The Reverend John Miles expressed concern about a youth curfew to the Henderson City Council on Monday night.
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VCS attendance award given
E.O. Young Assistant Principal Cheryl Coplin with award At the Vance County Board of Education meeting held at the Administrative Services Center Monday at 7 p.m., the Attendance Award for the first school month went to E.O. Young Elementary School, with an average of 98.58%.
Certificate of Occupancy proposed ordinance
A lot of fables have been circulating regarding the Certificate of Occupancy that the Community Development Committee has been considering during the last week.
VCS to join eye exam lawsuit dismissal
Items on the slate for this month’s meeting of the Vance County Board of Education include:
Council will discuss Cert. of Occupancy meetings
Some of the items on the agenda for discussion at tonight’s Henderson City Council meeting include the following:
Jones presents monthly tax collection report
Sam Jones presented the monthly tax collection report to the Vance County Board of Commissioners on Monday night.
Boy Scouts host business after hours
The Occoneechee Council of the Boy Scouts of America will host a Business After Hours in conjunction with the Chambers of Commerce from Franklin, Granville, Vance and Warren counties this Thursday, October 5, 2006 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Presbyterian Point on Kerr Lake.
County commissioners approve additional firefighters
At Monday’s Vance County Board of Commissioner’s meeting, County Manager Jerry Ayscue recommended to members that the county authorize funding to hire two additional firefighters for the Vance County Fire Department.
Etheridge asks Pres. to hold school safety meet in NC
Raleigh — Following President Bush’s announcement that he will convene a national school security summit in the wake of the recent school shootings, U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) invited the President to hold the summit in North Carolina’s Second Congressional District.
High school ABC report to be released today
High school ABCs results will be provided to the State Board of Education today at the Board’s regular meeting (full agenda at here). The full ABCs report will be available online at 10 a.m at abcs.ncpublicschools.org/abcs/.
Early literacy workshops at Perry Library
“What is early literacy? Early literacy is what children know about reading and writing before they can actually read and write.”
Von Williams requests zoning change
Deryl von Williams at Zoning Board of Adjustment The Henderson Board of Adjustments met Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. in the City Council chambers to hear Deryl von Williams support her request for approval of the Vance County Learning Center to operate in downtown Henderson at 115 S. Garnett Street.
Resident questions board on 1977 zoning ordinance
Vance County resident John Yount began the public comment portion of Monday’s meeting of the Vance County Board of Commissioners by asking assembled members why they would want to buy a horse they already own.
911 service down in Vance
According to WRAL, 911 service is down. Readers should be advised that emergency services calls that are routed through the Embarq center in Rocky Mount are not working at this time. The following numbers should be used in the case of an emergency instead of 911: 252.492.1313 252.492.0202 252.492.6685 252.430.1911 Some services have been restored, but it is unknown which ones are working at this time.
State school board meeting set
The State Board of Education will meet next Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 4-5, in the 7th Floor Board Room, Education Building, 301 N. Wilmington Street, Raleigh.
NC receives AP incentive grant
Participation rates and access to Advanced Placement courses in low wealth districts will increase thanks to the state’s recent receipt of an Advanced Placement Incentive Grant worth up to $1.6 million over the next three years.
Special assistant talks of job, school priorities
Home in Henderson spoke to Dr. William Bowers, the recently appointed Special Assistant to the Superintendent for Vance County Schools.
HVEP pushes for zoning with petition, ad
At the Henderson-Vance Economic Partnership meeting on Thursday, chair Eddie Ferguson told members that the organization has endorsed county-wide zoning.
Rep. Wray’s Raleigh Report
As you may know, the 2006 short session of the North Carolina General Assembly ended two months ago, but the work continues in the district and in Raleigh.