The FAIR Committee debated yesterday whether city department heads should argue their cases regarding budget issues to the city council.
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Rep. Wray’s legislative report
The 2006 short session of the N.C. General Assembly began on Tuesday at noon and legislators hit the ground running.
Vance GOP asks for NC tax relief
The following press release was received from Phillip C. Burnette, Chairman of the Vance County Republican Party.
“Plan for a secure future” announced
RALEIGH — N.C. House Speaker Jim Black (D-Mecklenburg), Majority Leader Joe Hackney (D-Orange) and other members of the House Democratic Caucus today announced their plan to improve education, health care and our state’s economy during the upcoming short session of the Legislature, which begins at noon.
SVHS spring concert blossoms
Southern Vance High School’s Concert Band gave its Spring Concert in the gymnasium last night beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Beacon Light foreclosure pending
Henderson City Council member Garry Daeke, chair of the Community Development Committee, reported to the city council on Monday evening that a letter had been sent to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) asking it to foreclose on Beacon Light.
Etheridge to annouce biofuels legislation
As North Carolinians continue to struggle with skyrocketing gas prices, U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington), the co-chair of the Rural Working Group, will announce comprehensive legislation to promote biofuels production in America.
Faulkner wins Henderson invitational
Daniel Faulkner won the Henderson Country Club Invitational this weekend for the second year in a row.
Library launches summer reading program
This will be the first program for youth in the new library.
School board will discuss SROs
The following is the agenda for the Vance County Board of Education’s monthly meeting in the Board Room of the Administrative Services Center on Graham Avenue:
City nears “requests for assistance” consensus
The joint Human Resources/FAIR Committee meeting requested by Human Resources Chair Mary Emma Evans was called to order at 5:00 p.m. by Evans.
Etheridge votes for lobbying reform
Congressman calls watered-down GOP bill “a fig leaf of reform”
Embassy Streetscape over by $37,000+
The FAIR Committee met yesterday in the Conference Room at City Hall. Some items of interest were:
Teacher of the year named
Diana Beasley, a biology teacher at Hickory High School, Hickory Public Schools, was named the 2006-07 North Carolina Teacher of the Year at a formal banquet held last night in Cary.
Butterfield: growing offshore drilling concerns
Washington, D.C. – Congressman G. K. Butterfield’s apprehensions about drilling in the waters off North Carolina’s coast are growing in light of concerns raised recently by the U.S. Navy.
Teacher of the year announced tonight
The 2006-07 North Carolina Teacher of the Year will be announced tonight, May 2, during a banquet being held at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 201 Harrison Oaks Blvd., Cary. The actual announcement is expected to take place around 7:30 p.m.
Duke protests county DSS contributions
Vance County Board of Education member Robert Duke spoke to the Vance County Board of Commissioners Monday night regarding Vance County’s tax rate.
Three arrested for armed robbery
On April 30, at approximately 10:59 p.m., the Henderson Police Department responded to a report of an armed robbery at the Dabney Pit Stop at 555 Dabney Drive.
City positions may stay frozen
The FAIR Committee decided to revisit the issue of unfreezing budgeted and unbudgeted city positions at a meeting held on Monday, April 24.