Yard sale at 139 Dorsey Place, Saturday, Oct 1 begins at 7am. Black futon, entertainment center, bakers rack, Harry Potter puzzles, misc. stuff!
Category: Quick hits
Friday / Weekend Open Line
For those residents concerned with Vance County enacting or not enacting county wide zoning, pay attention. This coming Monday’s commissioners meeting will likely host a final vote on the matter. Vote passes, zoning is enacted. There are multiple ways you could participate… #1 you have to show up and sign up to speak before 5:45pm. Then, during the meeting you will have your 3 minutes to speak. You can express your support for zoning, express your disagreement with zoning, and …
Thursday Open Line
This weekend several new laws will take affect in North Carolina. Limits on medical malpractice lawsuits, lesser restrictions on ATV helmet use among other things. Read up on some of the new changes here. Yesterday, there was mention of Perdue’s comment regarding suspending elections for Congress for 2 years so they can focus on their job and not on campaigning. Released today is audio from that speech, so we’ll post that here and let you make up your mind if …
Wednesday Open Line
Some commentators have talked about an issue in Harnett County regarding a zoning issue for a new landfill. At their Monday night meeting, the county Board of Adjustment held six hearings and heard 26 hours of testimony on the issue before voting 3-2 Monday night to reject the company’s application for a special-use permit for the landfill. You can read the whole story here. The recent attack at J.C. Penny against a Virginia leader has prompted discussion at the city …
Tuesday Open Lines
Today will mark a public viewing of the proposed Vance County redistricting maps for voting on commissioners. The event will be at the H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library starting at 4pm to 6 pm. We’ll have reports to come regarding Monday nights city council meeting. In the meantime have at it!
Monday Open Lines
This weeks weekly address, President Obama explains that states will have greater flexibility to find innovative ways of improving the education system, so that we can raise standards in our classrooms and prepare the next generation to succeed in the global economy. This past weekend hosted numerous events in Henderson, we hope you enjoyed coming out to downtown for the kids day and archaeology activities and participated in the Foundation 5k race at Maria Parham Medical Center. If you didn’t …
36th Annual Autumn Arts show at VGCC seeks entries
Autumn Arts 2011, the 36th annual juried art show sponsored by Vance-Granville Community College and the Kerr Lake Art Society, will be held Oct. 17 through Nov. 4. Autumn Arts will be open for public viewing from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday-Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fridays, on the second floor of Building 7 on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County, N.C. The Autumn Arts competition is open to all artists, amateurs and professionals, working in …
Friday / Weekend Open Line
This weekend hosts a fun filled Saturday in Henderson with 3 great events. The Smart Ducky Race. Watch as Garnett Street is closed off, filled with a river of water, and a cement truck full of up to 5,000 yellow rubber ducks are dumped in the street and race down the river. The first 3 ducks to the end are drawn and people who sponsored those ducks will win a cash prize. See more details at www.smartduckyderby.com This is a …
The Foundation 5, 5k Race
On Saturday, September 24, 2011 there will be “The Foundation 5” 5K Race, Heart Healthy Mile & Kid’s Dash at Maria Parham Medical Center with same day registration beginning at 7:30am. There will also be a Runner’s Clinic at 8:00am at the race site. The walk/run starts at 9am by the Oncology entrance of the hospital and the kids fun run starts at 9:45. All proceeds will benefit the Maria Parham Healthcare Foundation whose mission is to promote healthcare in …
Bennet Perry Archaeology Day
There will be a very unique public event in Henderson NC on September 24, 2011- the first Bennett Perry Archaeology Day. Collectors of regional Indian artifacts will be gathering to show their collections, and a lecture will be offered by WCU professor Dr. Anne Rogers. The public is encouraged to attend and to bring any artifacts they have for identification. One of the best collections of NC relics will be on display by Warner Williams of Asheboro, along with many …
Thursday Open Line
Which Is America’s Best City? New York? San Diego? Miami? Houston? Raleigh? Henderson? Based on metrics like school performance, green space, and cultural amenities, Raleigh, N.C., ranks No. 1 in Businessweek.com’s first Best Cities ranking. They looked at a range of positive metrics around quality of life, counted up restaurants, evaluated school scores, and considered the number of colleges and pro sports teams. Read more here. That’s three great reports this week for North Carolina. How is your home town …
