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Lawsuit Against Mayor Dismissed; Melissa Elliott Will Not Seek Second Term
Henderson Mayor Melissa Elliott said Tuesday she will not seek a second term in office. Elliott sat down Tuesday afternoon with WIZS News and The Dispatch to provide an update on a lawsuit filed in fall of 2025 that claimed she wrongly received money for sale of a property on Charles Street. That lawsuit has
TownTalk: Vance County Manager Presents FY 26-27 Budget
County Manager Renee Perry presented the 26-27 budget to commissioners on Monday. The proposed general fund budget is $72.47 million, which represents an 8.97 percent over last year’s budget. The budget maintains the current property tax rate and there would be no change in the fire tax, Perry said. About $7.5 million would be appropriated
TownTalk: Business Spotlight – Ninja Realty
For James Hutson, it all started with a 1994 green Thunderbird. And a personal desire to keep moving forward. That T-bird was Hutson’s first car, and he bought it with money he earned from having yard sales. Even then, as a teenager, Hutson was a salesman. He said he sold whatever he could get his
TownTalk: Local Teen Creates ‘Henderson NewsLine’ To Report On Community Issues
Jackson Taylor is a home-schooled student who spends several hours each morning on his four classes. That frees up his afternoons, evenings – and weekends – for online endeavors, but it has nothing to do with video games, online chats or TikTok videos. Taylor spends a lot of his time away from his studies focused
TownTalk: Henderson City Council Opposes Specific Wording of SB 214
Too much opposition, and Senate Bill 214 has been removed from both the N.C. Senate and N.C. House calendars as of this writing April 28, 2026. For the day, that is success, depending on who you ask. It is a medium-sized battle victory in an overall water war. Strong language, but the label does suggest
TownTalk: 04-27-26
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Local Opposition to Senate Bill 214 Now Official with Separate Council, Commissioners Meetings
Local leaders are pushing back strongly in opposition to a particular portion of N.C. Senate Bill 214 which, if passed, would allow Franklin County to take property – “without consent or approval” – from Vance, Warren and Halifax counties. Reaction has been swift from Wednesday’s action in Raleigh, and both local governing bodies have scheduled
TownTalk: Around Old Granville – 250th Anniversary of the USA in Old Granville County
Mark Pace was a teenager when the United States celebrated its 200th birthday in 1776. He remembers watching CBS’s ‘Bicentennial Minute’ productions, mini history lessons that aired in 60-second episodes, featuring celebrities and other famous people talking about snippets of history from 200 years ago. In fact, Pace credits the whole Bicentennial celebration as one
TownTalk: Chamber Holds Ribbon Cutting for Deal Plumbing
Deal Plumbing has been doing business in the Henderson area for more than 50 years, and its new owners want to keep the Deal name – and reputation – going strong into the future. Their last name is Gault, not Deal, but the company’s name isn’t changing, according to Matt Gault. “While I’m kind of
H-V Chamber Of Commerce Networking To Help Mars Employees After News Of Plant Closing
With the recent announcement that the Mars Petcare plant will close its doors in the next few months, Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce President Sandra Wilkerson said she and her staff will be doing all in their power to support the 150 employees who will be without jobs when the facility ceases production. “Let me just
