Vance County News

The Vance County Board of Commissioners' Human Resources Committee will meet on Monday, July 6, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. No location or agenda for the meeting was provided.

Home in Henderson has obtained an unconfirmed report of an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Welcome Avenue in Vance County at approximately 8:15 p.m. this evening.

A proposed ordinance to demolish what remains of Beacon Light Apartments was tabled by the Henderson City Council during their regular short meeting on Monday evening.

Come to Historic Downtown Henderson and enjoy traditional country, oldies of the '40s, country bluegrass, and old time fiddle music! From 11am-3pm on Garnett St.

Henderson Police Chief Keith L. Sidwell has announced the creation of a new sworn officer position within the department's operational structure.

Yesterday the Henderson Police Department's bicycle patrol and Safe Kids Henderson-Vance sponsored a bike rodeo at the Boys & Girls Club currently located at L.B. Yancey Elementary School in Vance County.

Although the Henderson City Council agreed to set the tax rate for fiscal 2010 at the last budget session on June 9, 2009 at 57.5 cents per hundred dollars of valuation, it voted five to three last night to raise the rate to 58.5 cents.

Cops on Top is a program where law enforcement officers "roof-sit" to raise money for charity.

The Henderson City Council voted on Monday night to go ahead with a plan developed by the Vance County Board of Elections to consolidate four voting districts into two.

The public is invited to attend a community forum hosted by the Golden LEAF Foundation and Vance County on Monday, June 15, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. at the Civic Center located in Building 9 on the main campus of Vance-Granville Community College in Henderson.

Here is the agenda for the Henderson City Council's regular monthly meeting. The regular monthly meeting is held on the second Monday of each month at City Hall located at 134 Rose Avenue in Henderson.

Tom Morgan lived a 'life of service' Paul Crake said his father-in-law, U.S. Army veteran Paul Thomas "Tom" Morgan, served his country the same way he lived his life.

Building on a formula proposed by Henderson City Council member Garry Daeke, the council reached consensus on a budget plan to retain one of two firefighter positions, one half of a special projects manager, and two police officer positions.

The Vance County Board of Commissioners' Human Resources Committee is scheduled to meet Monday, June 1, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. in the office of County Manager Jerry Ayscue.

A cemetery remains in one small Vance County town for 54 fallen Confederate soldiers.

Here is the response from Henderson Mayor Pete O'Geary to remarks made by former Henderson City Council member Bobby Gupton at the Ward 1 Listening Post meeting held on May 12, 2009.

KITTRELL, N.C. _ Down a dirt road, past a boarded-up mobile home, next door to a pregnant dog that chases cars, rest the soldiers of Kittrell Confederate Cemetery.

Roughly 8,000 residents in Vance County were in the dark last night for about an hour.

Today, Bernard Allen II officially announced his candidacy for the 33rd House District.A This seat is vacant following the vote to replace the late Senator Vernon Malone with Dan Blue.A Allen was a candidate for that seat, finishing second in what was at one time a field of nine candidates.

The N.C. Department of Transportation will suspend most road construction activities over the Memorial Day holiday to help ease traffic delays and improve driving conditions throughout the state.