A Henderson man was seriously wounded in a shooting early today, city police announced in a news release.
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ESG makes numbers work for move to Ops Center
By April you might have a new place to pay your water bill, apply for a zoning permit or attend a City Council meeting if all goes as planned by Energy Systems Group. City Council members and some staffers heard about ESG’s plans and the proposed financing Thursday afternoon at the Operations & Service Center on Beckford Drive.
CSX, state fix Chavasse rail crossing
The railroad crossing at Chavasse Avenue has been the subject of many complaints at the Municipal Building and much cursing by jarred motorists, but two days of work this week should put an end to all the verbiage.
Weed and Seed forum set for Monday
The Vance Organization to Implement Community Excellence will hold a public forum at 6 p.m. Monday at the Gateway Center on the effort to obtain official recognition for a federal Weed and Seed site in and around Henderson.
Commissioners mandate direct deposit for new hires
Unanimity reigned at Tuesday’s meeting of the Vance County Board of Commissioners except on one issue: direct deposit of county paychecks.
ALE organizes Katrina collections Saturday
The local Red Cross and the Alcohol Law Enforcement Division of the North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety will sponsor Relief Aid on Saturday to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Vance board responds to Katrina
Although the issue was not on the agenda for Tuesday night’s Vance County Board of Commissioners meeting, County Manager Jerry Ayscue asked the board for a resolution to designate the old Vance Manor building a possible site to house refugees from Hurricane Katrina.
County approves borrowing $2M for schools
The Vance County Board of Commissioners on Monday night unanimously approved resolutions that would allow the sale of Qualified Zone Academy Bonds for use in school renovations.
Yount: Data must back up incentives
The following is a letter prepared by Henderson City Council member Elissa Yount for her colleagues in response to reports of planned incentives for a retail development. When it comes to incentives for retail developers, there is not a lot of difference between giving incentives and writing a developer a check from the city, because what you are doing is giving money away. My question as an elected official is what are we going to get for giving up that …
Team Vance, partners launch job-training project
“All the pieces started to fall into place quickly.” “We want to work with you.” “We need to be proactive rather than reactive.” “You know when something really clicks.” “We can have a tremendous impact very quickly.”
Legislative report: Bipartisanship on property taxes
Editor’s note: This is the first in an occasional series of articles being contributed by Sen. Doug Berger. As many of you know, I am a Democrat who proudly wears that affilation. I firmly believe that Democrats should offer a clear choice when running against Republicans in campaigns for public office. The question often came up during my campaign for Senate as to whether I would support a good idea if its origin was from a Republican. While there are …
Cleanup committee seeks easier civil penalties
Frustrations over civil penalties and the collection of fines dominated Wednesday’s meeting of the Clean Up Henderson Committee and led to the selection of a committee to put together a forum to gather information.
Etheridge links Vance to relief efforts
Rep. Bob Etheridge, D-Lillington, whose congressional district includes southern Vance County, has created a page on his Web site to provide information on the latest developments concerning Hurricane Katrina and ways that North Carolinians can help with the recovery. “Like all Americans, I offer my deepest condolences to the victims of Hurricane Katrina and their families,” said Etheridge, who serves on the House Homeland Security Committee. “North Carolinians know firsthand the devastation that hurricanes can cause. When our own state …
City leaders discuss future with Ferguson
Henderson could use lobbying in Raleigh as a test of whether the city needs to keep Washington lobbying firm The Ferguson Group, Mayor Clem Seifert suggested at a meeting with a Ferguson representative Monday.
Weed and Seed letter of intent submitted
Henderson City Manager Eric Williams has submitted a letter of intent to seek official recognition for a proposed Weed and Seed site covering a large swath of eastern Henderson and running outside the city lines into unincorporated parts of Vance County.
Pick of the day: Money for demolition
The Clean Up Henderson Committee meets at 8 a.m. on the final day of August, which happens to be when Code Compliance Director Corey Williams had predicted his $25,000 for contracted services for fiscsl 2005-06 would run out. Sure enough, Williams told the cleanup committee two weeks ago, an aggressive effort to take down abandoned houses has emptied that account. Back at budget time, the City Council promised to revisit the issue of money for the Code Compliance Department in …
Southern Vance up, Northern down on SATs
Vance County high school students boosted the county public schools’ SAT average by 12 points in 2005, according to statewide numbers released by the state Department of Public Instruction on Tuesday.
Railroad, city raring to go on Chavasse
Have you ever sat at the railroad crossing at Chavasse Avenue with the crossing arms down but the train was down the track not moving, traffic was backed up in every direction, and frustrations were mounting? And does it seem that it happens at lunch, when school lets out and at 5 when everyone is getting off work?
Pick of the day: Progress on energy
Progress Energy will provide information from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Vance-Granville Community College about plans for additional power transmission throughout the area. You can get the basics of the project from the Progress Energy Web site.
Vance still third in unemployment
Vance County’s unemployment rate followed the North Carolina trend and increased in July to 9.9 percent, tied with Wilson County for the third-highest rate in the state, according to statistics released Friday by the state Employment Security Commission. Caldwell County was the worst at 13.1 percent, and Scotland County slipped from first to second at 11.6 percent. Vance’s rate was 9.3 percent in June and 10.6 percent in July 2004, when 116 more people were officially unemployed and 403 fewer …