Vance County News

An electrical malfunction was the cause of the fire in the old J. P. Taylor building on Nov.

Mary Helen Jones of Henderson has been named director of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Center in Vance County.

Arrests a William Thomas Hester, 38, of 128 W. Center St. was served with an order for arrest on Nov.

Arrests a Shanise Kelly, 19, of 318 Foxfire Drive was served with an order for arrest on Nov.

A 36-year-old Vance County man was on life support Thursday following a shooting at the home he shared with two others.

The Public Facilities Naming Committee of the Vance County Board of Education has scheduled a public hearing on Thursday, December 3, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium at E.M. Rollins Elementary School at 1600 S. Garnett Street in Henderson, to solicit public opinions regarding proposed names for the new elementary school now under construction.

Recent heavy rains have temporarily closed three Vance County bridges due to flooding.

The Vance County Department of Social Services needs help to provide Christmas gifts for over 75 children who are currently in the countya s foster care system.

Daily Dispatch/ASHLEY STEVEN AYSCUE Flames erupt from the roof of the old J.P. Taylor building shortly after 5:30 p.m. early Thursday night.

James "Jim" R. Hinkle - one of 32 applicants to become Vance County's full-time economic development director - will begin as interim director Monday under a three-month contract.

Arrests a Damien Yancey, 21, of 156 Bobcat Lane was arrested Nov. 11. Misdemeanor second degree trespassing.

Maria Parham Medical Center and the North Carolina Healthy Start Foundation partnered to give onesies to every baby born at Maria Parham in October for National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month.

A bedroom fire killed two of four children in their home at 132 Elizabeth St. Monday night, while their parents were away.

A celebration to raise awareness of the number of foster children in need of adoptive homes will be held at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Vance County Courthouse.

David Lee Hargrove hasna t been seen by relatives since Oct. 25. After checking locations the 59-year-old Henderson man is known to frequent and a ground search Wednesday and Thursday of a nearby wooded area, the Henderson Police Department is asking for the publica s help finding him.

Entries in Autumn Arts 2009, the 34th annual juried art show sponsored by Vance-Granville Community College and the Kerr Lake Art Society, have been judged and are on display at Vance-Granville. The public is invited to view the artwork, which is on display on the second floor of Building 7 on the college's main campus in Vance County through Nov.

Daily Dispatch/ASHLEY STEVEN AYSCUE Cars pass a billboard for the Vance County Schools' TRU campaign against tobacco on Oxford Road just east of Vance Academy Road Thursday afternoon.

A proposed efficiency study aimed at the administrative and financial operations of Vance County government could be discussed at the Board of Commissionersa Nov.

On November 3, 2009 a patrol officer with the Henderson Police Department conducted a traffic stop in the 500 Block of Young Avenue.

Al Woodlief has won re-election to his mayoral seat in Oxford while Danny Currin, Calvin "C.J." Harris Jr., Ron Bullock and Jackie Sergent have won the four seats up for election on the Oxford City Commission.