On Wednesday, October 21, 2009, the Maria Parham Medical Center will host a Breast Cancer Lunch and Learn that will focus on the psychological aspects of the disease.
Month: October 2009
Juvenile accidentally shot on Hughes St.
On October 18, 2009 around 9:13 p.m. officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to 724 Hughes Street in Henderson, in reference to a subject who was shot.
Vance commissioners to meet in special session
Editor’s Note: Home in Henderson received notice of this meeting on the morning of Monday, October 19, 2009. This is the soonest we could print the notice. Vance County Board of Commissioners Chair Dan Brummitt has called for a special meeting of the Vance County Board of Commissioners for Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. in the County Commissioners Meeting Room on the second floor of the County Administration Building at 122 Young Street, Henderson, North Carolina.
Elissa Yount: A good time was had by all
If you missed “Show Shine Shag & Dine” you should be kicking yourself right about now.
Monday’s open line
Saturday was the Little Editor’s first trip to Henderson’s “Show, Shine, Shag, & Dine” event. He was suitably impressed…by the variety of food available and by the vendors with the expensive, nearly antique model cars. He’ll learn. Here’s your open line.
Rep. Wray’s Raleigh Report
While the dominant theme this past session was addressing our financial challenges, the General Assembly still had many important policy areas to consider.
Purdue “appalled” at life sentence ruling
Gov. Bev Perdue this week asked her attorneys and the N.C. Department of Justice to review all options available to the state to reverse and delay the North Carolina Supreme Court ruling in the State v. Bowden case.
KLRWS meeting rescheduled for Nov. 9
Today’s Kerr Lake Regional Water System Advisory Board Meeting for October 19, 2009 has been canceled and rescheduled for November 9, 2009, at 9:30 a.m. in the City Hall Conference Room. Some of the topics for discussion are still being worked on and more information will be available on November 9, 2009
To the editor: Thank you to Vance County
Thank you to all the Vance County businesses that contributed to the E.M. Rollins Fall Festival and Carnival:
Police seek fast food holdup man
Suspect in armed robbery of JJ’s Chicken & Fish on Andrews Avenue on Monday, October 12, 2009 On October 12, 2009 around 6:45 p.m. officers of the Henderson Police Department responded to JJ Fish and Chicken at 1208 E. Andrews Ave in Henderson, North Carolina in reference to an armed robbery.
Friday/weekend open line
We’re doing our anti-rain dance in the hope that the clouds will break for this weekend’s nationally renown East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame event in downtown Henderson. We’ll be there on Saturday to admire some fine machines, eat some junk food and, of course, take some pictures. Here’s your open line.
8th Annual Corbitt Truck Show begins tomorrow
In remarks to the Henderson City Council on Monday evening, Corbitt Preservation Society President Charles E. Powell urged members to attend tomorrow’s event, which runs simultaneously with the internationally recognized Show, Shine, Shag, & Dine event held in downtown Henderson each year.
Vehicle stop nets 10g of cocaine
Chief K. L. Sidwell reports that members of the Henderson Police Department’s Narcotics Unit performed a vehicle stop in the parking lot of Burger King located at 1817 North Garnett Street in Henderson, North Carolina on October 15, 2009.
Thursday’s open line
Here is the relevant North Carolina statute regarding election recounts. By the statute, a recount of the George Daye/Ranger Wilkerson contest is not mandatory, since the difference in the votes is greater than one percent. Should a recount in a contest so close be denied solely because it is not mandatory? Let us know your thoughts on today’s open line.
Fire Prevention Week 2009 poster contest winners
From left to right: First place winners Hunter Edwards (grades 2-4), Katie Ayscue (grades 5-6) and Anna Hope (grades K-1)
Citizen Schools begins second year in Henderson
Submitted by Cassie McIntyre, Special Assistant Citizen Schools North Carolina Henderson Middle School Citizens School Staff for 2009-2010 Citizen Schools is a national non-profit organization dedicated to providing students with access to educational and economic opportunity.
Third “Meet Me in the Street” postponed
The Third and final Henderson-Vance County Chamber’s Meet Me in the Street scheduled for Thursday, October 15 (tomorrow night) at 5:30 in downtown Henderson has been canceled due to the certain threat of inclement weather.