“This transportation stuff is screwy,” Henderson Mayor Clem Seifert said Monday night, and nobody argued with him.
Month: April 2005
Privilege licenses defy enforcement
Privilege licenses are the latest hot topic for the Henderson City Council.
Smith case sent back to finance committee
Even when he skips City Council meetings, Samuel Smith can drive Henderson officials crazy.
Civil penalties face first test
Nothing is simple in Henderson’s effort to clear out dilapidated structures and to use civil penalties as a stick to force property owners to act, as a City Council discussion showed Monday night.
Silence slows Speak Up forums
The Speak Up Henderson forums are being cut back to once a month after no one showed up to speak to Mayor Clem Seifert on Monday night.
Council aims for quick pace on night of reports
The Henderson City Council will try to manage its time better tonight with the help of estimates from City Manager Eric Williams on how long each agenda item should take.
Cleanup committee looks like a bargain
The editor and most of his staff are on a weekend trip to Northern Virginia for the start of the holiday of Passover, so most of the interesting news we’ve gathered in recent days will have to wait to make it onto the Web site. (Look for much, much more from the Faith Summit.) Please accept our apologies and our appreciation for your patience. That said, we did spot this article in this morning’s Washington Post, and we thought it …
Payday lending bill enrages Ellis
State Sen. Robert Holloman better get ready for hell, Henderson style.
Vance jobless rate is lowest since 2000
Vance County’s unemployment rate in March fell to the lowest level since December 2000, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the state Employment Security Commission.
Allen expects reaccreditation
Henderson is a good bet to keep its international police accreditation, Police Chief Glen Allen says.
City starts quest for Weed and Seed status
Police Chief Glen Allen has notified the U.S. Attorney’s Office about Henderson’s hope to win a place in the federal Operation Weed and Seed in the fall.
Faith Summit to launch anti-crime week
Saturday’s Faith Summit of the Vance County Coalition Against Violence will kick off a series of events that attack the crime problem from different directions.
Opinion: City makes good use of Web
The city’s new, improved Web site is a week old today, and it’s time for all of us at home in Henderson to say thanks.
11 pounds of cocaine found during I-85 traffic stop
This is what 5 kilos of cocaine looks like when it’s packaged for shipment. Henderson and Vance County law officers found this cocaine in a car on Interstate 85 on Wednesday. Henderson police seized 11 pounds of cocaine from a car on Interstate 85 on Wednesday, the second major cocaine bust during a traffic stop on the highway in about three weeks.
Shearin losing hope for a sales tax boost
Don’t expect a sales tax increase in Vance County any time soon, Schools Superintendent Norm Shearin said Wednesday.
Opinion: Tuition break is a practical proposal
Last week’s introduction of legislation in the General Assembly to let illegal immigrants attend University of North Carolina system schools at in-state rates has produced a backlash that is driving us to fits of ranting and raving.
VOICE is clear: Fully fund the police budget
The Vance Organization to Implement Community Excellence wants the area’s elected officials to know that the new group is united behind the need for the maximum possible funding for law enforcement agencies.
Carey Chapel subdivision wins $216,000 grant
A planned subdivision near the Aycock Recreation Complex has won a $216,000 Community Development Block Grant award from the state Division of Community Assistance.
Etheridge honored for helping hometown heroes
Rep. Bob Etheridge, D-Lillington, who represents southern Vance County in Congress, receives the National Fire Protection Association’s Legislator of the Year Award from John Biechman, the group’s vice president of government affairs, in a photo released by Etheridge’s office Wednesday. Etheridge was honored for his work in sponsoring and passing the Hometown Heroes Survivor Benefits Act, which extends federal survivor benefits to the families of firefighters, police officers and emergency workers who die of heart attack or stroke while in …