HENDERSON — If all goes according to plan, American Legion Post 60 will unveil the Vance County Veterans Memorial in front of the Henderson Police Department on the Fourth of July — the country’s 250th birthday.
NORLINA — An explosion inside International Paper’s Norlina facility Tuesday left one driver with minor injuries.
HENDERSON — Vance County Early College proudly honored 43 graduates during its 2026 commencement ceremony on May 22 at the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center. With a strong showing of support from family, school staff and community members, the celebration highlighted the achieve…
WASHINGTON — Yet another White House construction project is underway, though this one is meant to be only temporary.
A frenzied redistricting effort ahead of the November elections has reshaped congressional voting districts for millions of Americans — and it isn’t over yet.
PLANO, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, easily defeating four-term Sen. John Cornyn in the latest contest where President Donald Trump sought to oust an incumbent he saw as insufficiently loyal.
WASHINGTON — A Justice Department indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center is part of a “top-down” campaign of retribution against President Donald Trump’s perceived political enemies and constitutes a vindictive prosecution that must be dismissed, lawyers for the nonprofit argued …
American Legion Post 60 held a moving Memorial Day service on Monday led by Commander Hartwell Wright and speaker Rev. Jeff Prewer from Freedom Life Church on Fire.
American Legion Post 60 held a moving Memorial Day service on Monday led by Commander Hartwell Wright and speaker Rev. Jeff Prewer from Freedom Life Church on Fire.
OXFORD — Ernest F. Hart Legion Post 90 held its annual Memorial Day ceremony at Ox Theater for the first time on Monday morning.
OXFORD — The names of Oxford Prep’s 50 graduates spanned the alphabet from Preston Ayscue to Hailey Woodlief and Friday’s commencement featured remarks from students Kaylin Gooch, Valentina Ortega-Mora and Elijah Moss.
HENDERSON — Magic, spirit and tight-knit-ness have long been thematic staples of Kerr-Vance Academy commencements. On Saturday morning, the traditional motifs remained, accompanied by a palpable sense of gratitude permeating Crawford Gymtorium despite a graduating class of just six.
HENDERSON — Vance County High School awarded 222 students with their high school diplomas on May 22. The indoor ceremony opened with the Posting of Colors presented by the North Carolina 82nd Air Force Junior ROTC Color Guard and the National Anthem by Dr. Korwind Stokes, Choral Director at VCHS.
HENDERSON — The Vance County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide that occurred during the early morning hours of May 23.
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the role the Holy See itself played in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican's record a "wound in Christian memory."
The Vance County High School Class of 2026 prepares to turn tassels at the indoor ceremony on Friday as the 81st Air Force Junior ROTC presents the colors. Andrea Bullock, Senior Class President, delivered remarks. Out of 222 grads, 141 will go on to continue their studies at a two- or four-…
HENDERSON — Franklin County Manager Ryan Preble sent a letter to Kerr Lake Regional Water System partner governments and media outlets Thursday afternoon in which he lays out the county’s “basic terms” for the negotiations over a regional solution to the water system debate — a 51% ownership…
HENDERSON — The city council held a special called meeting Thursday afternoon to open a public hearing on the fiscal year 2026-27 budget, though ultimately consensed to further discuss it at a work session at 5 p.m. May 28.
HENDERSON — A torrential downpour pitter-pattered on McGregor Hall’s roof as Vance Charter School’s Class of 2026 walked across the stage to receive their diplomas.
HENDERSON — Celebrating its 20th year, Crossroads Christian School held a graduation ceremony for the Class of 2026 at Clearview Church on May 16.
WASHINGTON — Tulsi Gabbard resigned as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence on Friday, saying she needed to step away as her husband battles cancer. She is the fourth Cabinet official to depart during Trump’s second term.
May 15Curtis Mesiah, 19, of Franklinton, was arrested at 12:30 a.m. at the 900 block of South Beckford Drive and charged with possession with intent to sell or deliver marijuana and with carrying a concealed firearm. He was remanded to VCJ at 2:30 a.m. under no bond and given a trial date of…
WASHINGTON — The day arrived when the Senate just said, No.
In a previous version of the story titled “Music and Arts Festival coming to Breckenridge,” the Dispatch reported the date of the titular Henderson Music and Arts Festival was June 20. That is incorrect — the date is June 14, from 2-8 p.m. The Dispatch regrets the error.
