The Mayor’s Task Force on Housing met yesterday in the Samuel S. Pearson Conference Room of the Henderson Police Department after tracing the steps of a tour through Henderson recently taken by Senators Basnight and Berger.
Author: Jason Feingold
Thursday’s open line
Is it the place of government to encourage home ownership? Why or why not? Let your thoughts on this or anything else be known on today’s open line.
Etheridge urges vote on agriculture relief
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) has sent a letter to House Speaker Dennis Hastert, and Majority Leader John Boehner asking them to schedule a vote on emergency agriculture disaster assistance for 2005 and 2006 before the House leaves for October recess.
Etheridge bill designates September nat’l rural month
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington), the Co-Chair of the Rural Working Group, has introduced legislation to designate September as “National Rural Month.”
Charlie Daniels Band in Henderson this Saturday
WLUS FM (98.3) and Budweiser proudly presents THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND on Saturday, September 16 from 2:30 until 7:00 p.m. at the Vance County Fairgrounds, rain or shine!
Pick-up fees waived during Clean Up Henderson week
The Henderson City Council voted unanimously to waive certain sanitation pick-up fees for Clean Up Henderson Week.
NC Community Watch meeting in Henderson
The North Carolina Community Watch Association will be meeting in Henderson on Saturday, September 16 at the Kenneth K. Robinson Police Training Center on Oxford Road.
City to repair Spring Valley Road water line
Brown but potable city water from a home on Spring Valley Road outside of Henderson The City of Henderson will repair a water line on Spring Valley Road based on a citizen complaint received during the public comments portion of the Henderson City Council meeting on August 28.
Wednesday’s open line
People say to us, “You know, I ought to write a letter to the editor about…” But they don’t. But they should! Send your missives to letter-to-the-editor@homeinhenderson.com or your submissions or other ideas to submission@homeinhenderson.com. Don’t complain about the choir unless you’re willing to sing!
What we like best about Henderson-Vance
Editor’s Note: Here’s the place to say in pictures or words what we like best about the place we’ve chosen to stake our claim. Please send your contributions to submission@homeinhenderson.com and it will be posted on a separate page. Let us know how you would like credit for you work to be given. Credit for this feature goes to Knows and Copper, who, separately, cooked this up together.
City will remove graffiti with drug money
Public Safety Committee Chair Lonnie Davis reported at last night’s Henderson City Council meeting that his committee had requested that Acting City Manager Mark Warren begin the process of contracting someone to remove graffiti from public and private property in Henderson.
Tuesday’s open line
One of the criticisms that I most often have to respond to as the editor of Home in Henderson is that it’s “too negative”. I’m never quite sure how to respond to that, except to say that we do have problems, and that those problems will never get solved unless we talk about them in the open instead of ignoring the elephant in the middle of the room. With that said, do we sometimes go overboard in our criticism, or …
Monday’s open line
It probably won’t surprise anyone to learn that when a police officer is killed, it tends to get my attention. I call it the “nightmare scenario”. One of our readers decided to investigate one of the people accused of the crime. It was discovered that one of the accused, Quante Seward is currently on probation for possession of a firearm. Our reader asks a very valid question: why was this person not in jail for the firearm charge? Let your …
County approves school capital outlay request
The Vance County Board of Commissioners approved a request from Vance County Schools for $425,000 in capital outlay at last Tuesday’s meeting.
School superintendent’s assistant to be hired
The Vance County Board of Education will meet tonight at 7:00 p.m. at the Administrative Services Center on Graham Avenue. Some items of discussion will include:
Council to vote on fund balance policy
Here are some highlights from tonight’s upcoming Henderson City Council meeting:
Overstressed at six?
Here’s a link to an article on testing and stress in the early grades sent to us by a former colleague. It highlights what many perceive as a problem developing in education: over-testing and over-working children in the lower grades. Give it a read and let us know what you think.
Fall events at Perry Library
Summer Reading Program Finale 2006 Fall Programs Kickoff Perry Library enjoyed a wonderful Summer Reading program Paws, Claws, Scales, and Tales and teen program Creature Feature.
Weekend open line
We’re proud to see how our community comes together in worry and in joy as one of our own is lost and recovered. It’s not something one sees in big cities, and probably should be listed under the “Assets” column when tabulating the good and bad of Henderson and Vance. What other positive, unique features does this place offer that recent or potential “transplants” might not be aware of? List them below, or whatever else is on your mind, on …
Fuel watch: Low gas prices
Here’s the place to find the lowest gas prices in Vance County! On your way to work or shop or play, keep an eye out for those friendly prices so you can let the rest of us know where to save!