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The Public Works Committee is scheduled to meet today at 9:00 a.m. in City Hall. The Search and Transition Committee is scheduled to meet in the City Hall Conference Room at 4:00 p.m. today as well. Our discussion questions come from a frequent commentor here on Home in Henderson and asks: How many candidates for city manager should the Search and Transition Committee bring in for the new city manager bring in to interview? Also, what should the perks in …

We apologize to our readers for our brief technical problems. Everything seems to be humming along all right now. Thank you for hanging in there. We’re gratified that some of you managed to continue your thread despite the missing portions of our front page. It’s dedication like that that has made Home in Henderson what it is today and will help make it what it will be in the future. Now that we have full usage back, fire away!

The Education Committee of the Vance County Board of Education and the Vance County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to meet in joint session at the Vance County School’s Administrative Services Center on Graham Avenue at 10:00 a.m. The Public Utilities Committee is scheduled to meet at 4:00 p.m. in the City Hall Conference Room. We’ve got garbage on our mind this morning here at Home in Henderson. Should the city continue its twice-weekly backyard service, cut back to once-weekly …

The Public Utilities Committee will meet today at 4:00 p.m. in the City Hall Conference Room. The Vance County Board of Education will be meeting in executive session at 5:30 p.m. in the Administrative Services Center on Graham Avenue. The weather report we get on our cell phone every evening is predicting a high of 79 degrees today. We used to call this “false spring”. Now it’s “global warming”. Oh, well… The floor is yours.

There will be a Raw Water Intake Project Update at 10:00 a.m followed by a meeting of the Kerr Lake Regional Water System Advisory Board Partners at 11:00 a.m. Both meetings will be held at the Kerr Lake Regional Water Plant. At 12:30 p.m., the FAIR Committee and the Public Works Committee will hold a special joint session in the City Hall Conference Room to discuss garbage pickup alternatives with Interim City Manager Jerry Moss. The Land Planning Committee is …

The Search and Transition Committee will meet today at 4:00 p.m. in the City Hall Conference Room. With that, there’s still lots to talk about, so carry on.

The Public Works Committee is scheduled to meet in the City Hall Council Chambers at 9:00 a.m. If that regular meeting place has changed, we hope someone from the city will inform us. Also, the Henderson City Council will convene at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers for its regularly scheduled meeting. With that, the floor is open to debate.

Between the Armory and the city’s new car policy it seems like there’s lots to talk about. Have at.

Today is a busy day in local government. The Human Resources Committee will meet at 2:15 p.m. in City Hall. The FAIR Committee will meet at 3:00 p.m. and the Land Planning and Development Committee will meet at 4:00 p.m., also in City Hall. All of the meeting are to convene in the Conference Room. We’re curious as to whether a “Save the Armory” movement will emerge from discussions being held here on Home in Henderson. Email us here if …

The Public Utilities Committee will meet today at 4:00 p.m. in the City Hall Conference Room. At least, that’s what we’ve been told. Henderson City Council member Bernard Alston chairs that committee and council members Bobby Gupton and Elissa Yount serve on it as well. We’d love to hear what happens. With that, the floor is yours.

How often do we see meetings go into closed session? What is our guarantee that discussion is limited to the stated topic? How can we safeguard against abuses? Let us know your thoughts on today’s open line.

We hope the kids enjoyed the surprise day off yesterday. The make up day is scheduled for March 31, which would otherwise have been a teacher workday. The Public Safety Committee meets today at 12:00 p.m. in City Hall. Give ’em something to talk about on today’s open line.

Weather permitting, the Public Works Committee will meet in City Hall at 9:00 a.m. The Search and Transition Committee is scheduled to meet in City Hall at 4:00 p.m. The word for today is “civility”. With that, the lines are open for debate.

Hey, it’s snowing (at least it was at the time of this posting). Some of you, no doubt, think this is a good thing. See your primary care physician. He or she has treatment options that can help. For the rest of us, there’s the open line.

There’s nothing cooking today in local government, so you’ll just have to make your own magic. The floor is open.

The JCPC meets today at 8:30 a.m. at the Aycock Recreation Center. The Human Relations Commission meets at City Hall this evening at 7:00 p.m. Today also happens to be the end of the six week grading period for Vance County Schools high schools. Those of you anticipating coverage of the last Henderson City Council meeting, as well as the FAIR Committee and Land Planning and Development Committee will get it…if we live. If not, the notes are in my …

The Clean Up Henderson Committee meets today at 8:00 a.m. in the City Operation Center’s Conference Room. Also, the FAIR Committee meets at 3:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers and the Land Planning Committee will meet at 4:00 p.m. in the same location. We are slowly returning to health and hope to resume normal coverage tomorrow, whatever that is.

We’re a little disappointed by the performance of our yearly flu shot, unless, of course, the intent of the shot was to facilitate contracting the flu. If that is the case, it has worked brilliantly. Coverage of yesterday’s Henderson City Council meeting may be delayed a day or two as we amuse ourselves by coughing up our lungs. Feel free to post highlights below if you were there. Today is Valentine’s Day, for those of you who are keeping score. …

The Search and Transition Committee is scheduled to meet today at 4:00 p.m. at the City Hall Conference Room. The Henderson City Council is scheduled to meet at 7:00 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers. There should be lots to talk about there, so have at.