Interested in running? Here’s the form you need to file with the Vance County Board of Elections to run for office. There was one new filing in Vance County today.
Month: July 2009
Rep. Wray’s Raleigh report
Deliberations continued in Raleigh this week with members of the House and Senate negotiating a spending proposal and a change in the state’s tax laws.
Zollicoffer finds Inscoe has no conflict with grant
Here is the agenda for tonight’s meeting of the Henderson City Council.
Opinion: Questions on CDBG-Embassy grant app.
Special to Home in Henderson By Elissa Yount If you are intelligent, you know that Henderson cannot afford any capital expense associated with a cultural arts center auditorium.
Purdue signs order for greater gov’t transparency
Gov. Bev Perdue this week signed Executive Orders 17 and 18 to bring greater transparency and accountability to state government.
Drive-in ready for the “big six-oh”
by Jim & Megan Kopp, Owners Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre The Triangle area’s only remaining drive-in theatre and North Carolina’s oldest operating drive-in theatre turns 60 years old this coming Wednesday, July 15, 2009.
Monday’s open line
The filing deadline to run in any Vance County Election is Friday, July 17, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. Here is a copy of the form you need to file to run for office. Don’t wait for the last minute! Here’s your open line.
HPD seizes cocaine, marijuana, scales in bust
Leon Earl Daniels, 46, of 250 High Street was arrested on July 9, 2009 for possession and manufacture of controlled substances. Members of the Henderson Police Department’s Narcotics Unit conducted an investigation concerning drug sales occurring at 250 High Street in Henderson.
Police make drug bust at Hargrove Home Services
Robert Lee Hargrove, 45, was arrested on July 9, 2009 on an array of drug charges Members of the Henderson Police Department’s Narcotics Unit conducted an investigation on the business of Hargrove Homes Services and the owner Robert Lee Hargrove.
Perdue presents budget “pathway”
In a letter to lawmakers this week, North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue provided a pathway to a balanced budget that protects education and other core services.
Election Watch 2009 – 07-10-09
Interested in running? Here’s the form you need to file with the Vance County Board of Elections to run for office. There were three new filings in Vance County today.
Hughes considers joining Army, resigning office
In a brief email interview with Home in Henderson, County Commissioner Scott Hughes verified that he has been “looking into joining the Army as an officer”.
Friday/weekend open line
Filings to run in this year’s election have been very light so far, from challengers and incumbents alike. We wonder whether its apathy or simply tactical hesitation to see who files for what first. Let the speculations abound on your weekend open line.
Commissioners discuss need to get water
According to a report on the county-wide water project made on Monday by County Manager Jerry Ayscue, the technical specifications for the plan were delivered to the county on July 6, 2009.
Thursday’s open line
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HPD apprehends two armed robbery suspects
Armed robbery suspect Michael Alston, 400 Chavis Road, Kittrell Armed robbery suspect Johnnie Oneal Lewis, 27, of 203 Welcome Avenue On July 7, 2009, at 7:24 p.m. officers of the Henderson Police Department responded to a report of an armed robbery at Carolina Market located at 501 Old Epsom Road.
Von Williams updated on proposed Community Ctr.
Community activist Deryl von Williams was updated by the Vance County Board of Commissioners on Monday evening on the funding status of her proposed Community Center project.
Etheridge favors CFTC regulation
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington), the only N.C. member of the House Ways and Means Committee, lauded the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today, for its move to consider imposing limits on trading of energy futures by purely speculative investors.