On November 1, 2008, a breaking and entering was reported at 2008 Oakland Avenue.
Author: Jason Feingold
“Meet & greet” with state leg. delegation Nov. 24
Vance County’s legislators will be meeting with Henderson and Vance County officials on November 24, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. in the City Council Chambers. Legislators will have an opportunity to share their priorities for the upcoming assembly.
Wednesday’s open line
I don’t know about you, but I’m all wintered out. Bring on that warm, sunny southern weather and chase those snowflakes away!
Thursday city meetings
On November 20, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council will meet at the Aycock Recreation Complex Center on the second floor.
Board of education policy committee to meet
The Vance County Board of Education’s Policy Committee will meet on Wednesday, November 19, 2008, in the Superintendent’s Conference Room at the Administrative Services Center on Graham Avenue. No agenda was provided for the meeting.
Sen. Berger’s Greetings from Raleigh
First, please allow me to thank the citizens of the 7th District for giving me an opportunity to serve a third term as your senator.
Textbook commission, dropout committee to meet
Textbook Commission Schedules Wednesday Meeting The North Carolina Textbook Commission will hold its Annual Planning meeting on Wednesday, November 19, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Holly Inn, Pinehurst.
HPD crime alert: Property damage on I-85
This from Lt. Irvin Robinson of the Henderson Police Department: The Henderson Police Department needs your help in identifying suspects involved in several incidents of rock throwing causing property damage to vehicles as they pass under bridges on I-85 at Dabney Drive and NC 39.
Tuesday’s open line
We’re going through facial tissues in my classroom at an alarming rate, which generally means only one thing: there’s a bug going around town. Don’t forget to wash your hands. With that, we give you the open line.
County HR committee to meet Wednesday
The Vance County Board of Commissioners’ Human Resources Committee is scheduled to meet Wednesday, November 19, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. in the Administrative Conference Room of the County Administration Building on Young Street. No agenda was provided for the meeting.
City council meeting calendar
Here is the Henderson City Council’s meeting calendar for November 2008 through December of 2009.
Rep. Wray’s Raleigh report
Small businesses are at the core of our nation’s economy and my fellow lawmakers and I know that the health and strength of these businesses is also critical to the well-being of our state.
Downtown Development Commission to meet
The Downtown Development Commission will meet on Tuesday, November 18, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. in the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce on Garnett Street. No agenda was provided for the meeting.
Etheridge asks for more inaugural viewing options
Washington, D.C. -— After receiving almost 1,000 requests since Election Day for tickets to the Presidential Inauguration Swearing-In Ceremony, U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) asked the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies yesterday to provide additional opportunities for North Carolinians to participate in the ceremonies in Washington, D.C.
Weekend open line
Thunderstorms? In November? It’s a world gone mad on our weekend open line.
Friday’s open line
We heard on the radio yesterday that people with reasonably good credit are getting turned down for consumer loans in the new economic climate. Does anybody have a loan application horror story they’d like to share? Let us know your thoughts on today’s open line.
HPD arrests alleged counterfeiters
On November 12, 2008, the Highway Traffic Safety Unit (HTSU) of the Henderson Police Department stopped a vehicle traveling south on Interstate 85 for a traffic violation.
D.C.’s longest protest
Editor’s Note: We offer this story not out of sympathy for the subject’s political position, but rather as an exploration of an extreme in the culture of protest and an exemplar of the human condition. Here are some pictures of Washington, D.C.’s longest running protest.
Thursday’s open line
What was the cure for “cooties” when you were a kid? (We ask this question in the name of science: comparative cootyology.)