Officer Joseph Gwinn, the Henderson Police Department’s Officer of the Month for January, 2011. Officer Joseph Gwinn had a successful month in January 2011.
Category: Quick hits
Tuesday’s open line
We were unable to offer coverage of last evening’s meeting of the Vance County Board of Commissioners due to illness. If you were there and wish to write about what you saw and heard, there is ample space below for you to exercise your citizen-journalist skills. Here’s your open line.
Child car seat clinic Feb. 10
The Safe Kids Henderson – Vance Coalition will be sponsoring a free child passenger safety car seat clinic on Thursday, February 10, 2011 from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at Compare Foods, East Andrews Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina.
Children of alcoholics awareness week Feb. 13-19
by Gina DeMent, Public Information Officer Five County Mental Health Authority An estimated one in four youth under the age of eighteen in the United States are exposed to a family where a person abuses alcohol or is an alcoholic.
A very sad Monday open line
With the Green Pay Packers’ Superbowl XLV victory last night, I guess I’ll be eating my crow with cheese today. Here’s your open line.
County HR committee meets Monday
The Vance County Board of Commissioners’ Human Resources Committee will meet on on Monday, February 7, 2011 at 5:15 p.m. in the office of County Manager Jerry Ayscue. His office is located in the County Administration Building, 122 Young Street in Henderson, North Carolina.
Friday/weekend open line
Don’t you hate it when you realize around two o’clock in the afternoon that you forgot to put on deodorant that morning? Sure, you can keep a tube of it at work with you, but by then, it’s too late. Here’s your open line. Oh, yeah, and…
Golden LEAF newsletter January 2011
Click here to read the Golden LEAF Foundation’s January 201 newsletter.
School board upcoming meetings
The Vance County Board of Education has scheduled the following committee meetings in advance of its February 14, 2011 regular monthly meeting: The Finance Committee will me Thursday, February 3, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. and the Personnel Committee will meeting Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 8:30 a.m. All meeting will be held at the Administrative Services Center, 1724 Graham Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina.
Wednesday’s open line
It’s getting hard to see the forest for the trolls. Here’s your open line.
Tuesday’s open line
In case no one noticed, I do not participate in comment posting per the advice of counsel. Comments addressed to me in comment threads will go unanswered. If something is bothering you so much that you feel you must have an explanation, send me an email. If I feel that an explanation is warranted, I will happily reply. Here’s your open line.
Lake safety council to hold meeting on hydrilla
by Gene Midyette, President Kerr-Buggs Island Safety Council The Kerr-Buggs Island Safety Council would like to invite all interested parties to a discussion concerning the control of hydrilla in Kerr Lake.
Monday’s open line
For those of you thinking ahead to the summer and the question that all working parents face (What do we do with the kids?), please check out Crossroads Christian School’s Colts Kids Summer Camp. You’ll find a link to their information under “Featured Links” or in the side panel ad in the right margin of the page. Here’s your open line.
County Planning & Environment com. meets Feb. 1
The Vance County Board of Commissioners will meet on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. in the office of County Manager Jerry Ayscue to discuss the county-wide water project. The office of the county manager is located in the County Administration Building, 122 Young Street in Henderson, North Carolina.
Friday/weekend open line
Do the gang survey results jibe with what you see in your daily voyage through Henderson life? Let us know on this weekend open line.
Thursday’s open line
Several days ago, in response to a remark a comment poster made to the effect that nothing is free, I posted an open line stating that that person and like minded individuals should send me a check, since Home in Henderson is offered free-of-charge. I was subsequently criticized for not specifying an amount. My statement was more or less in jest. It is pretty clear to me that although people are willing to pay for a newspaper, the computer-savvy among …
Wednesday’s open line
If there was ever a day in Henderson to “disagree agreeably”, this should be it. Here’s your open line.