Greetings from Raleigh! Legislators are returning to Raleigh after the holiday season break and gearing up for a new session in the General Assembly.
Vance County Schools closed for 1-12-11
Vance County Schools will be closed on Wednesday, January 12, 2011.
Website Move
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Today’s waste collection moved to tomorrow
Due to the inclement weather, household garbage and yard debris scheduled for Tuesday, January 11, 2011 will be collected on Wednesday, January 12, 2011. Please have carts at the curb by 6:00 a.m. for collection by Waste Industries. If there is black ice on city streets, the trucks may start late, but garbage will be collected. Please leave your cart at the curb until collected.
Closings & delays for 1-11-11
Vance County Schools is closed. Henderson City Hall will be opening at 10:00 a.m. today due to weather conditions.
Council votes to swap Armory for SNB building
The Henderson City Council voted 4-1 to swap its interest in the Henderson-Vance Armory in exchange for sole proprietorship of the Southern National Bank building on Garnett Street.
Tuesday’s open line
At time of posting, we don’t know what the weather will bring. Stay safe!
Board of ed. meeting canceled
Tonight’s meeting of the Vance County Board of Education has been canceled and rescheduled for Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. The board meets in the Administrative Services Center, 1724 Graham Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina.
Monday’s open line
We’re still working on making the hosting transition, so we won’t be able to put up the usual Monday documents. Don’t forget that the Vance County Board of Education meets today at 7:00 p.m. in the Administrative Services Center, 1724 Graham Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina. Also, the Henderson City Council meets today at 7:00 p.m. in the Henderson Municipal Building, 134 Rose Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina.
Friday/weekend open line
We got a call from our web host yesterday evening. Apparently, Home in Henderson has gotten too big for its current level of hosting service. We’ll be transitioning to an account that can handle the traffic HiH generates over the next few days, so if there are some gaps in service along the way, please be patient and understand that ultimately it’s for the greater good. (If something big happens, we’ll let you know through Twitter and Facebook.) Here’s your …
County commission receives jail inspection report
The North Carolina agency responsible for jail inspections issued its latest report on the Vance County Jail on December 15, 2010.
Ellmers sworn in to 112th Congress
North Carolina’s newest member of Congress is officially starting her job.
Board of ed. buildings & grounds com. meets today
The Vance County Board of Educations’ Buildings & Grounds Committee will meet today, Thursday, January 6, 2011 at 8:30 a.m. The meeting will take place at the Administrative Services Center, 1724 Graham Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina. No agenda was provided for the meeting.
County planning retreat Jan. 13
The Vance County Board of Commissioners will hold its spring planning retreat on Thursday, January 13, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Ambassador Inn & Suites on Parham Road in Henderson, North Carolina. No agenda for this event has yet been made public.
Thursday’s open line
As a journalist with his ear to the ground, I cannot help but get the feeling that tolerance among ordinary folk for the machinations of politics in Washington is running a little thin. Am I overstating or understating the situation? Let me know on today’s open line.
Wednesday’s open line
Idea for local economic development: host a re-education and labor camp for all of the teachers and state employees who are about to be laid off. Is it too late to become an X-ray technician? Here’s your open line.
Woman arrested for embezzlement
Ashley Mace Champion, 26, of 536 Abbott Road Lot 8 in Henderson, North Carolina was arrested and charged with ten counts of embezzlement on December 23, 2010.
County gives JCPC $15k to complete gang study
The Vance County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Monday evening to give the Vance County Juvenile Crime Prevention Committee (JCPC) an additional $15,000 to complete the Vance County Gang Assessment Survey.