The Vance County Board of Education will tour the New Elementary School located at 309 Mount Carmel Church Road on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. The tour will leave from the Administrative Services Center parking lot and proceed to the school site by activity bus. The Administrative Services Center is located at 1724 Graham Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina.
Month: December 2009
School board committees to meet Wednesday
The Vance County Board of Education’s Curriculum Committee will meet on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. The board’s Policy Committee will meet on the same day at 12:00 p.m. Both meetings will be held in the Administrative Services Center’s Superintendent’s Conference Room located at 1724 Graham Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina. No agenda was provided for either meeting.
2009-2011 council takes office
In a ceremony lasted some twenty minutes, District 9 Court Judge J. Henry Banks administered the oath of office to the members of the 2009-2010 Henderson City Council.
Car seat check this Thursday, Dec. 17
The Safe Kids Henderson — Vance Coalition will be sponsoring a free child passenger safety car seat clinic on December 17, 2009 at Compare Foods on E. Andrews Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday’s open line
As the 2009-2011 Henderson City Council heads towards its first retreat in January, what should be its top priority? Let ’em know what you think on today’s open line.
Monday’s open line
Tonight brings us to the swearing-in of the fourth Henderson City Council since I began covering that body in 2005. This is the first time that the change hasn’t been…dramatic. City councils, like any other aggregates of humans, have personalities that are distinct from their constituent members. We wonder what the future will bring. Here’s your open line.
School board to receive audit report
Here is the agenda for the Vance County Board of Education. The board meets on the second Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Administrative Services Center located at 1724 Graham Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina. Click image to view full-size document with links to agenda items
Rep. Wray’s Raleigh Report
In recent months, there has been a lot of discussion on the national stage regarding health care and health care reform in America.
Census jobs available for NC
Gov. Perdue on Wednesday announced that 24,000 Census jobs will be available throughout North Carolina and signed Executive Order No. 33 creating the North Carolina Complete Count Committee to coordinate Census activities at the state level.
Wilder to run for county commission district 3
William Gordon Wilder of 6086 NC 39 Highway South in Henderson, NC announces today his intention to file for a position on the Vance County Board of County Commissioners in February, representing District 3.
House votes on financial reg. system
Washington, D.C. -— U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington), the only North Carolina member of the House Ways and Means Committee, voted to in favor of H.R. 4173, the “Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act” on Friday, which will protect consumers and investors in the financial marketplace and safeguard our economic recovery.
New council sworn in tonight
Here is the agenda for tonight’s meeting of the Henderson City Council. The council holds its regular meeting on the second Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in City Hall located at 134 Rose Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina. Click image to view full-size, complete document with embedded links to agenda items
Friday/weekend open line
The time to acquire presents grows short — only two weekends left. They say that time seems to go by faster the older you get. And it does. Here’s your open line.
Ethridge votes for infrastructure appropriations
Washington, D.C. -— U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington), the only North Carolina member of the House Ways and Means Committee, voted in favor of H.R. 3288, the “Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010” which makes targeted investments to rebuild our economy.
County withdraws USDA water funding application
Kittrell Water Association to supply southern portions of Vance The Vance County Board of Commissioners recessed their regular meeting on Monday night in order to convene as the Vance County Water Board.
To the editor: Changing myth into fact
In her letter to the editor about the naming of Clark Street School, Mrs. Heneritta Clark refers to Dr. Charles Drew, a great pioneer in medicine, and attributes his untimely death to the fact that he was refused treatment at a “white” hospital in 1950.
HFD goes door-to-door for fire safety
Due to recent residential fires, the Henderson Fire Department will be going door-to-door to provide home fire safety tips for residents.
Sen. Berger’s Greetings from Raleigh
In this week’s newsletter I will be discussing the North Carolina Early College Initiative and its effect on our local counties.
Thursday’s open line
We don’t know who wrote the opinion piece in yesterday’s Daily Dispatch extolling the virtues of a white Christmas, but it was clearly composed by someone who: 1) Did not have to shovel the white **** off of our sidewalk, Mrs. Paxton’s sidewalk, and Mrs. Gardener’s sidewalk every time it snowed, including Christmas morning; and 2) Does not currently have a 40′ driveway. In our humble opinion, snow is not a luxury, but rather one of the consequences of the …