Henderson needs to pay all of its employees more money, City Council members were told Tuesday night during the first of three nights of budget presentations from department heads.
Month: April 2005
New chief animal control officer in Vance
Vance County has a new chief animal control officer, County Manager Jerry Ayscue announced Monday night during the meeting of the Board of Commissioners.
Close lottery vote expected today
The special House committee on the lottery is meeting this morning to take up a bill co-sponsored by one of Vance County’s two legislators, with the expectation that the committee will send the bill forward for the first House floor vote on a lottery as early as this afternoon.
Board bends zoning rule for good intentions
The Henderson Zoning Board of Adjustment sliced through the red tape Tuesday and granted a variance to a property owner who ran into trouble after getting a building permit.
Gunfire wounds man, endangers infanct
Bullets were flying in Henderson over the weekend, leaving one man seriously wounded and threatening, among others, a 7-week-old boy.
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Henderson fire officials estimate that this vacant house at 717 Highland Ave. suffered $30,000 in damage to the structure and the contents in a suspicious fire Monday. The estimated pre-fire value was $57,000. A thirst for free beer early Saturday may prove costly for three Vance County men, according to Henderson police reports.
Vance board backs multiple-choice sales tax increase
A possible education-dedicated 1-cent increase in the local sales tax survived a lengthy Vance County Board of Commissioners discussion Monday night. But the commissioners tossed around enough options and preferences and alternatives before and after passing a resolution on the sales tax that school board members were left uncertain whether they’d won.
Opinion:
I’m a Tar Heel born, I’m a Tar Heel bred, and when I die, I’ll be Tar Heel dead. To be honest, we’ve always wondered at the wisdom of bringing death into a fight song, but today we share the sentiment of many folks in Vance County: We could die happy after the University of North Carolina’s championship victory in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament Monday night.
Our apologies
Our Internet host is in the middle of a server switch, and we at HomeinHenderson.com are suffering the moving pains. Since late last week, we have experienced vanishing stories, e-mail interruptions and complete outages (we couldn’t get to the site most of Monday). We apologize for the inconvenience and for the resulting backlog in getting the news to you. It will take us a few days to catch up on some of the stories we’re working on. We appreciate your …
Sunny reopening for Wildflower
Henderson couldn’t resist the tasty aroma of the Wildflower on Monday.
Junkyards one step closer to removal
The Henderson Planning Board needed only about 10 minutes Monday to endorse two efforts to establish better controls over automobile facilities in the city, including the elimination of junkyards.
Wray wants state to bet on lottery
State Rep. Michael Wray announced in his weekly e-mail update to constituents Friday that he will vote to support an education-dedicated lottery when the House takes up the issue this month.
Sales tax proposal goes to commissioners
The Vance County Board of Commissioners should seek legislative approval for a local referendum on a sales tax increase to support school construction.
Funding sought for prison alternatives
An alternative-sentencing program is asking for Vance County to restore funding for its efforts to break the cycle of revolving-door justice.
Vance jobless rate back above 10%
Vance County’s unemployment rate drifted higher in February but remained below last year’s level and stayed out of the top five in the state.
Library construction leads way to future
County Commissioner Tommy Hester, Sen. Elizabeth Dole, Embassy Square Foundation Executive Director Kathy Powell, Mayor Clem Seifert and state Treasurer Richard Moore prepare for the placement of the first steel beam toward the end of the construction celebration ceremony. It was a gray day, an April Fools’ Day, and it was a beautiful day for all involved with Embassy Square.
Fun facts from the Embassy celebration
The Rev. Joseph Ratliffe and Bennett Perry join the beauty quens and, far left, Kathy Powell in celebrating Friday. A few interesting tidbits from Friday’s ceremony:
For the children, by the children
Mini Majestic Miss Kerr Lake Sterling Adams, left, and Tiny Miss Kerr Lake Lawson Adams help bring youth to the Embassy Square construction ceremony Friday. Much of the talk at the Embassy Square construction celebration Friday was about children, and more than a few children were in the crowd of several hundred people to hear the message of Henderson’s future.
Opinion: A great day in Henderson
When even the weather cooperates on April Fools’ Day, you know you’re doing something right.