Mr. Samuel Crosson was the head custodian at Henderson Middle School during my tenure there. He was a good and decent man. Our deepest sympathies go out to his family as well as the family of Mr. Alvin Currin who are left to try to make sense of it all.
Category: Quick hits
Relay for Life bake sale
The Betty’s Beach Bums Relay for Life team will be holding a bake sale on Saturday, May 3, 2008 from 7:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at Elliott Farms on Satterwhite Point Road in Henderson. For more information, contact Melonie Gupton at 252.436.0059 or email her at guptonj@embarqmail.com.
County Planning/Enviromental Com. to meet
The Vance County Board of Commissioners’ Planning/Environmental Committee is scheduled to meet today, Thursday, May 1 at 5:00 p.m. to discuss guidelines for housing projects and a written policy for CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) urgent repairs.
Thursday’s open line
New York state is contemplating a gas tax holiday over the summer due to rising gas prices. Is that a good idea for North Carolina? Voice your opinion here. It can make a difference.
Car seat check Thursday, May 1
The Henderson-Vance Safe Kids will have a Child Passengers Safety Car Seat Check today, Thursday, May 1, 2008.
Wednesday’s open line
North Carolinians not getting their money’s worth from higher education? We can’t all have gone into teaching.
Tuesday’s open line
Truckers protest the high price of fuel. We don’t know about our readers, but for us, food is getting to be priced more like a luxury than a necessity.
Safe Kids holds Gear Up Games
E.M. Rollins 5th graders learn about water safety from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Monday’s open line
Chicken may have Tyrannosaurus rex power. The Flintstones knew something we’re just discovering.
Call for Henderson High School 40th reunion
Plans are in the works for our 40th Reunion to be held the weekend of August 2, 2008.
Weekend open line
Atheist churches? On the surface, they seem about as useful as non-alcoholic beer. But you be the judge.
Friday’s open line
Here’s an article on a saliva test to determine whether or not someone is having a heart attack. The problem is that when you think you’re having a heart attack (or it turns out that you’re actually having one), your mouth gets too dry from fear to spit. At least, mine did.
School board calls special meeting
The Vance County Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 5:30 p.m. in the break room of the Administrative Services Center on Graham Avenue. The purpose of the meeting is to hold a budget work session on the 2008-2009 budget and to approve the proposed 2008-2009 budget.
Thursday’s open line
Here’s something teachers already knew from empirical observation: child poverty affects brain development.
Tuesday’s open line
Now funerals can be green. And they said you couldn’t take the latest fad with you.
Monday’s open line
Since we’re finally hitting the big time (with a Netcraft rating of 33801), we thought it was high time to publish a Terms of Use. Enjoy the legalese.