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Henderson Mayor Eddie Ellington Calls for Special Meeting
Mayor Ellington has requested a Special Called Meeting of the Henderson City Council for Monday, January 23, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to consider all items on the January 9, 2017 Regular Meeting agenda that was cancelled due to the inclement weather, plus consideration of the disposition of a jointly held property identified as Bullock Street. This meeting will be held in Council Chambers at City Hall, 134 Rose Avenue, Henderson, NC. The public is welcome to attend.
The Henderson City Council’s Housing Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet in Council Chambers, 134 Rose Avenue, on Thursday, January 19, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to continue review/discussion regarding housing issues. It is possible a quorum of City Council members may attend; however, no action by Council will be taken during this meeting. The public is welcome to attend.
(This content was sent to WIZS News via email from Henderson City Clerk Esther J. McCrackin)
More Cellular Added to Standpipe
More Cellular Added to Standpipe
Workers installed additional cellphone cells on the side the standpipe this morning. The City of Henderson is able to lease the space and receive good money. The City owns the standpipe as a part of its water distribution system. For anyone not realizing it, a standpipe is a water tower, which offers water storage and creates water pressure.
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Search Warrant Yields Drug Charges Against Suspect
Search Warrant Yields Drug Charges Against Suspect
On Saturday, January 14, 2017, members of the Henderson Police Department Special Operations Unit executed a search warrant at 133 College Street in Henderson. An investigation was initiated after receiving citizen’s complaints of drug activity in the area. During the search, officers recovered 51 grams of crack cocaine, 28 grams of marijuana and a Glock handgun.
Barry Henderson, 43 of 133 College Street Henderson was charged with the following charges: two counts of trafficking cocaine, possession with the intent to manufacture, sell, and deliver cocaine, possession with the intent to manufacture, sell, and deliver marijuana, manufacturing
cocaine, manufacturing marijuana, maintaining a dwelling for keeping/selling controlled substances, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Henderson was placed in the Vance County Jail after failing to post a secured 80,000.00 bond. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled in Vance County District Court on January 23, 2017.
Press Release – January 17, 2017
Authority: Chief Marcus Barrow
Area Christians Together In Service Fish Fry
Area Christians Together In Service Fish Fry – January 23
KVA Student selected for Senate Page Program in Virginia
Sarah Allen, an eighth grader at Kerr Vance Academy has been selected for the Senate Page Program for the Commonwealth of Virginia. The General Assembly will be in session during January and February. The Senate Page Leadership Program is structured similar to a college preparatory program with components centered on developing future leaders.
Students who receive admission to the program carry on the tradition of page service in the legislature while fulfilling requirements in a professional development track comprised of speakers, site visits and classroom-like instruction. The mission of the program is to facilitate a structured environment in which young Virginians embrace responsibility and accountability, develop professional characteristics through strict standards of conduct and engage in the legislative process through work, observation and discussion. Sarah is the daughter of Richard and Jill Allen of Clarksville, Virginia.
KVA Student selected for prestigious Rotary Leadership Conference
John Averette, a junior at Kerr Vance Academy was recently selected to attend the Rotary Club Youth Leadership Conference in April at Camp Oak Hill in Virginia. The conference will include experiential sessions on leadership, team building activities, and a rope course among other experiences. RCYL award winners are selected for demonstrating leadership potential in scholastic, athletic, and civic activities. John is a native of Henderson and the son of Curtis and Angie Averette.
NC Supreme Court Justice to speak at VGCC Martin Luther King Holiday Celebration
NC Supreme Court Justice to speak at VGCC Martin Luther King Holiday Celebration
Vance-Granville Community College will hold a special program celebrating the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 11 a.m. in the Civic Center on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County. The celebration is free and open to the public, and is sponsored by the VGCC Male Mentoring Success Initiative (MMSI) and the Student Government Association.
The guest speaker for the event will be the newest Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, the Honorable Michael R. “Mike” Morgan. He was elected to the state’s highest court in November, after serving as an administrative law judge, a Wake County District Court judge and, most recently, a Superior Court judge. In addition, as a veteran faculty member of the National Judicial College located on the campus of the University of Nevada, Justice Morgan has taught and trained judges from all over the United States and its territories for the past 24 years.
A New Bern native, Justice Morgan is a graduate of Duke University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Sociology. He furthered his education at North Carolina Central University School of Law, distinguishing himself by serving as student body president in his final year of law school and earning his Juris Doctorate with Honors. Morgan later served as an adjunct professor for the NCCU School of Law.
The Jan. 18 program will also feature inspirational music presented by a choir of VGCC faculty, staff and students.
Attendees are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to a local charitable organization.
For more information, contact MMSI co-coordinators Anthony Pope at popea@vgcc.edu or (252) 738-3395, or Michael Farmer at farmerm@vgcc.edu or (252) 738-3234.
–VGCC Press Release–
(Cover photo of Judge Mike Morgan supplied to WIZS News in press release. Credit for the photo apparently belonging to https://www.judgemikemorgan.com/)