Fort Bragg —- U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) today pledged to support and honor Army families, as soldiers continue to serve in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Rep. Wray’s Raleigh report
One of the best attributes of our system of government is the sharing of authority.
Land Planning to consider architect
The Henderson City Council’s Land Planning & Development Committee will meet today at 10:00 a.m. in the City Hall Conference Room. On the agenda is a recommendation for the Operations Center Renovations: HagerSmith Designs.
Help the HPD: Cruizers hit again
Click to enlarge image On October 20 at 12:29 a.m. a suspect reportedly displayed a handgun at Cruizers on West Andrews Avenue in Henderson and took an undisclosed amount of cash.
Property seized for unpaid drug tax debt
Henderson Police Chief Keith Sidwell reported that members of the Henderson Police Department’s Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant on October 19, 2007 at a residence located at 1306 Second Street.
B & E arrest
On September 20, 2007, a breaking and entering occurred at a residence located at 532 Water Street.
HiH monthly statistics report
** Updated ** During the month of September 2007, Home in Henderson posted the following statistics for usage:
Three arrested for firearms possession
On September 14, 2007, at 10:30 p.m., Officers T.W. Long and M. Overton were conducting a foot patrol in the area of Gate City Foods located at 601 W. Andrews Avenue.
HiH video experiment, take two
Here is an attempt to stream the Henderson City Council of September 10, 2007 as a Windows Media File. This should provide a clearer picture and more ease of viewing. You may view the meeting here. Please give us some feedback and let us know how this is working for you.
HiH technical issues
We have had reports of some technical issues regarding connecting with the site. If you have experienced problems connecting to the site, or if you know of someone who has, please contact us at homeinhenderson@nc.rr.com. When you contact us, please let us know who your (or the person for whom you are making contact) internet service provider is (e.g. Road Runner, AOL, Embarq, etc.). If the issue is not already resolved, we hope to have it resolved as soon as …
2006-2007 ABC/AYP released today
Here is a link to the background materials that will be used by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Accountability Services Director Lou Fabrizio at tomorrow’s 10:30 a.m. press conference.
A note on letters to the editor
Letters to the editor that are submitted to Home in Henderson are published according to guidelines established on June 10, 2006. They may be viewed
DOJ urged to approve Hometown Heroes claims
Washington, D.C — U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) is pressing the Department of Justice to swiftly process outstanding claims under the Hometown Heroes Survivor Benefits Act.
Follow-up arrest on Kittrell Street
Chief K. L. Sidwell and Sheriff Peter White report that members of the Interagency Drug Enforcement Unit executed a search warrant on June 18, 2007.
Etheridge asks Bush for Hometown Heroes benefits
WASHINGTON (June 7) – U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) today asked President Bush to direct the Department of Justice to award benefits authorized by Congress under the Hometown Heroes Survivor Benefits Act.
A word to the wise
Y’all, we understand that the debate over the city manager’s city vehicle use policy as been somewhat divisive and polarizing and has, at times, evoked some strong emotion in our readers. However, we here at Home in Henderson must insist that our readers refrain from personal attacks and insults. The mission of our cyber-experiment is the frank, honest, and open exchange of ideas in the hope that it will lead to better governance and civic responsiblity; insults and name-calling are …
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No one filed Friday to run in the municipal elections in Henderson, Middleburg or Kittrell. To recap, with three weeks left in the filing period, no one is on the ballot in Middleburg or Kittrell, no one is bidding for Henderson mayor, and no one is running for the ward seats in Henderson’s Wards 2 and 4. Incumbent Mary Emma Evans and Glean Henderson Jr. are running for the Ward 1 ward seat. Incumbent Bernard Alston is seeking the Ward …
Pick of the day: A prince of a novel
We normally would wait until Saturday to post Saturday’s pick, but, to badly paraphrase Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett, it’s Saturday somewhere. More to the point, it’s July 16 somewhere, and that means the magic day has arrived: “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” is on store shelves. Because Henderson has no real bookstore, many people ordered the book in the Triangle or online, and, like a midsummer Christmas, packages with the sixth book in J.K. Rowling’s series should arrive …
Opinion: Holding the line on crime
Crime and jobs are always the biggest stories around here, so Thursday’s release of Henderson’s preliminary crime numbers for the first half of 2005 is important.
Pick of the day: Farewell to the Bear
For sports fans, there’s a lot going on today. Lance Armstrong is in the lead in his final Tour de France. Tiger Woods is in the lead at the British Open. Teenager Michelle Wie is rolling through the men’s U.S. Amateur Public Links championship, with a Masters invitation on the line. The World Series of Poker is down to the final table, nine men guaranteed to win at $1 million each. The Yankees are playing the Red Sox. But nothing …