CLOSED SESSION
a) Pursuant to G.S.9143-318.11 (a)(3) regarding an Attorney/Client Matter.
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HPD: Search Warrant Yields 448 Dosage Units of Heroin
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-Press release and photos, Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow
On Wednesday, August 5, 2020, officers of the Henderson Police Department served a search warrant on a residence located at 150 Faulkner Street.
During the service of the warrant, 448 dosage units of heroin and $1,945 in U.S. Currency were located.
Jerome Manson, age 32, was arrested on scene and charged with the following: trafficking Heroin by possession, trafficking Heroin by manufacturing, maintaining a dwelling place for a controlled substance and PWIMSD Heroin.
Manson, who was on pre-trial release, received a $500,000 secured cash bond.
Town Talk 08/06/20: Conversation With DDC Chair; Henderson Achieves Main Street Status
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Dr. Stephen Pearson, chair of the Downtown Development Commission, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Thursday at 11 a.m.
Pearson was pleased to announce that the N.C. Main Street and Rural Planning Center recently named Henderson a designated N.C. Main Street Community. A part of the Main Street Program from the mid-1980s until approximately 2010, a lapse in the completion of requirements cost the downtown area the coveted distinction.
Pearson said the extensive efforts of DDC Board members, the City of Henderson and Downtown Development Director Kathy Walters, among others, made the reinstatement possible.
Benefits of Main Street status include technical assistance with building restoration and access to grant money, perks that Pearson is hopeful will help attract new businesses and breathe new life into downtown. “If you hear excitement in my voice, it’s because I am very excited about downtown’s growth and revitalization,” said Pearson.
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Pearson said he believed so strongly in the potential of the area that he and wife Amanda, formerly based in Tampa, FL, opened Sadie’s Coffee Corner in the former Gupton’s Gun Shop building in downtown Henderson late last year.
“We want this revitalization movement to encourage people to relook at downtown, to relook at being on the DDC Board,” Pearson said. “I want a youthful, energetic and diverse Board of Directors that represents the industries that we need to have in downtown.”
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Henderson Police Arrests for 8-6-20
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The following arrest reports on file today at the Henderson Police Department:
Shortly past 10 a.m., on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, police arrested Jerome Manson, 32, of 150 Falkner Street, Henderson. Manson was charged with three felonies including two counts of trafficking opium/heroin as well as possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver heroin and one count of maintaining a vehicle or dwelling place.
Bond amount listed at $507,000, and he was confined to the Vance County Jail by the magistrate pending a court date of August 10.
Police arrested Damien Lamar Bullock, 27, of 1261 Americal Road, Lot 4 on Wednesday, August 5 about 3:45 p.m. He was charged with three felonies including possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver heroin, maintaining a vehicle or dwelling place and sell and deliver counterfeit controlled substance.
Secured bond amount listed as $90,000, and Bullock was jailed by the magistrate pending an August 17 court date.
In another matter, second-degree kidnapping, felony hit and run injury and aggressive/careless driving were the charges resulting in the arrest of Shonkale Jabar Davis, 22, of 711 Arch Street. He was arrested on-view at that residence on Wednesday, August 5 about 6:45 p.m.
The magistrate gave a $60,000 secured bond in the matter, and Davis was jailed prior to a November 20 court date.
Hurricane Isaias Prompts Vance Co. Officials to Proclaim State of Emergency
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-Information courtesy the City of Henderson
Due to the current track of Hurricane Isaias and its anticipated impact on Vance County, the Mayor of the City of Henderson and the Chairman of the Vance County Board of Commissioners have declared a State of Emergency for Henderson, NC.
Of note in the proclamation, a vehicle curfew may be enacted in the event of significant power outages, fallen power lines, and road blockage(s), due to fallen trees and flooding. Such a curfew would be in effect from 8 p.m. on Monday, August 3, 2020, until 6 a.m. on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. The curfew will not be officially enacted until/if public safety officials and the delegated authority(s) find that such conditions exist. The time frame may be extended pursuant to the authority delegated.
As of the time of this posting (approximately 2:30 p.m. on August 3, 2020), a vehicle curfew is not in effect.
