The new Star Trek movie premieres today. Frankly, there’s not much else we want to think about. Here’s your open line. Live long and prosper.
Month: May 2009
Opinion: Good news, bad news
by Elissa Yount There is good news and bad news from the Henderson Referendum Committee on Joint Funding.
Commission discusses county water project
The Vance County Board of Commissioners reviewed its progress on the county-wide water project at its regular meeting on Monday, May 4, 2009.
High speed rail update
by David B. Foster, PE; Keith Lewis, & Larry Sams NCDOT Rail Division Trail Concept — Local Public Information/Workshop Meetings Scheduled in North Carolina State and local government agencies in North Carolina and Virginia are working with local citizens in each county to identify the best location for a Trail Concept along the SEHSR corridor.
Vance 4th graders enjoy storytelling festival
Featured storytellers from left to right: Henry Vogel, Fred Motley, Marian Lytle, and Amatullah Saleem The H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library held its 13th Annual Storytelling Festival on Tuesday, April 28, 2009.
Board of ed. to hold budget meeting
The Vance County Board of Education will hold a budget meeting on Monday, May 11, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. prior to the regular board meeting. The meeting will be held in the Administrative Services Center break room located at 1724 Graham Avenue in Henderson. The purpose of the meeting is to review the preliminary 2009-2010 budget proposal.
Lamb St. bust nets crack, pills
Henderson Police Chief K.L. Sidwell reported yesterday that members of the Henderson Police Department’s Narcotics Unit served a search warrant at the address of 857 Lamb Street in Henderson.
Thursday’s open line
We’re sure that someone out there has a topic they’d like to see discussed on the open line. Send it in. We won’t tell anyone it was you. Here it is. En garde.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
by Gina DeMent, Public Information Officer Five County Mental Health Authority With increasing economic troubles piled on to the stress of work and family demands, more and more Americans are suffering from mental illnesses.
Opinion: Miserable end or endless misery?
by Elissa Yount The process of ending joint ventures with the county may be miserable, but a miserable end is better than the endless misery that the city taxpayer faces when forced to unfairly pay a disproportionately large part of these projects.
Wednesday’s open line
We’d like to congratulate the students, teachers, and volunteers who made the Citizens School program at Henderson Middle School culminate in the WOW! exhibition last night at the Civic Center at Vance-Granville Community College. It’s nice to know that in the age of the End-of-Grade test and No Child Left Behind that kids can still learn and have fun at the same time. We’ll have a more complete story on Citizens School in the near future.
Commission votes to begin demolition in Kittrell
The Vance County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously at Monday’s regular meeting to begin the legal process that will result in the demolition of a property at 43 Main Street in Kittrell.
HSR public workshop meeting scheduled
A public meeting on the concept of a trail along the high speed rail corridor has been scheduled for May 14, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. at the Aycock Recreation Complex. The Aycock Recreation Complex is located at 307 Carey Chapel Road in Henderson.
Butterfield: Don’t let the bed bugs bite
Washington, D.C. —- Seeking to stem the growing national infestation of bedbugs, Congressman G. K. Butterfield has sponsored the “Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite Act.”
HiH video: Vance county commisisoners 05-04-09
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Sen. Berger’s Greetings from Raleigh
I hope that everyone is enjoying the wonderful weather we are having.
Tuesday’s open line
We’re wondering if the proposed Henderson Collegiate Charter School will send behavior cases packing, or whether they will choose to work with them to develop their potential. We in the traditional public schools don’t have the option of refusing service to anyone no matter how they behave, unlike charters, and it may be the case that it makes a difference to the overall result.
Bid awarded for jail renovations
The Vance County Board of Commissioners awarded a bid of $1,679,100 to Blue Ridge Enterprises during Monday’s regular meeting.