Here is the agenda for the Vance County Board of Education’s regular monthly meeting. The regular meeting is held on the second Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the Administrative Services Center at 1724 Graham Avenue in Henderson.
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Drug bust on College Street
Chief K. L. Sidwell reported on Saturday that members of the Henderson Police Department’s Narcotics Unit served a search warrant on the address of 109 College Street, Apartment A, in Henderson.
City council to consider new loitering ordinance
Here is the agenda for the regular meeting of the Henderson City Council to be held today, May 11, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers located at 134 Rose Avenue in Henderson. The Henderson City Council holds its regular meeting on the second Monday of each month.
Golden LEAF forum May 18
The public is invited to attend a community forum hosted by the Golden LEAF Foundation and Vance County on Monday, May 18, 2009 at 6:00 p.m at the Civic Center located in Building 9 on the main campus of Vance-Granville Community College in Henderson.
County resolves to support sewer line to KJC
The Vance County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to support he efforts of the Economic Development Commission to find state and federal funding to extend a sewer line down US1 South to the Kittrell Job Corps.
Commission discusses county water project
The Vance County Board of Commissioners reviewed its progress on the county-wide water project at its regular meeting on Monday, May 4, 2009.
High speed rail update
by David B. Foster, PE; Keith Lewis, & Larry Sams NCDOT Rail Division Trail Concept — Local Public Information/Workshop Meetings Scheduled in North Carolina State and local government agencies in North Carolina and Virginia are working with local citizens in each county to identify the best location for a Trail Concept along the SEHSR corridor.
Vance 4th graders enjoy storytelling festival
Featured storytellers from left to right: Henry Vogel, Fred Motley, Marian Lytle, and Amatullah Saleem The H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library held its 13th Annual Storytelling Festival on Tuesday, April 28, 2009.
Board of ed. to hold budget meeting
The Vance County Board of Education will hold a budget meeting on Monday, May 11, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. prior to the regular board meeting. The meeting will be held in the Administrative Services Center break room located at 1724 Graham Avenue in Henderson. The purpose of the meeting is to review the preliminary 2009-2010 budget proposal.
Lamb St. bust nets crack, pills
Henderson Police Chief K.L. Sidwell reported yesterday that members of the Henderson Police Department’s Narcotics Unit served a search warrant at the address of 857 Lamb Street in Henderson.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
by Gina DeMent, Public Information Officer Five County Mental Health Authority With increasing economic troubles piled on to the stress of work and family demands, more and more Americans are suffering from mental illnesses.
Commission votes to begin demolition in Kittrell
The Vance County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously at Monday’s regular meeting to begin the legal process that will result in the demolition of a property at 43 Main Street in Kittrell.
HSR public workshop meeting scheduled
A public meeting on the concept of a trail along the high speed rail corridor has been scheduled for May 14, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. at the Aycock Recreation Complex. The Aycock Recreation Complex is located at 307 Carey Chapel Road in Henderson.
Butterfield: Don’t let the bed bugs bite
Washington, D.C. —- Seeking to stem the growing national infestation of bedbugs, Congressman G. K. Butterfield has sponsored the “Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite Act.”
HiH video: Vance county commisisoners 05-04-09
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Sen. Berger’s Greetings from Raleigh
I hope that everyone is enjoying the wonderful weather we are having.
Bid awarded for jail renovations
The Vance County Board of Commissioners awarded a bid of $1,679,100 to Blue Ridge Enterprises during Monday’s regular meeting.
Farm loan foreclosures temporarily suspended
U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) announced today that U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has placed a temporary suspension on Farm Loan Program foreclosures for up to 90 days while the agency reviews the loans.
Grassroots rural water system act introduced
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington), the only N.C. member of the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced the Grassroots Rural Water Systems Act last Thursday, a bill that would provide rural water systems with additional federal support for technical assistance and training.