Rodriquez Crudup On January 13, 2011 members of the Henderson Police Department were conducting patrols in the area of America’s Best Value Inn, 200 Parham Road, when the officers located suspicious activity. Upon conducting their investigation officer’s located a firearm on Rodriquez Crudup, 25, of 707 Champion Street, Henderson. Mr. Crudup was arrested and charged with carrying a concealed weapon and possession of a firearm by felon. Mr. Crudup received a $40,000 secured bond pending a court hearing on February …
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Perdue Pushes To Temporarily Restore Three-Quarters Of The One-Cent Sales Tax To Stop Deep and Unnecessary Cuts to Schools
Gov. Perdue today issued the following statement regarding her plan for the future of North Carolina schools. “Education has always been part of the fabric of who we are as a people in North Carolina and it’s the key to our future. We must stop the deep and unnecessary cuts that are going on in North Carolina’s schools. That’s why I’m for temporarily restoring three-quarters of the one-cent sales tax that the Republican-controlled General Assembly eliminated and for dedicating those …
How Senator Hagan’s Office Can Help With Federal Agencies
As your United States Senator, my staff and I are responsible for helping North Carolinians navigate the complex federal bureacracy. Our “constituent services” take many forms—we help resolve issues with agencies such as the VA and IRS, facilitate the passport process, nominate our state’s best and brightest students to our nation’s service academies, offer my support for federal grant applications, and assist those affected by natural disasters such as Hurricane Irene. Often times, we are contacted by people who have …
Wednesday Open Line
Did anybody see the Mystery Machine in town today? What do you think they’re investigating? Today, some websites will be going offline in a show of protest against new bills curretly in talks SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) aimed at combating online piracy. Wikipedia joins sites like MoveOn, Reddit, BoingBoing, Mozilla, WordPress, TwitPic and the ICanHasCheezBurger network. Google, Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr will not be joining the day of protest, however, all have expressed their …
Oxford Police Need Your Help In Identifying Suntrust Bank Robber From Tuesday
If you have any information regarding the robbery please call the Oxford NC Crime Stoppers at (919) 693-3100
Tuesday Open Line
Raleigh Tops List of America’s Healthiet Cities for Women. Scrutinising the stats across the U.S. is Women’s Health magazine, who has compiled its latest healthiest cities for women list, naming Raleigh, North Carolina as the best place to live as a woman. Combining a wide selection of health, wellbeing and social factors across 30 categories including how often they visited doctors and obesity rates, the magazine crunched the numbers from 100 cities. (Read more) How ‘Healthy’ is Henderson? We have …
Martin Luther King Jr’s I Have A Dream Speech
Here we have the video and transcription of Martin Luther King Jr’s, famous speech. I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in …
Phony Cops Are Scamming Business Owners
A Wake County restaurant has fallen victim to a scam that targets employers. The Bonefish Grill in Cary received a call from someone claiming to be a law officer. The phony cop identified an employee at the restaurant by name, saying the employee had been arrested for driving while impaired. He relayed a request from the employee, asking the restaurant to wire money for bail. The phony cop was convincing and in an effort to assist its employee the restaurant …
National Service Participants to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Through Service
National service participants across North Carolina will celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by volunteering their time to help others on Monday, Jan. 16. Members will help distribute food, collect books and educate children about the legacy of Dr. King. Gov. Bev Perdue signed a proclamation today in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. “Dr. King’s message of peace, racial equality, social justice and service embodied the spirit of his dream for all Americans,” said …
Gov. Perdue extends unemployment benefits for 25,000
Gov. Perdue this week signed Executive Order 113, which extended unemployment benefits for 25,000 unemployed North Carolinians. The flow of federal dollars to struggling families will benefit all North Carolinians. “In addition to providing desperately needed financial help to the families that actually receive the benefits, these federal dollars will help all North Carolinians because the money will circulate throughout the economy and help support large and small businesses across the state,” Gov. Perdue said. “To be clear, were able …
VGCC offers Administrative Assistant training
Vance-Granville Community College is currently registering students for an upcoming “Administrative Assistant Essentials” course, starting Feb. 13 on the college’s main campus in Vance County. The popular course that trains people for jobs in today’s computer-driven offices will meet Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until Noon, through May 4. Students will receive a total of 177 hours of instruction in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher 2007, including practice projects that utilize key features of the those programs. The …
Monday Open Line
Sunday, January 15th. Dr. Martin Luther King would be 83 years old. The civil rights leader, minister, and recipient of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize was born in 1929 and assassinated in 1968. Monday is a federal holiday honoring his memory and marking his long fight for equality for everyone through nonviolent means. King’s hopes for America’s future were embodied in his famous “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington, D.C. Today, America’s diverse population continues to work toward King’s …
Vance County Schools Committe Meetings
Vance County Board of Education Committee Meeting Dates for 2012 Community Relations, Tuesday, January 17th, 5:30 p.m.Building & Grounds, Thursday, January 26th, 8:30 a.m.Curriculum, Thursday, January 26th, 9:45 a.m.Finance, Wednesday, February 1st, 5:30 p.m.Personnel, Tuesday, February 7th, 8:30 a.m. Note: All meetings are held in the Superintendent’s Conference Room.
