Tyler R. Davis

Henderson

Staff Reporter at The Daily Dispatch (Henderson, NC)

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Articles

Servants on Site

4 days ago | hendersondispatch.com | Tyler R. Davis

HENDERSON — Fifteen years after it was founded, Servants on Site is still going strong. Such servants, teenagers from grades 6-12, came from near and far to take part in Rebuilding Hope’s annual Servants on Site Youth Summer Mission Camp. This reporter stopped by two of the nine worksites up and down the county, the first on Boddie Street, where around eight teenaged volunteers, largely girls, were hard at work nailing down shingles under the supervision of crew chief Randy Carroll.
Old Keeco building up for lease

4 days ago | hendersondispatch.com | Tyler R. Davis

HENDERSON — A closure earlier this year left Vance County with a new piece of real estate. Around six months back, Boca Raton, Florida-based bedding company Keeco LLC announced it would close its distribution center and manufactory on Comfort Drive, just off Ross Mill Road via an NC WARN Notice, which companies are required to file with the state should they announce closures or layoffs of 50 or more people.
County passes budget 4-2

6 days ago | hendersondispatch.com | Tyler R. Davis

HENDERSON — The county commissioners met Monday afternoon and, in short order, adopted its budget for fiscal year 2025-26. “I just feel that this budget is an increase of almost 11%, on the backs of our tax-paying citizens,” said District 4 Commissioner Dan Brummitt. “At some point, we have to look at cutting expenses rather than generating new revenues. “Hopefully, this coming year, we’ll do something different.”The budget passed 4-2, with Brummitt and another commissioner cast dissenting votes.
Makin’ music

6 days ago | hendersondispatch.com | Tyler R. Davis

HENDERSON — Vance County sang on Saturday. Sang, danced, played the carillon — no matter how, folks made music. “I didn’t realize how much music meant to me,” said Mayor Melissa Elliott before delivering her proclamation declaring June 21 as Make Music Day, “until I really needed the music to mean something.”She praised Vance County Arts Council Director Alice Sallins, who stood nearby, for her longtime career as a devotee of and promoter of the arts in Henderson.
Wards hosting relationship summit with Chanel Scott

1 week ago | hendersondispatch.com | Tyler R. Davis

HENDERSON — Relationships can be complicated. Things change, people change — and change can create friction. An upcoming event is going to feature “the real, the raw” conversation on the topic.
VCAS offers free spay and neuter ops

1 week ago | hendersondispatch.com | Tyler R. Davis

HENDERSON — There’s an image of the Vance County Animal Shelter as “The Pound,” with a dastardly crew of “dog catchers” carting pups off to “dog jail,” said Director William Coker — that’s far from the case. Indeed, in his office down at the facility at 1243 Brodie Road are two chatty birds hopping around a cage. Dogs, though, are the shelter’s primary tenants — guests can hear them barking through the walls. The cats are less numerous and much quieter.
McGregor announces summer slate

1 week ago | hendersondispatch.com | Tyler R. Davis

HENDERSON — Three shows are slated to grace McGregor Hall’s stage in the coming months. The Summer Children’s Theater Camp will conclude the weekend of June 27 with a production of “Once Upon a Mattress,” a musical comedy based on “The Princess and the Pea.”Jo Ellen Newell, a Henderson Rec Players staple, directs the two-week camp each summer.
Storage Sense joins HVCC

1 week ago | hendersondispatch.com | Tyler R. Davis

HENDERSON — The Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce welcomed a new member in the form of one of the largest storage facilities Henderson has ever seen — Storage Sense on Warrenton Road. “It’s amazing how much stuff we have,” HVCC President Sandra Wilkerson joked. She praised the Stewardson family, whose pater Jason Stewardson owns the land upon which the facility is built, for its willingness to build up the community.
Back to Eden hosting Juneteenth celebration, honoring Eva Clayton

1 week ago | hendersondispatch.com | Tyler R. Davis

HENDERSON — Beginning Friday, Back to Eden is once again hosting a celebration of Juneteenth. The headliner on Friday will be a ceremony at around 5:30 p.m. to honor former congresswoman Eva Clayton. Ken Spellman, founder of the event center, will dedicate a tree on property to Clayton and inscribe her name on it. Clayton will offer remarks on the occasion.
Jazz prodigy graduates from VCS

1 week ago | hendersondispatch.com | Tyler R. Davis

HENDERSON — Bridger Stewardson could pass any classic rock or jazz quiz with flying colors. Indeed, when reporters the Dispatch quizzed him, he knew all the greats. Stewardson’s parents raised him on a healthy diet of Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan and so forth. Stewardson’s interest, though, is jazz. Among his inspirations are Jerry Garcia, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis and Sly Stone. Stewardson began piano lessons at First Baptist at age eight, though recounted not liking them very much.