Kudos to the Vance County Board of Commissioners for passing a resolution asking the U.S. Congress to extend veteran’s benefits to merchant marines who served during World War II. My grandfather was in the Navy during the war, but he served on a merchant ship and told frequent stories of the dangers he and his crewmates faced in the south Pacific. He told me once he shot down a kamikaze, but he was prone to exaggeration…
Month: June 2009
HPD makes arrest in Subway milk theft
On May 30, 2009, at 5:30 a.m., members of the Henderson Police Department responded to a report of a burglar alarm at Subway located at 1400 N. Garnett St.
Police make arrest in gunpoint bike robbery
On May 30, 2009 Michael Winston stated that he was in the parking lot of Foxborough Pines Apartments when he was robbed at gunpoint and his bicycle was taken.
Commissioners to hold public hearing on budget
Here is the agenda for tonight’s meeting of the Vance County Board of Commissioners.
Monday’s open line
We challenge our readers to shift those pointing fingers from each other and towards solutions to our financial problems. Here’s your Monday open line.
Rep. Wray’s Raleigh report
This week, House lawmakers continued the difficult task of writing North Carolina’s budget for the coming fiscal year.