So, how was the tea party? Let us know your thoughts on today’s open line.
Category: Quick hits
Tuesday’s open line
We’re not sure how Orange-Breckenridge, Zene Street, and the Embassy Project can be lumped together in terms of seeking funding. We hope someone who knows more than we do will help us figure it out. Let’s make the open line a learning experience today.
Monday’s open line
We hope that everyone had a good and restful holiday weekend. We still have a week of spring break left to enjoy…then it’s the Big Putsch to the End-of-Grade tests. Here’s your open line. Enjoy.
Spring litter sweep set for April 25
The Henderson Community Appearance Commission and the Vance County Appearance Commission are coordinating a Henderson-Vance County Spring Litter Sweep event for Saturday, April 25, 2009.
Thursday’s open line
We were very interested to read Jim Kopp’s comments regarding his efforts to obtain the new Hannah Montana movie for his drive-in, the Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre. We suggest you take a look and tell us what you think on today’s open line.
Wednesday’s open line
Weed & Seed, jail repairs, Carolina basketball, or anything else: take your pick on today’s open line.
Tuesday’s open line
We don’t know at time of posting who won the Big Game. Crow or commiserate on today’s open line.
Monday’s open line
Carolina alums: give us some of your memories or experiences with Tar Heel basketball.
Friday’s open line
** UPDATED ** When we get our hands on the CD we requested from the City of Henderson regarding Department of Justice audits of the Weed & Seed budgets, we will make the files available to our readers so they can do their own audits. Editor’s Note: What we meant to say above is that we would make the CD available when we got a chance to get to City Hall to pick up the CD. We did not mean …
Two county meetings scheduled for Monday
The Vance County Board of Commisioners’ Planning and Environmental Committee is scheduled to meet Monday, April 6, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. in the office of County Manager Jerry Ayscue. A Human Resources Committee meeting has been scheduled for Monday, April 6, 2009 at 5:15 p.m. The location of the meeting was not provided. No agenda was provided for either of the two Monday meetings.
North Carolina principal of the year named
South Brunswick High School Principal Vann Pennell was named he 2009 Wachovia North Carolina Principal of the Year today at a ceremony in Raleigh. To read more, please go to www.ncpublicschools.org and look under “News”.
Thursday’s open line
This link to the Pitt County Development Commission web site was sent to us as an example of what Vance County needs to do to market itself. What do you think? Let us know your opinion on today’s open line.
Wednesday’s open line
Isn’t today a great day to be alive? Enjoy it on today’s open line. Oh, yeah, and its April Fool’s Day. Have mercy.
April is alcohol awareness month
by Gina DeMent, Public Information Officer Five County Mental Health Authority Why It’s Important To Prevent Kids From Drinking April is Alcohol Awareness Month, and, as we are made aware by nightly media reports, we should all be concerned about the apparent increase in underage drinking by our youth.
Tuesday’s open line
The recent arrest of a Kerr-Vance Academy student after an incident at the Maria Parham Medical Center has provoked a great deal of passion on all sides of the issue. However, let us take this opportunity to caution comment posters that profanity is not permitted on Home in Henderson. Which words, you ask? We refer you to the late George Carlin’s “seven words you can’t say on television” routine. And, no, substituting a hyphen or an asterisk for one or …