The Daily Dispatch

The Daily Dispatch Founded in 1914, The Daily Dispatch is a community-focused newspaper in Henderson, North Carolina.

Our newspaper has a rich history of earning statewide distinction, including a pair of N.C. Press Association General Excellence awards for publications our size.

HENDERSON — School won’t be back in session until August and regular season high school basketball games are still more ...
06/18/2026

HENDERSON — School won’t be back in session until August and regular season high school basketball games are still more than four months away for the 2026-27 season but summer league hoops competition kicked into full gear Tuesday at Vance County Hi…

HENDERSON — School won’t be back in session until August and regular season high school basketball games are still more than four months away for the 2026-27 season but summer

HENDERSON — The world will join hands and sing this Sunday for Make Music Day, and Vance County, local organizer Alice S...
06/18/2026

HENDERSON — The world will join hands and sing this Sunday for Make Music Day, and Vance County, local organizer Alice Sallins said, wants to make itself known.

HENDERSON — The Oxford-Henderson Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. presented the 2026 Dr. Andrea Harri...
06/18/2026

HENDERSON — The Oxford-Henderson Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. presented the 2026 Dr. Andrea Harris Social Action Award to John Wesley Boyd Jr. The ceremony was held May 30 at the Sorority’s Annual May Week Breakfast at the Van…

HENDERSON — The Oxford-Henderson Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. presented the 2026 Dr. Andrea Harris Social Action Award to John Wesley Boyd Jr. The ceremony was held

HENDERSON — Kelly Gaines, executive director of the N.C. U.S. Tennis Association, delivered the keynote address Saturday...
06/16/2026

HENDERSON — Kelly Gaines, executive director of the N.C. U.S. Tennis Association, delivered the keynote address Saturday for the fifth annual Edmonds Tennis Education Foundation Scholarship Banquet, in which six recent high school graduates were awa…

HENDERSON — Kelly Gaines, executive director of the N.C. U.S. Tennis Association, delivered the keynote address Saturday for the fifth annual Edmonds Tennis Education Foundation Scholarship Banquet, in which six

HENDERSON — On a leisurely walk and bound for Dabney Drive, Henderson resident Scott Burnette found himself within 30 ya...
06/16/2026

HENDERSON — On a leisurely walk and bound for Dabney Drive, Henderson resident Scott Burnette found himself within 30 yards of a black bear along Yadkin Street on a sweltering June 11 afternoon when bear and man stopped and stared at each other.

HENDERSON — On a leisurely walk and bound for Dabney Drive, Henderson resident Scott Burnette found himself within 30 yards of a black bear along Yadkin Street on a sweltering

HENDERSON — The Henderson Police Department is investigating a shooting near the intersection of Rose Street and South W...
06/16/2026

HENDERSON — The Henderson Police Department is investigating a shooting near the intersection of Rose Street and South Williams Street that left one person deceased and injured two others just before midnight on June 13.

Update: Michael Edwards Mitchell Jr., 25, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder, possession with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver ma*****na, maintaining a vehicle, dwelling, or place for

The Henderson Music & Arts Festival brought out a bunch of folks on a hot Sunday afternoon. The rain cooled things off a...
06/15/2026

The Henderson Music & Arts Festival brought out a bunch of folks on a hot Sunday afternoon. The rain cooled things off a bit around 6 and the concert continued on. Bravo to Bridger Stewardson and all involved for making this happen.

HENDERSON — The emphasis of the summer for the Vance County football team is mental toughness following a challenging 20...
06/11/2026

HENDERSON — The emphasis of the summer for the Vance County football team is mental toughness following a challenging 2025 season in which the youthful Vipers debuted in the tough, split-classification Northern Six Conference.

HENDERSON — The emphasis of the summer for the Vance County football team is mental toughness following a challenging 2025 season in which the youthful Vipers debuted in the tough,

HENDERSON — Citing the need for more cuts at the top, Ward 1 Councilwoman Geraldine Champion made a motion to not pass t...
06/11/2026

HENDERSON — Citing the need for more cuts at the top, Ward 1 Councilwoman Geraldine Champion made a motion to not pass the fiscal year 2026-27 budget at the regular city council meeting Monday night.

HENDERSON — Citing the need for more cuts at the top, Ward 1 Councilwoman Geraldine Champion made a motion to not pass the fiscal year 2026-27 budget at the regular

HENDERSON — After a closed session at an emergency called meeting Wednesday around noon, the city council voted 5-4, wit...
06/11/2026

HENDERSON — After a closed session at an emergency called meeting Wednesday around noon, the city council voted 5-4, with Mayor Melissa Elliott breaking the tie, to cut former city manager Paylor Spruill’s contract with the city. The council also vo…

HENDERSON — After a closed session at an emergency called meeting Wednesday around noon, the city council voted 5-4, with Mayor Melissa Elliott breaking the tie, to cut former city

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