Correction — A previous version of this story reported that the date for the music festival was June 20. That is incorrect — the date is June 14. The Dispatch regrets the error.
Correction: The Dispatch reported in an earlier version of the story that City Manager Paylor Spruill’s salary is $192,000 per year. That is incorrect — the figure is actually $143,000 per year. The Dispatch regrets the error.
WARRENTON — The Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees met for its regular bi-monthly meeting Monday afternoon at the Warren County campus, during which they discussed the financial shortfall matter with Franklin County.
HENDERSON — Vance Charter senior Payten Bender was introduced as one of the newest Morehead-Cain scholars in a May 4 Morehead-Cain Foundation announcement.
OXFORD — Lt. Brandon Goins — who is currently serving in the Bladensburg Police Department in Prince George’s County, Maryland — will be the new Oxford Police Department chief beginning June 8.
Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from $1.8B 'anti-weaponization' fund
WASHINGTON — Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol from an attack by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters sued on Wednesday to block anyone — including Jan. 6, 2021, rioters — from receiving payouts from a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for people who claim to be…
WASHINGTON — Barney Frank, the longtime Democratic congressman and leading liberal who brought new visibility to gay rights and crafted the most significant reforms to the financial system in a generation, has died. He was 86.
Tennessee officials will pay $835,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was jailed for more than a month over a Facebook post he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
HENDERSON — Officers with the Henderson Police Department responded Tuesday morning to 197 Parham Road, the location of the former 121 Motel, in reference to a breaking and entering in progress, Chief Marcus Barrow reported.
WASHINGTON — The YOLO caucus is in session.
ALLEN, Texas — President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate, supercharging his effort to oust incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in next week’s runoff.
ROCKY MOUNT — At 9:30 Saturday morning, the Crossroads Christian graduation ceremony began at Clearview Church for six Colts baseball seniors, whose team was trailing 1-0 in the two-day, best-of-three state championship baseball series at N.C. Wesleyan University.
NextEra Energy is seeking to acquire Dominion Energy in an all-stock deal valued at about $67 billion, creating a massive power company as the energy needs of artificial intelligence drive demand higher in the U.S.
HENDERSON — In two ceremonies across as many days, Vance-Granville Community College graduated 526 students from its College and Career Readiness, Business, Applied Sciences and Public Service, arts and science programs.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday moved to withdraw his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns amid reports that his administration was poised to create a fund to compensate some of his allies.
HENDERSON — Over four dozen performers from across the Kerr-Tar region participated in Silver Arts, an arts competition for senior citizens, at Aycock Recreation Center Friday morning.
HENDERSON — Kerr Lake Regional Water System leaders met in Oxford May 6 to discuss the ongoing matter with Franklin County, and reportedly, “regionalization” was the watchword.
HENDERSON — May seems to be a favorite month for “week of . . . “ (you name it). Each week some group or profession is being celebrated.
HENDERSON — A 65-inch video screen photo display was recently installed on the second floor of Perry Memorial Library featuring 1,484 photographs of Henderson and Vance County subjects. The photos revolve in a random loop played every day that the library is open.
HENDERSON — The City of Henderson officially proclaimed April 27 as Job Corps Is Open Day, celebrating its strong partnership with Kittrell Job Corps and reaffirming its support for the life-changing opportunities the campus provides to young adults.
HENDERSON — Following a prolonged joint operation, the Henderson Police Department, Nash County Sheriff’s Office, Vance County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives executed a search warrant on May 14 in the 300 block of Little Mill Road, resulting in a…
HENDERSON — Six Warrenton Rotary members visited the Henderson club to celebrate the 81st anniversary of its founding on May 12. They were Loria Williams, president, Butch Meek, president-elect, Patrick Raiford, George Humphries, Roger Griesingerer and Loyd King.
Shown clockwise from left, Anthony “AJ” Johnson, Bobby Harmon and Leon Frazier prepare the whiting fish for frying at the Shriners 62nd Annual Fish Fry on Wednesday at Tony’s Automotive. With a goal to sell 1,000 plates, all proceeds go to support free care for burn victims and more at Shrin…
HENDERSON — City Finance Director Joey Fuqua delivered the annual budget presentation Monday night, during which he informed the council that the city needs to earmark $5 million to balance the fiscal year 2026-27 budget.
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