Henderson Police Chief K.L. Sidwell reports that members of the Henderson Police Department Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant at the address of 845 Lamb Street in Henderson, North Carolina.
Author: Jason Feingold
Friday/weekend open line
Here’s a link that’s bound to get your heart started this morning: Fox news is reporting that a North Carolina program is paying $1 a day to girls twelve to eighteen who don’t get pregnant. Form your own conclusion. We’ve already formed ours.
Council votes “no” to rezoning after long debate
A request to rezone 3001-3003 Oxford Road from R8 to B2A failed by unanimous vote of the Henderson City Council during their regular short session meeting on June 22, 2009.
County public safety com. meets July 1
The Vance County Board of Commissioner’s Public Safety Committee is scheduled to meet Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. also in the office of County Manager Jerry Ayscue. No agenda was provided for the meeting.
School’s Building & Grounds Com. meets today
The Vance County Board of Education’s Building & Grounds Committee will meet on Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in the superintendent’s conference room at the Administrative Services Center.
City Land Planning Com. to meet June 29
The Henderson City Council’s Land Planning Committee has scheduled a meeting to be held on Monday, June 29, 2009, at 3:00 p.m. in the City Hall large conference room.
Council updated on sanitation privatization progress
City of Henderson Public Works Director Linda Leyen updated Henderson City Council members on the progress city staff has made regarding the transition from public to private solid waste removal in the city.
Thursday’s open line
This link to a Johnny Carson guest interview was sent to us by a friend. It pre-dates us by a few years, but it’s funny stuff all the same. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
Agenda for Friday’s school board meeting
Here is the agenda for the Vance County Board of Education’s special called meeting to be held on Friday, June 26, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. in the superintendent’s conference room at the Administrative Services Center.
Link to info on Vance S.H. class of 1989 reunion
Those wishing to get information on the Vance Senior High class of 1989 reunion may find it at this link to www.classcreator.com.
Safe Kids Henderson-Vance & HPD hold bike rodeo
Yesterday the Henderson Police Department’s bicycle patrol and Safe Kids Henderson-Vance sponsored a bike rodeo at the Boys & Girls Club currently located at L.B. Yancey Elementary School in Vance County.
Council tables request to demolish Beacon Light
A proposed ordinance to demolish what remains of Beacon Light Apartments was tabled by the Henderson City Council during their regular short meeting on Monday evening.
Safe Kids H-V offers summer bike safety tips
Bike Helmets Can Prevent 45,000 Head Injuries to Kids by Angela Feingold, Coordinator Safe Kids Henderson-Vance Click image to view full-size document
Wednesday’s open line
My dreams of Ed McMahon appearing at my door with a great big novelty check are permanently dashed as his death was announced yesterday. It all reminds me of how much I miss Johnny Carson. Insomnia hasn’t been the same since he left. Here’s your open line.
Organizing for America announces NC staff
Washington, D.C. — Organizing for America (OFA), a project of the Democratic National Committee committed to building on and strengthening the historic grassroots network created during the Obama campaign and helping to advance the President’s agenda, today announced it has hired Lindsay Siler as the N.C. State Director and Gregory Jackson as the N.C. Field Director.
Marketplace Cinema to host blood drive Friday
by Nancy Jo Smith, Managing Owner Marketplace Cinema Marketplace Cinema is hosting a blood drive on Friday, June 26, 2009 from 2:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Surprise! City tax hike not one cent, but two
Although the Henderson City Council agreed to set the tax rate for fiscal 2010 at the last budget session on June 9, 2009 at 57.5 cents per hundred dollars of valuation, it voted five to three last night to raise the rate to 58.5 cents.
Daeke wants talk with county on joint projects
Before the adjournment of the Henderson City Council’s work session, member Garry Daeke spoke to fellow members on thinking about jointly funded projects.
Special school board meeting set for June 26
Editor’s Note: We got the date wrong. This updated post reflects the correct day. We apologize for any confusion we may have caused. The Vance County Board of Education has called a special meeting to be held on Friday, June 26, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. in the Administrative Services Center’s Superintendent’s Conference Room.