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Show, Shine, Shag & Dine Thousands of people packed Garnett Street for Show, Shine, Shag and Dine Saturday morning in downtown Henderson. The annual weekend event is sponsored by the Vance County Tourism Department. Before participants leave town today, the East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place at VanceGranville Community College. To view or purchase photos, visit us on the Web at www.hendersondispatch.com.
Oxford PD gets help for VIPER By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer
stretched its 210 inches in front of the Henderson Fire House. In 1971, Ted Thomas drove it 233 miles per hour, a record at the time. After its retirement, Don Trasin of Columbus, Ohio, found it. It was restored by Pat Foster of
OXFORD — The City Commission has signed off on a list of grant requests for hundreds of thousands of dollars from the N.C. Rural Center to help pay for improving Oxford’s utilities infrastructure. The actions, which were approved Tuesday evening, came minutes after the commission officially accepted federal grant dollars for the Police Department. Specifically, the commission received $65,051 from the Justice Department so the Police Department can take full advantage of the VIPER radio network. This federal funding is significant because the police VIPER mobile radios have been ineffective inside buildings. VIPER stands for Voice Interoperability Plan for Emergency Responders. And VIPER, which is used by Granville County, is an outgrowth of statewide efforts to put emergency and law enforcement agencies on a more uniform radio network and avoid the kind of communication breakdowns experienced on Sept. 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center. The City Commission in April approved a $37,500 budget amendment as a match to a grant to fix the Police Department’s communication problem. The action was recommended by the commission’s Public Safety Committee after Chief John Wolford said the department’s conventional 800-megahertz frequency, as set up by Sprint Nextel, had continued to dete-
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A couple of dragster enthusiasts look under the car at the insides of this Bunny and the Boys dragster at Show, Shine, Shag and Dine in downtown Henderson Saturday morning. To view or purchase photos, visit us on the Web at www.hendersondispatch.com.
A replica of the Munsters car owned by Rucker Posey of Richmond, Va., was on display along with Dragula, a coffin inspired dragster, at Show, Shine, Shag and Dine Saturday morning in downtown Henderson. To view or purchase photos, visit us on the Web at www.hendersondispatch.com.
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This 1947 Corbitt owned by Bill Hight was on display at Show, Shine, Shag and Dine Saturday morning in downtown Henderson. To view or purchase photos, visit us on the Web at www.hendersondispatch.com.
A low view of this 1927 Ford Roadster owned by Scarlett Bowman of Henderson on display downtown at Show, Shine, Shag and Dine Saturday morning. To view or purchase photos, visit us on the Web at www.hendersondispatch.com.
Thousands descend on Henderson for annual good time By DAVID IRVINE Daily Dispatch Writer
Cool weather couldn’t dampen the ardor of car enthusiasts as they strolled the streets of downtown Henderson to absorb the sights sounds and scents of the annual Car Show, a feature
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of the Show, Shine, Shag & Dine weekend sponsored by the Vance County Tourism Department. Garnett Street from Burwell Avenue to Rose Avenue was transformed into a pedestrian mall, where car enthusiasts could interact with owners of a variety of motor vehicles and partake of
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the goodies offered by vendors. Sports cars lined Breckenridge Street as far as the H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library. With hoods up, they displayed engines polished with obvious loving care. Nancy Thomas gave the Daily Dispatch a brief history of the drag racer, Jade Grenade, which
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Woodlief opts out of debate Powell, Strickland will appear for event Tuesday at Senior Center By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer
OXFORD — A debate featuring mayoral candiObituaries, 4A dates Steve Powell and Frank Strickland is set for 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Senior Center, with incumbent Al Woodlief saying he will not be present because “I have nothing to debate with either one of these recycled paper. men.”
Woodlief, in e-mail correspondence with the Dispatch late last week, added, “As for Mr. Powell, with nearly four years as (a) commissioner, it is my opinion he has not demonstrated any leadership ability in his position as chairman of the Recreation Committee and would not be an experienced candidate to entertain within a debate.”
Powell, when contacted by the Dispatch and asked about Woodlief’s remark about his alleged lack of performance as the Recreation Committee chairman, said, “It’s definitely incorrect.” “I am complemented by the fact that he’s making negative statements about me because that means Please see DEBATE, page 3A