Wednesday Open Line
Today there is another public meeting at Bear Pond Fire Department regarding redistricting from 4pm to 6pm. We’d like to remind everyone of a fun event coming up this weekend in downtown Henderson, NC. Garnett Street will be closed on Saturday and filled with a river of floating rubber ducks. You can buy tickets ahead of time for a duck, or multiple ducks, and after the duck race, the rubber duck winners will be pulled and on the bottom of …
Frankin-Vance-Warren Opportunity, Inc Homeownership Event
Franklin-Vance-Warren Opportunity, Inc., presents a Homeownership Event on October 8, 2011 at the Carey Chapel Crossing Subdivision located adjacent to Aycock Elementary School/Aycock Recreation Complex. The event will be from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the Carey Chapel Subdivision Site. The rain date is October 22, 2011. This homeownership event features an onsite depiction of the Carey Chapel Crossing Housing Development layout. The public will get to see beautiful homes that any individual that is eligible for homeownership can …
Tuesday Open Line
Today, I’ve post a few articles we’ve received regarding North Carolina’s great business environment. They sport great titles such as ” Site Selectors Rank North Carolina No. 2 in Best States for Business.” and “Texas, North Carolina and South Carolina Viewed as Best States for Business in Survey of Corporate Executives and Location Advisors”. By what criteria do you think these surveys are rated against? I just wonder how much you gotta pay to get top spot on one of …
Monday Open Line
In this weeks Weekly Address: Passing the American Jobs Act: President Obama discusses the need for Congress to pass the American Jobs Act to put more people back to work, and more money back in the pockets of people who are working. Still continuing to tout his American Jobs Act, the White House has realeased state specific documents regarding the benefits. North Carolina’s can be found here. We had planned to attend the High Flight 2011 air show event Saturday, but …
Friday / Weekend Open Line
Just 24 hours since Obama left NC, Vice President Biden visited Raleigh also, on Thursday, for a $5,000 per person fundraiser. Biden spoke to about 60 people at a breakfast fundraiser Thursday morning at the West Raleigh home of John and Kristin Replogle. John Replogle is chief executive of Seventh Generation, a Vermont-based company that makes nontoxic household and personal care products. You can read the full article here. Prudence commented yesterday the question of was Obama’s visit a presidential …
Thursday Open Lines
Wednesday, President Obama visited Apex and Raleigh, NC to promote himself and the American Jobs Act. His visit to WestStar Precision Facility and Reynolds Coliseum was short, but touted Obama’s American Jobs Act of which the full text is available at that link. During his speech Obama noted that part of his bill would put construction workers back to work. As an example, bridges that need repairing. School roofs that are leaking. And ventilation systems that make people sick. Apparently …
Wednesday Open Line
In the the first state primary of 2012 ballots, North Carolinians will have a question. [ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST Constitutional amendment to provide that marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State. Today, Obama is flying to the Raleigh-Durham region to promote his jobs plan. His itinerary includes a job-related stump speech at North Carolina State University and meeting with local high-tech firm WestStar …
Tuesday Open Line
We will hopefully have some reports later regarding some of the meetings last night. Stay tuned for that, but you may in the meantime come up with your own conclusion as always below on our open lines! In the state level, drama unfolded in our house legislature, the end result being it looks like for a referendum vote on the May 2012 ballots regarding marriage in North Carolina. The House and Senate came to agreement about the amendment language. The …
Monday Open Line
This evening holds an eventful meeting session with the Henderson City Council, the Vance County Board of Commissioners and the Vance County Board of Education all holding sessions. Over the weekend, Congressman G. K. Butterfield (D-NC) made the following statement regarding the President’s speech to a joint session of Congress: “I believe that the President is on the right track, and I am pleased with his proposal to make crucial investments in education and infrastructure; investments that must not be …