Below is the proclamation in its entirety:
PROCLAMATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY
The following Proclamation is issued by the Mayor of the City of Henderson and the Chairman of the Vance County Board of Commissioners:
WHEREAS, information from the National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other sources indicate that Hurricane Isaias is tracking towards the State of NC; and
WHEREAS, there is a high probability that the storm will track inland very close to Vance County, and
WHEREAS, Vance County is likely to receive heavy rain and strong winds associated with this tropical event, and
WHEREAS, these conditions could potentially cause travel and other hazards, power outages and present a clear and present danger to life and property, and
WHEREAS, Article 1A of Chapter 166A of the North Carolina General Statutes, and more specifically N.C. Gen. Stat. 166A-19.22, authorizes counties and municipalities to declare a state of emergency and exercise the powers and duties set forth therein to direct and aid in the response to and mitigation against emergencies; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned, in accordance with and on the basis of the foregoing, finds that an emergency exists within Vance County, North Carolina, and its municipalities, due to the threat of Hurricane Isaias, and further finds that it is necessary and appropriate to exercise the authority cited hereinabove by issuing this Declaration in order to address said emergency and to protect the health and wellbeing of the citizens of Vance County.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the authority contained in Article 1 of N.C.G.S. Chapter 166A, Article 36A of N.C.G.S. Chapter 14, Title II Chapter 10-8 of the City of Henderson Code of Ordinances and Vance County Ordinance #17, State of Emergency, I, Eddie Ellington, Mayor of the City of Henderson, and I, Gordon Wilder, Chairman of the Vance County Board of Commissioners do hereby proclaim that a State of Emergency exists within the County of Vance, the City of Henderson, and all other municipalities and townships located within Vance County.
I further proclaim that the restrictions set forth below, pursuant to Article 1 of NCGS Chapter 166A, Title II Chapter 10–8 of the City of Henderson Code of Ordinances, and the Vance County Ordinance #17, State of Emergency, are necessary in order to maintain an acceptable level of public order, services, and protection of lives, safety and property during this emergency, and that the same shall be in effect within the City of Henderson, County of Vance and all municipalities and townships, until this Proclamation is rescinded. I hereby order all City and County law enforcement officers and employees and all other emergency management personnel subject to my control to cooperate in the enforcement and implementation of the emergency ordinances set forth below.
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General Emergency Protective and Control Measures and operations to support the same shall be implemented as determined to be necessary for the health, safety and protection of our citizens.
Vehicle Curfew: In the event of significant power outages, fallen power lines, and road blockage(s), due to fallen trees and flooding, a curfew will be in effect from 8:00 p.m. Monday the 3rd day of August until 6:00 a.m. Tuesday, the 4th day of August, 2020 for the City of Henderson only. The curfew will not be enacted until public safety officials and the delegated authority(s) find the conditions in this section exist. This time frame may be extended pursuant to the authority delegated. General Recommendations: All persons residing or present within the jurisdiction are highly encouraged to comply with all recommendations issued by local officials during the state of emergency.
All law enforcement officers and employees and all other departments, officers, agents, employees, and personnel employed by or subject to the control of the City of Henderson and/or Vance County are directed to cooperate in the enforcement and implementation of the provisions of this Declaration and of all applicable provisions of local ordinances, state and federal laws and emergency declarations, and the Vance County Emergency Operations Plan.
The City of Henderson and Vance County recognize and acknowledge that it is likely to incur substantial economic damage from the issuance of this Declaration and does hereby request that they receive any and all available federal and state financial aid and other assistance for which they may be eligible in connection with the same.
I further proclaim that the Emergency Operations Plan adopted by the City of Henderson and County of Vance, and all applicable mutual assistance compacts and agreements are in effect and shall remain in effect until this proclamation expires or is rescinded. All emergency personnel are hereby ordered to cooperate in the implementation of the provisions of the Emergency Operations Plan and all applicable mutual assistance compacts and agreements, and to furnish assistance thereunder.
I direct that copies of this Proclamation be disseminated to the mass communications media for publication and broadcast, and that a copy of this Proclamation be posted in City Hall as well as the Vance County Courthouse and other public buildings as appropriate.
This Proclamation shall be effective immediately and shall remain in effect until rescinded.
Proclaimed this the 3rd day of August 2020.
Eddie Ellington, Mayor of Henderson
Gordon Wilder, Chairman of the Vance County Board of Commissioners
Failure at Sandy Creek Lift Station Results in Release of Untreated Water
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-Press Release, City of Henderson
The City of Henderson’s Sewer Collection System bypassed approximately 5,000 gallons of untreated water on July 30, 2020, due to a control system failure at Sandy Creek Lift Station. The overflow was approximately 5,000 gallons of untreated water that entered a tributary to Sandy Creek, and 500 gallons were contained on the ground.
North Carolina General Statutes Article 21 Chapter 143.215.1c requires a press release for all bypasses of 1,000 gallons or more that enter surface waters.
Questions concerning this matter should be directed to the Public Works Collection ORC Joey Long Jr at (252) 226-4492 or HWRF ORC Christy Lipscomb at (252) 430-9387.
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