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Move designed to lower gasoline prices Washington, D.C. -— With gas prices averaging $3.70 in North Carolina, U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) voted yesterday for legislation that would temporarily suspend deposits to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until the end of 2008.

The Henderson City Council unanimously approved staggered terms for members of the Henderson Redevelopment Commission during its meeting on Monday evening.

The Henderson City Council voted unanimously on Monday night to hold a public hearing on June 9, 2008 pursuant to an application with the Embassy Foundation for a Community Revitalization Grant with the North Carolina Department of Community Assistance.

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Here is the agenda for the Vance County Board of Education meeting which will be held at 7:00 p.m. tonight in its meeting room in the Administrative Services Center on Graham Avenue:

This week my colleagues and I are preparing to come back for the short session that begins Tuesday.

At last week’s Board meeting, members approved Supplemental Educational Services providers for 2008-09, a legislated one-time sign-on bonus for teachers paid on Step 0 of the salary schedule, the adoption of the School Executive: Principal Evaluation Instrument, and 2007-08 Reading First Grant allocations.

Washington, D.C. -— U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge voted today for legislation that would address the housing crisis at the root of the current economic downturn.

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The second meeting of the Superintendent’s Task Force on Ethics and Licensure will be held this Thursday, May 8, beginning at 9:30 a.m., in Room 224, Education Building, 301 N. Wilmington Street, Raleigh.

As of time of posting, Barack Obama has been projected the winner of the North Carolina Democratic primary. Feel free to use this space to discuss other election results.

Here is the tax report that was accepted by unanimous vote by the Vance County Board of Commissioners at Monday evening’s meeting.

Here is the April Henderson-Vance 911 report as approved by the Vance County Board of Commissioners during Monday evening’s meeting.

Former President Bill Clinton addresses Hendersonians from the back of a pickup truck loaned by Charles Boyd Chevrolet Click to view video

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According to presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s North Carolina campaign Web site, former President Bill Clinton will be visiting Henderson at the H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library on Breckenridge Street.

Protecting our communities is one of our most important duties in the General Assembly.