The Vance County Board of Educations’ Buildings & Grounds Committee will meet today, Thursday, January 6, 2011 at 8:30 a.m. The meeting will take place at the Administrative Services Center, 1724 Graham Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina. No agenda was provided for the meeting.
Year: 2011
County planning retreat Jan. 13
The Vance County Board of Commissioners will hold its spring planning retreat on Thursday, January 13, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Ambassador Inn & Suites on Parham Road in Henderson, North Carolina. No agenda for this event has yet been made public.
Thursday’s open line
As a journalist with his ear to the ground, I cannot help but get the feeling that tolerance among ordinary folk for the machinations of politics in Washington is running a little thin. Am I overstating or understating the situation? Let me know on today’s open line.
Wednesday’s open line
Idea for local economic development: host a re-education and labor camp for all of the teachers and state employees who are about to be laid off. Is it too late to become an X-ray technician? Here’s your open line.
Woman arrested for embezzlement
Ashley Mace Champion, 26, of 536 Abbott Road Lot 8 in Henderson, North Carolina was arrested and charged with ten counts of embezzlement on December 23, 2010.
County gives JCPC $15k to complete gang study
The Vance County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Monday evening to give the Vance County Juvenile Crime Prevention Committee (JCPC) an additional $15,000 to complete the Vance County Gang Assessment Survey.
Ayscue: city and county “settled on [water] rate”
Vance County Manager Jerry Ayscue told members of the Vance County Board of Commissioners during yesterday evening’s meeting that the county and the City of Henderson have “for the most part settled” on the rate at which Henderson will sell water to the county.
Golden LEAF December 2010 newsletter
Link to the Golden LEAF December 2010 newsletter here.
Tuesday’s open line
We wait with baited breath to learn how much Henderson will charge Vance County for water. Would anyone care to speculate in advance? Here’s your open line.
Rep. Wray’s Raleigh Report
Annual 7th Senatorial District Public Forum N.C. Sen. Doug Berger, N.C. Rep.-elect Glen Bradley, and N.C. Rep. Michael H. Wray invite all citizens, civic leaders, and public officials in Franklin, Granville, Vance, and Warren counties to the annual 7th Senatorial District Public Forum on Wednesday, January 19, 2011. This event will be held in the Civic Center at Vance-Granville Community College’s Main Campus in Henderson, beginning at 10:00 A.M. The forum should end by 2:30 P.M.
Vance board of commissioners meets today
The Vance County Board of Commissioners will meet today, Monday, January 3, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. in its chambers in the County Administration Building, 122 Young Street in Henderson, North Carolina.
Monday’s open line
We cannot help but notice that the North Carolina Senatorial District 7 Annual Forum, whose topic is “Tax Reform and Charter Schools: What Does the Future Hold?” is scheduled from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 19. Consequently, no teacher who is actively engaged in doing his or her job can attend. Teachers are further distanced from the forum by the lack of inclusion of a practicing educator in any of the presentations or panels. By “practicing educator”, …