Gov. Bev Purdue announced yesterday the launching of www.NCRecovery.gov, a website designed as a guide to services offered by the newly created Office of Economic Recovery and Investment. Enjoy.
Category: News
School health services report for 2007-08 on-line
The School Health Services Report on Public Schools is compiled annually at the end of each school year by school nurses, and contains data collected from each local education agency (LEA) in North Carolina.
Butterfield, CBC Meet Obama at White House
Washington, D.C. —- During today’s Congressional Black Caucus meeting at the White House with President Barack Obama, Congressman G. K. Butterfield sought assurances that working families would be protected as part of any greenhouse gas reduction policy.
Board of ed. Finance Committee to meet
The Vance County Board of Education’s Finance Committee will meet today at 1:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Administrative Services Center’s Superintendent’s Conference Room at 1724 Graham Avenue in Henderson. No agenda was provided for the meeting.
Etheridge reaction to presidential address
Washington, D.C. -— U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s address to Congress on Tuesday night:
Frazier presents public works report to council
Henderson Assistant City Manager Frank Frazier presented a Public Works report to the Henderson City Council during its workshop session on Monday.
Cops find crack in Water St. drug bust
Chief K.L. Sidwell reports that members of the Henderson Police Department Narcotics Unit served a search warrant on the address of 527 Water Street in Henderson.
County committees to meet
The Vance County Board of Commissioners’ Public Safety Committee is scheduled to meet this Friday, February 27, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. to discuss fire and emergency medical services. The meeting will be in the County Manager Jerry Ayscue’s office. Also, the Human Resources Committee is scheduled to meet Monday, March 2, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. in Ayscue’s conference room. No agenda was given for the human resources meeting.
2nd revision of city meeting & events calendar
Click image to view the complete, full-sized document Above is a link to yet another revision to the meeting and events calendar for the City of Henderson’s municipal government. Of particular note are the scheduled budget meetings on the second page of the document. Times for those meetings have yet to be established.
City encourages residents to recycle
Recycling display in front foyer of Henderson City Hall on Rose Avenue Here are links to page 1 and page 2 of the recycling truck schedule for recyclable collection in Henderson.
Atkinson to attend White House briefing
North Carolina State Superintendent of Public Instruction June Atkinson will join her fellow chief state school officers today, Wednesday, February 25, at 1:30 p.m., for a White House briefing on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and its impact on public schools. To read more about the State Superintendent’s attendance at this event, please go to the NCDPI Web site and click on the appropriate link under “News.”
Council hears comments on water bills, street lamps
Henderson resident Rosa Bullock addressed the Henderson City Council yesterday during their regular short session regarding a family having to pay a two year-old water bill to get water service.
REVISED Henderson city schedule of meetings & events
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City will consider budget review schedule
Here is the agenda for the Henderson City Council’s short regular meeting. The short regular meeting is held on the fourth Monday of each month, if called, and begins at 6:00 p.m. in City Hall at 134 Rose Avenue.
Council considers various reports
Here is the agenda for the Henderson City Council’s monthly work session. The work session is held on the fourth Monday of each month, when called, and immediately follows the monthly short regular session in council chambers at City Hall on 134 Rose Avenue.
Three NC middle schools “Schools to Watch”
Academic excellence, responsiveness to the needs of young adolescents and a commitment to helping all students succeed are three reasons why Apple Valley Middle (Henderson County Schools), Crestdale Middle (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) and East Wilkes Middle (Wilkes County Schools) were recently named Schools to Watch by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform.