Frank Frazier, Interim Assistant City Manager, has been named Assistant City Manager — Water Resources and Public Services, effective immediately by Ed Wyatt, Henderson Interim City Manager.
Category: News
Council to hold short-notice committee meeting
The Henderson City Council’s Legislative Committee will meet today at 11:00 a.m. in council chambers at City Hall.
Etheridge urges change in military mental health
Washington, D.C. —- U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) on Friday urged Congress to examine the military’s mental health system during a hearing of the House Armed Service Committee’s Military Personnel Subcommittee.
Weekend open line
The Daily Dispatch is reporting that a woman was stabbed on Garnett Street yesterday afternoon. Has violence moved from the back streets to Main Street as a reader has suggested to us? Is Henderson to become like the Tombstone, Arizona of old? Let us know your thoughts on this weekend’s open line.
House passes budget resolution
Washington, D.C. -— U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) a member of the House Budget Committee, voted today for a federal budget resolution that is fiscally responsible and will invest in strengthening the economy, preparing children for the workforce and making N.C. communities safe.
County planning/environmental committee to meet
The Vance County Board of Commissioners’ Planning/Environmental Committee is scheduled to meet Tuesday, March 18, 2008 in 12:30 p.m. in the office conference room of County Manager Jerry Ayscue.
House votes for ethics panel
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) today voted to establish the Office of Congressional Ethics which would bring greater accountability and transparency to the ethics enforcement process by requiring an independent review of alleged ethics violations by individuals who are not Members of Congress.
Coke bust on Standish Street
Chief K.L. Sidwell of the Henderson Police Department reported that members of his department’s Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant on March 7, 2008 at the residence of 1010 Standish Street.
City council to revisit CO ordinance
** Updated ** Last night the Henderson City Council voted unanimously (with member Lonnie Davis absent due to illness) to hold a public hearing during its April 14 meeting regarding the Certificate of Occupancy ordinance.
Council to hear presentation on min. housing
Attorney Mike Satterwhite will present tonight to the Henderson City Council on Henderson City Code Chapter 21 and 21C which concern the city’s minimum housing code and the city’s ordinance requiring a certificate of occupancy for rental properties within Henderson.
Rep. Wray’s Raleigh report
This session, the General Assembly came up with several ways to cut taxes for the people of North Carolina without sacrificing the quality of our public services.
Land use steering committee holds public meeting
The City of Henderson’s Land Use Planning Steering Committee held a public meeting yesterday at the H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library.
Crimes of the month
Breaking & Entering Case On January 27, 2008, Jimmy Grissom reported that someone had broken into the White Memorial United Methodist Church at 529 Alexander Ave.
City land use planning committee public meeting
The City of Henderson’s Land Use Planning Committee will meet today, Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at the H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library. The meeting is both a workshop and an opportunity for public input.
Rep. Wray’s Raleigh report
One of the most important things we try to do in government is create opportunity.
US Sec’y of Ed. to address state board
The State Board of Education will meet this week, March 4 through 6, in the Education Building at 301 N. Wilmington Street, Raleigh.