Raleigh — U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) today announced he is sponsoring an essay contest to select a high school junior from the 2nd Congressional District for nomination as a Congressional Page in the U.S. House of Representatives for spring 2007.
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Recycling art/essay contest winners honored
Recycling Art & Essay Contest Award Winners Students in Vance County Schools were honored by the Vance County Board of Commissioners at their November 6 meeting for their award-winning work in the Vance County Appearance Commission Art and Essay Contests held in October.
Evans resigns Human Resources Committee
In a memorandum dated November 8, 2006, Henderson City Council member Mary Emma Evans tendered her resignation as the chair of the Council’s Human Resources Committee.
Commissioners vote, approve lottery fund application
Vance County Board of Education Chair Tommy Riddle appeared before the Vance County Board of Commissioners on Monday night to ask for approval of an application to access the Public School Building Capital Fund for the North Carolina Education Lottery.
Changes to graffiti and truck ordinance coming
There Henderson City Council will meet tonight at 7:00 p.m. in their chambers at City Hall. Here are some of the items of interest in tonight’s meeting agenda:
Author David Payne visits hometown
Payne at book signing Born in Henderson, North Carolina in 1955, David Payne spent his early school years attending E. M. Rollins Elementary and the 8th grade at Pinkston Street.
Weekend open line
As our readers were quicker to notice than we, today’s Daily Dispatch contained a slew of political ads. Are they effective? Do they really tell us about the candidates? Are they enough to formulate and firm up a voting decision? For those who are undecided, there isn’t much time left to choose. Work out your doubts here on our weekend open line.
Fire at Jubilee House
Jubilee House after the fire There was a fire today at approximately 1:00 p.m. at Jubilee House on Beckford Drive.
Rep. Wray’s Raleigh Report
As you may know, the 2006 short session of the North Carolina General Assembly ended three months ago, but the work continues in our district and in Raleigh.
Message from State Board chair; preliminary results
This message received this morning about the release of K-8 ABC results:
Cleanliness rewarded by breakfast
Clean Up Henderson! Committee Chair Diane Barbario with city workers at Appreciation Breakfast The Clean Up Henderson! Committee rewarded city workers and other participants in this year’s Clean Up Henderson! drive with an appreciation breakfast on the morning of Friday, October 27.
Wednesday’s open line
When I was a teaching assistant at Penn State, the unwritten standard to which we were held when we accounted for the grading of our classes was a seven percent failure rate — no more, no less. This was indicative to our supervising professors of an acceptable level of difficulty. As we approach a standard of 80% passing on the EOG’s and EOC’s, with a 100% passing rate required by the year 2014 under the so-called “No Child Left Behind” …
State Board of Ed. to meet, release math EOG scores
The State Board of Education will meet next Wednesday and Thursday, November 1-2, in the 7th Floor Board Room, Education Building, 301 N. Wilmington Street, Raleigh.
Candidate’s debate decorous, informative
Editor’s Note: Recordings of the Candidate’s Panel were graciously provided by our friends at WIZS and are used by permission. All Vance County candidates running with opposition in the November 7 election showed yesterday at the Candidate’s Panel sponsored by the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce, the Vance County Farm Bureau, Vance-Granville Community College, and WIZS Radio.
Arrest made in October 19 robbery
According to a statement from the Henderson Police Department, an arrest was made on October 25 regarding the October 19 robbery of two passengers in a vehicle on the 600 block of McBorn Street.
Candidate’s debate on Sunday
Don’t forget the Candidate’s Panel on Sunday, October 29, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. in the County Commission Chambers in the County Administration Building (old courthouse).
Trucker cited on city ordinance
Dwight Cousin addresses the Henderson City Council Resident Dwight Cousin appeared before the Henderson City Council on Monday evening to speak about a citation he received for parking his commerical truck in his yard.
State School Board schedules November meeting
The State Board of Education will meet next Wednesday and Thursday, November 1-2, in the 7th Floor Board Room, Education Building, 301 N. Wilmington Street, Raleigh.
Thursday’s open line
I received this wonderful piece of vocabulary enrichment in an email yesterday from a longtime reader: sock puppet n. A fake persona used to discuss or comment on oneself or one’s work, particularly in an online discussion group or the comments section of a blog. –adj.–sock puppeteer n.–sock puppetry Citations Is this the price tag of anonymity? Spill your guts on this or anything else on today’s open line.