State Offers Car Recharging At Rest Areas Near Burlington & Benson
The N.C. Dept. of Transportation has unveiled four EV Charging Stations at rest areas near Burlington and Benson — one each on both sides of Interstate 40/85, near the Guilford-Alamance County line and the other set at a rest area near Benson, at the junction of Interstate 40 and Interstate 95. This is in response to a growing number of electric vehicle traveling the highways. For now, DOT won’t require payment to use the new stations. State law bans the …
Vance County Public Safety Committe Meeting
The County’s Public Safety Committee is scheduled to meet with the County Firemen’s Association on Tuesday, January 17 at 7:00 p.m. at the Vance County Rescue Squad Building on Maynard Street. The purpose is to discuss budget preparations.
Senator Doug Berger Message
I hope everyone enjoyed time together with family and friends during the Christmas and New Year’s season. Annie and I received a special early holiday gift with the birth of a grandson, Nicholas, born Nov. 5. Help, not hinder, teachers It looks like it will be up to the courts to decide if a recent surprise late-night session instigated by the Republican majority was constitutional. During the controversial session the General Assembly—mostly along party lines—overrode Gov. Perdue’s veto of a …
Henderson Food Lion Stores Safe
The company that owns Food Lion grocery stores plans to close over 100 stores across it’s various locations. However, none of the Henderson stores will close. The only ones in North Carolina to close are in Cary, Hendersonville, Mooresville, Morrisville, and Weaverly. A full list of the closing stores can be viewed here.
Daimler Adds 1,200 Positions in Ramp-up of Truck Production in North Carolina
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) to add second shift at Freightliner plant in Cleveland DTNA is benefiting greatly from the strong market rebound Hiring of 1,200 new employees to begin in February 2012 Stuttgart/Cleveland, North Carolina – Daimler Trucks North America today announced the addition of a second shift and plans to ramp up production at its Freightliner Truck Manufacturing Plant in Cleveland, N.C. This will result in the creation of 1,200 new jobs, including 100 at the nearby DTNA …
White House Promotes ‘Insourcing’
After decades of watching American companies outsource jobs to other countries, we’re beginning to see entrepreneurs and manufactures insource, making the decision to keep factories and production facilities here in the United States—or even bring jobs back to the U.S. from overseas. What is insourcing? After decades of watching American companies take jobs to other countries, we’re beginning to see entrepreneurs and manufactures make the decision to keep factories and production facilities here in the United States—or even bring jobs back to the …
Ex-Im Bank Approves Export Financing for Power Generation Equipment Supporting 825 Jobs at Siemens North Carolina Plant
$638 Million Sale Contributes to Obama Administration American Jobs Initiative WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The board of directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States at its Thursday (Jan. 5) meeting approved a $638 million direct loan to finance the sale by Siemens Energy, Inc. of gas and steam turbines to be installed in Saudi Arabia. This is the second order being produced by 825 new highly-skilled workers at Siemens’ Charlotte, North Carolina facility. The plant was specifically …