After reading the flier “Your New Weekly Curbside Trash Service & Every Other Week Curbside Recycling Service Guidelines”, there are a few things that are not clear to me and maybe not to you, either:
Month: July 2010
Safe Kids spaghetti fundraiser August 9
The Safe Kids Henderson-Vance Coalition is a non-profit organization that promotes the safety of kids by providing the tools and education necessary to teach our community the importance of child safety.
NC Sunshine Center receives endowment
The North Carolina Open Government Coalition, a nonpartisan organization that educates people about their rights and supports their efforts to gain access to government meetings and records, announced yesterday it has raised an endowment to support its Sunshine Center.
Henderson man arrested for bigamy, forgery
On July 21, 2010 members of the Henderson Police Department Criminal Investigations Division arrested Leon Ronnell Robinson, 55, of 91 Meridian Way in Henderson, North Carolina.
City public safety meeting July 27
The Henderson City Council’s Public Safety Committee will meet on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 3:30 p.m. at City Hall, 134 Rose Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina. The committee is scheduled to discuss the graffiti ordinance, the curfew ordinance, the dog ordinance, and other business.
Friday/weekend open line
As I get older, I’m watching more television, and more inane television shows — and I’m thinking about them and discussing them with other people. Am I the only one who is going through this, or is it just part of aging in America? Let me know on this weekend open line.
12th annual Night Out Against Crime August 7
The Henderson Police Department and the Vance County Sheriff’s Department is sponsoring the Henderson/Vance Night Out Against Crime as part of a a nation-wide program.
Ethridge votes for extended unemployment benefits
Washington, D.C. — Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) voted yesterday to support extending unemployment benefits to millions of Americans after benefits were stalled for weeks in a U.S. Senate stalemate.
Thursday’s open line
We read with interest the editorial in yesterday’s Daily Dispatch about Henderson’s two American Legion posts which are apparently defined by the ethnicity of their respective members. My grandfather belonged to an organization called Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America. I don’t think he belonged to it to disassociate himself from non-Jews, nor did he ever tell me that he had been turned away from any other organization of veterans. I think it was just his way …
Etheridge praises Wall St. reform law
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) released the following statement today on the President’s signing of the Wall Street Reform Law:
Nine of fifteen Vance County schools meet AYP
Nine of fifteen or 60% percent of Vance County Schools were reported as meeting federally-mandated Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) yesterday.
Elissa Yount: What’s important
One of the pleasures of watching the Tour de France on television is seeing the wonderful buildings and historic properties of the villages the bikers pass through.
Wednesday’s open line
It may be hot, but all I have to do is picture myself shoveling snow for an hour to put it all in perspective. Here’s your open line.
Tuesday’s open line
** Corrected ** We heard that there was a public hearing scheduled for yesterday’s meeting of the Kittrell Town Council regarding extending zoning to a one-mile Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) around the town. We were unable to cover the meeting, but we’re curious about whether the vote took place and what the result was. Let us know what happened on today’s open line.
Monday’s open line
While thunderstorms are impressive and fun, they really don’t bring a lot of rain. We need a good soak. Here’s your open line.
Rep. Wray’s Raleigh Report
Coming into this session, I joined with other members in the House to support four major priorities for our state and the people I represent.
Additional arrests in Champion shooting
Kyree Williams, 17, of 401 Spring Court in Henderson, North Carolina was apprehended by members of the Henderson Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division, Drug/Vice Unit, and Uniform Patrol Division on July 16, 2010.
Etheridge reaffirms commitment to social security
Washington, D.C. -— U.S. Representative Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) said today that Social Security is as important as ever as it approaches its 75th Anniversary on August 14, 2010, as the House Ways and Means Committee Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing, “Social Security at 75 Years: More Necessary Now Than Ever.”