Washington, D.C. -— U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington), the only North Carolina-member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement in response to the President’s selection of North Carolina’s Erskine Bowles to lead a national panel on how to reduce the deficit:
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Knock-off shoes help local kids
On Thursday January 21, 2010, Chief Keith Sidwell and Lt. Charles Pulley present Johnnie Burton of the Central Children’s Home with 22 pairs of confiscated shoes.
County commission planning retreat today
The Vance County Board of Commissioners will be holding a planning retreat today, February 18, 2010 beginning at 10:00 a.m. It will be held at the Satterwhite Point Glass House. No agenda was provided for the meeting.
Etheridge welcomes new jobs to Raleigh
Raleigh — U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington), the only North Carolina member of the House Ways and Means Committee, marked the one-year anniversary of the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in a job creation announcement with construction workers and design contractors at the Capital Area Transit Facility in Raleigh today.
HTSU seizes 26 lbs. of pot
26 lbs. of marijuana seized yesterday by the Henderson Police Department’s Highway Traffic Safety Unit On Tuesday, February 16, 2010, members of the Henderson Police Department’s Highway Traffic Safety Unit conducted a traffic stop on a 2003 Ford Windstar bearing South Carolina registration on I-85.
Wray appointed to emergency/disaster committee
Committee to study issues related to emergency preparedness and disaster management recovery Raleigh — Rep. Michael H. Wray has been appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Management Recovery.
Council sets (some) joint funding goals
In a two-and-a-half hour work session yesterday evening at City Hall that frequently strayed from the topic at hand, the Henderson City Council reached consensus on some funding changes it would like to see in jointly funded programs with Vance County.
HPD makes arrest for theft from fatal fire scene
On February 11, 2010 around 1:16 p.m. officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to 132 S. Elizabeth Street in reference to a breaking and entering in progress.
Agenda for today’s council work session
The Henderson City Council will meet in a work session today, Monday, February 15, 2010 to discuss projected that are jointly funded with Vance County as well as items left over from the council’s recent work session.
Henderson couple receive federal sentence
A Henderson couple was sentenced January 5, 2010 in federal court in New Bern, North Carolina on several drug and firearm violations.
County “willing to look at” joint funding issues
Henderson Mayor Pete O’Geary told the Joint Intergovernmental Committee at the outset of yesterday’s afternoon meeting that he hoped the city and Vance County boards could develop a work plan that will resolve concerns in a “win-win manner” by late spring.
Joint intergovernmental committee meets Thursday
The Joint Intergovernmental Committee is scheduled to meet on Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 3:30 p.m. at City Hall to discuss joint funding. This committee is comprised of members from the Henderson City Council and the Vance County Board of Commissioners. Henderson City Hall is located at 134 Rose Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina.
Rainey: Need to stop negative comments
During a discussion of jointly funded projects with Vance County at Monday’s meeting of the Henderson City Council, member Mike Rainey criticized what he termed “negative comments” in Henderson.
HPD, ATF make arrests on federal indictments
On February 8, 2010 officers of the Henderson Police Department and agents with the federal Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) arrested three individuals on outstanding federal indictments.
Tuesday’s open line
The Henderson City Council approved the sale of Southerland Mill Pond to NC Rep. Bill Faison yesterday evening. Here’s your open line.