During last night’s meeting of the Henderson City Council, Land Planning and Development Committee chair Bobby Gupton introduced two scenarios for the reallocation of real property owned jointly by the City of Henderson and the County of Vance.
Author: Jason Feingold
Pick of the day: Wings of Hope planning meeting
Wings of Hope will be holding a planning meeting today at 7:00 p.m. at Sunflower Artist Studio, 719 South Chestnut Street. All interested persons are invited to attend.
Abandoned furniture ordinance to be passed
The Henderson City Council will consider the following items at tonight’s 7:00 p.m. meeting at City Hall:
Monday’s open line
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Email from Anthony Butler
Editor’s Note: The following email was received from Anthony Butler yesterday. Although we do not believe that we have violated any campaign or election laws, readers may judge for themselves whether or not Home in Henderson is in violation of the general statute that Butler cites. As readers are aware, Home in Henderson has a policy of removing posts that are illegal, libelous, or not in keeping with the general character of the site.
Charter school information resource
Since readers spend a lot of time discussing the Vance Charter School on Home in Henderson, we thought it might be nice to provide an information resource into how charter schools operate. Courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, learn how charter schools are founded, operated, and funded. Maybe you can start one of your own someday.
Etheridge tours Gulf on Katrina anniversary
U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) announced today that he will visit the Gulf Coast during the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, from Sunday, August 27, to Wednesday, August 30.
Weekend open line
Now that the unthinkable has happened and school has started on a Friday, one begins to wonder if the General Assembly is exercising just a little too much control over local school boards. Let your opinion be known this weekend on our open line.
A personal note
Some readers have asked why I did not report on the loss of Renee Jones Carter of E.M. Rollins Elementary School this week. Simply put, for personal reasons, I prefer at some appropriate future time to write a tribute to her life and work rather than a report of her death. However, I am deeply affected by the loss of a gifted and dedicated teacher, as are we all at the school, and I trust that all readers will keep …
57.6% of NC schools met AYP in 05-06
Here’s a detailed analysis of North Carolina’s testing program as it relates to Adequate Yearly Progress as defined by the federal “No Child Left Behind” legislation. Submitted for your discussion: Is it us, or them?
NC SAT score info to be released Tuesday
State Superintendent June Atkinson will hold a news conference on Tuesday, August 29, at 10:30 a.m., to discuss the 2006 SAT scores for North Carolina.
Send us your balls!
E.M. Rollins Elementary School is in desperate need of tennis balls, new or used, to be placed on the feet of chairs, desks, and tables for the protection of our beautiful new floors. Please feel free to drop donations by the school at 1600 S. Garnett Street, or give us a call at 438-2189 and let us know where to pick ’em up. On behalf of the kids, and the floors, thank you.
Corner Kitchen: Home remedies
School is starting again on Friday, and you moms and dads know what that means: germs galore! Those walking Petri dishes we love so much will be bringing home a multitude of viruses and bacteria that will soon be stampeding for sinuses, bronchial tubes, stomachs, intestines, larynxes, and lymph nodes. What family concoctions work best to relieve the symptoms at your house? Share them with the suffering masses in our corner kitchen.
Fuel watch: Low gas prices
This week, Home in Henderson is piloting a new feature where readers can let the rest of us know where to find the lowest fuel 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!
Clean Up Henderson discusses penalties, problems
Editor’s Note: Because the Mayor’s emergency meeting was concurrent with the meeting of the Clean Up Henderson Committee, only half of the meeting was covered. The Clean Up Henderson committee discussed the general problem of attempting to collect civil penalties on junked, abandoned, and nuisance vehicles.
Friday’s open line
We’re told that a couple of towns in North Carolina have moved to make English their official language. North Carolina once made such a move itself. Do we need an official language, or will English come to dominate our most recent immigrant groups the way it has every other group?
Pick of the day: Go to school!
The dread day is here. Today is the first day of school for Vance County Schools students. Roll ’em, shake ’em, throw cold water on ’em, but get ’em out of bed and get them to class! Make sure they have a good breakfast! We’re going to have a great school year.
New Public Works director to be named
Henderson City Council members Lynn Harper and Ranger Wilkerson announced at Wednesday’s Clean Up Henderson Committee meeting that Linda Leyen will soon be named the director of the city’s Public Works Department.
Thursday’s open line
One of the things about being a teacher is that it tends to make one cynical about how people will react in certain situations. I am pleased to report that the overwhelming reaction to the news of Mr. Moss’s illness was that of kindness and sympathy. Pat yourselves on the back, dear bloggers. This space is yours. Enjoy.
Fire insurance rating drop possible for “Golden Belt”
According to a letter from the North Carolina Department of Insurance, Office of State Fire Marshall, the Golden Belt Fire Insurance District is in danger of being downgraded from a Class 9S rating to a Class 10.