Henderson News

The Henderson Community Concert Association has two important announcements. First, season tickets are still available for the exciting 2012-2013 Concert Series, which may be purchased by calling 492-1726 or by visiting the website at www.hcca.cc. Second, the Annual General Membership Meeting and election of members of the board of directors will ... (more)

Artists are invited to submit their works for the 46th annual Kerr Lake Art Show, which will be open to the public June 11-15. The event, co-sponsored by Vance-Granville Community College and the Kerr Lake Art Society, will be held on the second floor of Building 7 on VGCC's Main Campus in Vance County.

Just two months after claiming North Carolina's sixth highest unemployment rate in the month of February, Ashe County continued consecutive months of improving unemployment, falling to 12.1 percent, according to data released by the N.C. Department of Commerce on May 25.

A man whose money was stolen out of his hands at a check-cashing business, along with workers at the office, stopped the robbery by chasing the thief, tackling him in a parking lot and holding him down until officers arrived, police said.

William Osborne Jones, MD, 79, went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 21, 2012 at Heartfields Assited Living in Cary.

The mission of Vance County Learning Center, a small private school in Henderson, is to educate those at risk students in the Vance, Warren and Granville Counties that are habitually suspended, or not finding success in the public school system.

A Memorial Day service will take place at Sunset Memorial Gardens, 3174 Highway 158 Bus., Henderson, at 2 p.m. Michael W. Ayscue will act as master of ceremonies.

To the Editor: The Henderson Lions Club has served visually impaired individuals in Henderson and Vance County since 1929.

When prices for a gallon of unleaded gasoline dipped into the $3.40s last week, we couldn't help but feel several senses of emotion.

To the Editor: I'd like to express my appreciation to voters who elected me to represent Ward 4 on the Henderson City Council.

To the Editor: In reading a recent letter I can't help but wonder where the letter writer has been.

The Rev. Maxine M. Bradley, a Northampton County native, will be the Woman's Day speaker on Sunday during the 11 a.m. worship service at Shilo Baptist Church of Henderson.

The Young Lions Summer Enrichment Camp will last for eight weeks from June 14-Aug. 10 at $50/week. This enrichment component is only part of the offering provided by the Vance County Learning Center.

Setting the standard as a local politician hasn't gotten any easier through the years.

After claiming the dubious distinction of North Carolina's sixth highest unemployment rate in the month of February, Ashe County bounced back in March with a three point decline in the county's unemployment rate, falling to 12.2 percent, according to data released by the N.C. Department of Commerce last week.

Emrose Gallery & Park, 233 South Garnett St., downtown Henderson, has scheduled an Art Appreciation Day event for Saturday, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. There will be activities for the entire family, including gallery tours, maypole, face painting, and arts and crafts.

Southeastern Emergency Equipment and its sister companies sell medical equipment, portable modular buildings and vehicles, including ambulances and fire trucks, to first responders.

There are certain pivotal times in everyone's life when opposing forces of both light and dark collide in such a way as to render one awestruck by the sheer magnitude of that which composes our collective human lot.

Flourishing pink Formosa Azaleas and an ivy-covered mound togetherrespresent over a half century of plant growth at the home of Mr.

A Durham technology company that claims to have set a world record for solar panel efficiency was named on a prestigious list of the world's most important emerging technologies.