Henderson News

A 51-year-old man was killed tonight after he crashed his motorcycle into a median on Interstate 40.

The N.C. Community Watch Association will hold its quarterly training workshop from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library.

Join the Henderson Family YMCA at Chick-fil-a on Tuesday, March 16th from 3 - 8 PM and help raise money for Vance County Relay for Life.

Drop off unneeded or expired prescription or over-the-counter medications from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Henderson Fire Department, 211 Dabney Dr., and at the Vance County Fire Department, 188 Bickett St.

Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, March 15, 2010 at 11:12 p.m. The state's dropout rate hit a record low last year, and school systems in Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties saw anywhere from a 20 to 28 percent decrease.

The Safe Kids Henderson a ' Vance Coalition will be sponsoring a free child passenger safety car seat clinic today, Tuesday, March 16, 2010 from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at Walmart on N. Cooper Drive in Henderson, North Carolina.

Although store managers had sought a "silent opening" last Friday, Roses of Kinston has been anything but silent since it opened as shoppers flocked to the latest incarnation of a fondly-remembered local retail outlet.

The Southeast High Speed Rail Project Meeting with property owners in Henderson and South Henderson Industrial Historic Districts provided first hand information about HSR at a meeting hosted by the Kerr-Tar Council of Governments headquarters on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. It was unfortunate that the city, nor the county, nor the ...

The annual St. Patricka s Day Chili Cook-Off and Fun Fest will be held in downtown Henderson at the corner of Breckinridge and S. Garnett streets from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Chili will be served starting at 11:30 a.m. Character Antics will provide entertainment/rides for the kids including a giant slide, train rides, a moonwalk, face painting, balloon ...

The Henderson City Council voted unanimously to approve the Economic Development Commission's 2010-2014 Strategic Plan during its regular meeting yesterday evening.

On March 7, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. members of the Henderson Police Departmenta s Patrol Division responded to 326 Gary Street in reference to a subject who had been shot.

On February 17, 2010 at 10:01 p.m. members of the Henderson Police Department's Patrol Division responded to a residence at 607 McBorne Street concerning a report of an armed robbery that had just occurred.

Chief K.L. Sidwell reports that members of the Henderson Police Department Narcotics Unit conducted investigations that led to the federal sentencing of the following: Stephon Bullock Jonathan Jordan Xavier Judd Cory Randall Bullock On March 18, 2009 an investigation was initiated in which a traffic stop was performed by members of the Henderson ...

A man who killed his brother and his 6-month-old niece while driving intoxicated on Interstate 95 pleaded guilty to two involuntary manslaughter charges yesterday.

The following meeting has been canceled: The Henderson City Council's Land Planning Committee will meet on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 3:30 p.m. in the City Hall Large Conference Room.

Safe Kids Henderson-Vance Coalition will sponsor a free child passenger safety car seat clinic at Walmart on N. Cooper Drive from 1-5 p.m. Seats will be available for those parents in need of a child safety seat for a donation of $20. Donations will help buy more seats for future car seat checks.

On March 2, 2010 Anthony Darby, 52, of 1403 Ross Mill Road in Henderson, North Carolina was arrested and charged with resisting, delaying, and obstructing a government official.

Henderson County Sheriff's deputies on Sunday charged two men with stealing more than 500 spikes from an active railroad track in Flat Rock.

Fire officials in North Carolina have taken six juveniles into custody after an investigation into fires set at Henderson Middle School.

Rosetta Madison Henderson...North Carolina native and a retired school teacher. Photos: Marcus Gonzales Raphael John-Lall Rosetta Madison Henderson, a native of North Carolina and a retired school teacher, remembers the struggles she underwent as a child during the pre-civil rights era in the American South.