Council also passes ordinance for licensing of adult, sexually-oriented businesses The Henderson City Council voted unanimously at yesterday’s regular meeting to enact a zoning ordinance relative to the establishment of adult businesses in Henderson.
Month: January 2009
HPD Crime Alert: ATM safety
This from Lt. Irvin Robinson of the Henderson Police Department: Citizens and business are advised to use caution when they visit the ATMs in the city at night. Thus far, the Henderson Police Department has taken reports regarding several attempted robberies when merchants are depositing money at ATMs. Supervisors should alert their personnel to this information as well.
Rep. Wray’s Raleigh report
As always, several new state laws went into place this year and I wanted to bring you up to date on these important changes.
School board will get construction update
Here is the agenda for the Vance County Board of Education’s regular Monday meeting. The meeting will be held in the Board Room of the Administrative Services Center on Graham Avenue in Henderson:
Council to consider adult establishment ordinance
Here is the agenda for the meeting of the Henderson City Council. They will meet in their chambers in City Hall at 7:00 p.m.:
Etheridge announces subcommittee assignments
Washington, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means has appointed U.S. Rep Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) to serve on the Subcommittee on Trade and the Subcommittee on Oversight for the 111th Congress.
Friday/weekend open line
Once again I am reminded that meetings of the Henderson City Council and the Vance County Board of Education almost always conflict with one another. Am I the only one who thinks a citizen should be able to attend both, whether or not he or she chooses to exercise that right?
“You Are Somebody” gospel event tomorrow
This from Gary Morgan, the Executive Director of the Gateway CDC: Perhaps you were not aware and I didn’t want the opportunity to pass to invite you to a very special gospel worship event this Saturday, January 10, 2009.
One killed, one wounded in Adams St. shooting
On January 9, 2009, at approximately 1 :40 a.m. officers of the Henderson Police Department responded to 687 Adams Street in reference to someone shot.
Safe kids Henderson-Vance urges home childproofing
Approximately 2,300 children in the United States, ages 14 and under, died from accidental injuries in the home in 2004, and 3.4 million kids are treated in emergency rooms for accidental injuries occurring at home.
State dropout prevention grant com. to meet
The North Carolina General Assembly’s Dropout Prevention Grant Committee will meet today, Friday, January 9, 2008, from 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. in the 7th Floor Board Room, Education Building, 301 N. Wilmington Street, Raleigh.
Butterfield urges NC investment in poor communities
Washington, D.C. —- Congressman G. K. Butterfield wants North Carolina to focus investment on the poorest and neediest communities should the federal government make good on the promise of sending hundreds of billions of dollars to states for infrastructure projects,
Etheridge reaction to Obama address
Washington, D.C. —- U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington), the only North Carolina member of the Ways and Means Committee, today issued the following reaction to President-elect Barack Obama’s address on the proposed economic recovery package:
NCAE needs first-year teachers
The North Carolina Association of Educators Webmaster Christi Broadway would like to invite first-year teachers to write for the NCAE New Teacher Blog. If you are interested, or know of a first year teacher who is, please contact Broadway by
HPD swears in new officers
(Left to right) Newly sworn Henderson Police Department Officers J.M. Gwinn and J.R. Freeman On January 6, 2009, the Henderson Police Department welcomed two new officers, J.R. Freeman and J.M. Gwinn.
Thursday’s open line
The proposed economic stimulus package: Depression-era salvation of a nation or short road to hyper-inflation? You make the call on today’s open line.
County receives unqualified audit
Mike Bradford of the accounting firm Phillips, Dorsey, Thomas, Waters & Brafford told members at Monday’s meeting of the Vance County Board of Commissioners that the county has received an unqualified audit opinion for fiscal 2007.