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TownTalk: Henderson City Council Meeting Budget Presented
Henderson Finance Director Joey Fuqua presented the FY 2025-26 proposed budget of $54.5 million to the City Council Monday. The balanced budget means that no tax increase will be called for, but the city will have to dip big into its fund balance – to the tune of $4,058,000. Fuqua called the budget “conservative” and
TownTalk: Council Restricts Mayor’s Time At City Hall, Reinstates Daeke As Mayor Pro Tem
The Henderson City Council voted 6-2 Monday to limit the time Mayor Melissa Elliott can spend at City Hall to no more than two hours twice a week until it can review information contained in recent employee surveys. It was one of two items added to Monday’s agenda at the request of Council Member Lamont
Reflecting On The Life, Legacy Of Ernest C. Terry, 76
Ernest Carlton Terry, 76, died on April 27, 2025 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Durham. Terry spent his life in service to others, from his time in the U.S. Marine Corps to his work in Henderson as a local businessman and elected official. The funeral for Terry was Wednesday, and his daughter Enesa said
TownTalk: Mobility Hub Info Sessions In Henderson May 13, 14
The concept for situating a mobility hub in downtown Henderson is taking shape, and the public has a chance to share opinions and ideas about what the actual facility should – and could – look like. Grady McCollum is one of many at the N.C. Dept. of Transportation who is helping to move the plan
TownTalk: Commissioners Receive Proposed 2025-26 Budget At Monday’s Meeting
UPDATE: Friday, May 9 at 6:30 p.m. Vance County Manager C. Renee Perry said late Friday that the budget work session of the Vance County Board of Commissioners originally scheduled for Monday, May 12 has been cancelled. The first budget work session will be Tuesday, May 20. UPDATE: Tuesday, May 6 at 5 p.m.
TownTalk: Fasting and Prayer Challenge
Brian J. Boyd is not alone in his belief in the power of prayer. He’s taking things a step further, however, to combine prayer with the act of fasting and wants to invite others to join him. It’s an effort that Boyd says can have a positive impact on the community and the city. To
N.C. Rep. Bryan Cohn Says House Bill 74 Would Drain $10 Million From Regional Water System Expansion Project
UPDATE THURS, MAY 1 AT 4:15 P.M. – House Bill 74, now through the third reading in the N.C. Senate, is one step closer to being passed into law. Wording in the bill calls for $10 million appropriated for the Kerr Lake Regional Water System in expansion project to be reappropriated to fund other projects
TownTalk: Shriners Fish Fry Coming May 14th
The Tri-County Shrine Club is in the final planning stages of the annual Fish Fry to benefit Shriners Children’s Hospitals. The menu is the same, but Shriner Donald Seifert said the May 14 event will take place in a new location and customers can enjoy an eat-in option. “We’ve missed the eat-in option,” Seifert said
TownTalk: NC Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey Visits The Studio
As the commissioner for the N.C. Department of Insurance, Mike Causey keeps his finger on the pulse of the insurance industry for the state and for its citizens, handling everything from rate requests by insurance companies, reports of possible insurance fraud from consumers and keeping an ear to the ground about possible cuts to his
Jeffrey Percy Hired To Be Vance County Facilities Maintenance Director
Jeffrey Percy has been named Vance County’s Facilities Maintenance director, succeeding Brad Weatherington, who retired in December 2024. Percy will begin his new job Tuesday, April 29, according to information from the office of County Manager C. Renee Perry. Percy has more than two decades of experience to the county, and has a background in electronics,
