The Henderson City Council’s Land Planning & Development Committee met on Friday, August 21, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in the large conference room at City Hall.
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Sen. Berger’s Greetings from Raleigh
Editor’s Note: Going back to school has me more discombobulated than usual, and I managed to miss the usual Tuesday run date for this piece. I offer apologies to anyone who believes that apologies are due. In this week’s newsletter, we will be discussing last month’s town hall meeting, and the budget passed by the General Assembly last week. Also I wanted to make you aware of another Town Hall meeting that will be held in Granville County for those …
Corbitt Preservation brings fire truck home
Story and photos by Charles E. Powell, President Corbitt Preservation Association We had our first “Corbitt Truck Show and Reunion” in 2002.
Vance grant proposals to Golden LEAF
Click image to view document These are the 22 grant proposals received by the Golden LEAF Foundation for projects in Vance County.
Drug bust on Water Street
Chief K.L. Sidwell reported yesterday that members of the Henderson Police Department’s Narcotics Unit conducted a search warrant at the address of 532 Water Street in Henderson, North Carolina.
City land planning committee to meet Friday
The Henderson City Council’s Land Planning & Development Committee will meet on Friday, August 21, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in the City Hall Conference Room at 134 Rose Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina. The item slated for discussion is the former Beacon Light apartment complex.
Golden LEAF meeting offers criticisms, strategy
The number of attendees at yesterday’s meeting of the Golden LEAF Initiative far exceeded the capacity of the small auditorium in Vance-Granville Community College’s Building 2.
HPD makes arrest for burglary
On August 8, 2009 at approximately 11:00 p.m. Henderson Police Department officers responded to a report of a breaking and entering and larceny which occurred at 160 S. Bullock Street.
Vance board of ed. committee meets Wednesday
The Vance County Board of Education’s Policy Committee will meet on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at 12:30 p.m. at the Administrative Services Center at 1724 Graham Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina. No agenda for the meeting was provided. All meetings are held in the Superintendent’s Conference Room.
Police arrest suspect for B&E
On August 17, 2009 at approximately 11:15 a.m., members of the Henderson Police Department responded to 227 W. Belle Street in reference to a report of a breaking and entering in progress.
Rep. Wray’s Raleigh Report
The 2009 session of the General Assembly has adjourned, but not before we finished up work on a number of important matters.
Vance tourism spending rises 1% for 2008
Gov. Bev Perdue announced on Wednesday that 62 of the state’s 100 counties saw increases in visitor spending in 2008, including 16 counties that had increases of more than 5 percent.
Golden LEAF to meet tonight at VGCC
The public is invited to a Golden LEAF Community Assistance Initiative Forum on Monday, August 17, 2009.
Purdue signs Racial Justice Act
On August 11, 2009, North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue signed Senate Bill 461, the North Carolina Racial Justice Act, which permits defendants and inmates to challenge death sentences by presenting statistical evidence of racial bias.
Search warrant at Owens Auto Repair nets two
Chief K.L. Sidwell reports that members of the Henderson Police Department’s Narcotics Unit conducted a search warrant at the business Owens Auto Repair located at 335 Hamilton Street in Henderson, North Carolina.
Arrest made in elder abuse case
Editor’s Note: The photographs of the conditions at 212 Charles Street in this case are both graphic and shocking. We recommend that readers use discretion when considering whether to let young children view these pictures and in looking at these pictures themselves. The pictures have been placed underneath the text of this article. On July 28, 2009 members of the Henderson Police Department, the Department of Social Services, the City of Henderson Fire Department, and the City of Henderson Code …
Back to School Bash Saturday, August 15
This from Terri Hedrick, Public Information Officer for Vance County Schools:
City council declines to fund local BGCA
The Henderson City Council passed a motion on Monday night to not fund the Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central North Carolina’s SOS program at Eaton-Johnson Middle School.
VCS to ask Golden LEAF for freshman laptops
Home in Henderson received this press release yesterday from Vance County Schools: