Here’s a little something that was just brought to our attention by one of our readers. She wrote to us that she happened to be surfing the web when she came across this article The Crisis in Black America – Newsweek Health – MSNBC.com about an AIDS/STD clinic in Henderson that treats 200 folks. Let us know what you think!
Category: Quick hits
Faulkner wins Henderson invitational
Daniel Faulkner won the Henderson Country Club Invitational this weekend for the second year in a row.
Tuesday’s open line
It was a slow city council meeting last night. The council decided to wait for public comment before enacting its graffiti ordinance. It also decided to extend the public hearing on the amortization ordinance another week because a resident complained he had not been notified of the hearing and impending vote. Is it incumbent upon the city to notify affected residents of hearings and votes that may concern them above and beyond the newspaper notices that are required by law? …
Library launches summer reading program
This will be the first program for youth in the new library.
Monday’s open line
A recent trip up north has shown us that they’re starting to fall behind the graffiti again. Is it something we can afford to keep up with now? Let us know your thoughts on our open line.
Weekend open line
We’re wondering about our readers’ thoughts about the penultimate draft of the city’s “requests for assistance”. Let them know what you think on your weekend open line.
Friday’s open line
Imagine a Chestnut Street without stop lights, just stop signs. Let ’em know what you think of that (and the $600-$900 it would save) on our Friday open line. (This originally read “Garnett Street”, a mistake on our part. We apologize for the error.)
Thursday’s open line
We here at Home in Henderson have determined after exhaustive study that the world will not come to an end if we talk about something other than the contest for sheriff. How about those Hurricanes?
Wednesday’s open line
The Public Utilities Committee will meet today at 8:00 a.m. The FAIR Committee will meet at 3:00 p.m. The Land Planning Committee will meet at 4:00 p.m., and there will be a joint Human Resources/FAIR Committee meeting at 5:00 p.m. All these meetings will take place in the Conference Room at City Hall. Peter White had 39.3% of the vote, .7% shy of the 40% necessary for a clear victory. On WIZS, Sheriff Breedlove announced his intention of calling for …
Tuesday’s open line
Today’s the big dance. Don’t forget to vote. The Personnel Commitee of the Vance County Board of Education will meet at 8:30 in the Administrative Services Center at 1724 Graham Avenue. We wish everyone the best of luck.
Monday’s open line
The Finance Committee of the Vance County Board of Education will meet today at 8:30 a.m. at the Administrative Services Center on 1724 Graham Avenue. Also, the Vance County Board of Commissioners will meet in their chambers in the old courthouse at 6:00 p.m. We apologize for not having an agenda piece ready, but we forgot to pick up our media packet on Friday. We’re pleased to see that our friend Miles Gloriosus has weighed in with some final words …
Weekend open line
We at Home in Henderson can’t wait for the sheriff’s election to be over. Until then, fire away.
Friday’s open line
The Building and Grounds Committee of the Vance County Board of Education will meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Administrative Services Center on Graham Avenue. We cannot help but have noticed that the race for sheriff has sparked some heartfelt debate on Home in Henderson. While we respect the right of our readers to exchange ideas, we will not tolerate slanderous statements in the form of unfounded or unproven allegations against the candidates or anyone else. Thank you for your …
Thursday’s open line
The Public Safety Committee will be meeting at 12:00 p.m. in the City Hall Conference Room. The Community Development Committee will meet at 1:00 p.m., also in the City Hall Conference Room. We haven’t heard much about what’s going on with county-wide zoning lately. If someone would like to chime in an update, feel free. Otherwise, this space is yours.
Wednesday’s open line
If you have a topic you’d like to see discussed on the open line, email it to us here. Otherwise, this space is yours. Have at!
Tuesday’s open line
The police keep their cars. Is anyone as surprised as we are? We’re still looking for our “Save the Armory” leader. Nominate your friends on our open line!
Monday’s open line
The Public Works Committee is scheduled to meet at 9:00 a.m. at City Hall. The FAIR Committee is scheduled to meet at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, immediately preceding the City Council meeting at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall. There are a large number of public hearing scheduled for tonight, including an ordinance for the city to enforce some of its codes in the ETJ. Let ’em know what you think about that in our Monday open line.
Weekend open line
Who wants to lead a “Save the Armory” committee? Now’s your time to step up on our weekend open line.
Friday’s open line
Now that it looks as if the SRO ball is being batted into the Sheriff’s side of the court, we wonder what they would say if asked if they would be willing to place SROs in the middle schools. Perhaps their supporters will have something interesting to say on the topic, perhaps something that does not begin or end with the words “vote for”… In any event, the floor is yours.