Vance County Schools will be closed on Friday, December 17, 2010 for students, staff, and faculty due to inclement weather.
Thursday’s open line
The decision to cancel school for inclement weather is like running a blog. You can’t make everybody happy. Sometimes, you can’t make anybody happy. In the final analysis, you have to do what you believe is right and safe and best for those who have the most to lose. We ask critics to remember that the decision as to whether or not to hold school in the face of inclement weather is a fairly weighty burden. The possibility of damage …
Butterfield applauds new lending program
Washington, D.C. -— Congressman G. K. Butterfield is applauding two new U.S. Small Business Administration initiatives aimed at helping underserved communities face the challenges of accessing capital.
Board of ed. to hold called meeting Dec. 16
** CANCELED ** The Vance County Board of Education will hold a called meeting on Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 5:15 p.m. for the purpose of an informational update on several key issues. The meeting will be held in the Administrative Services Center’s Superintendent’s Conference Room, 1724 Graham Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina.
Vance County Schools closed for Thursday, 12-16-10
Vance County Schools will be closed for students, faculty, and staff on Thursday, December 16, 2010 due to anticipated inclement weather.
Called city council meeting to discuss HSR
Click image to view complete, full-size document. The Henderson City Council will hold a special meeting of the Henderson City Council on Monday, December 20, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of discussing high speed rail. The meeting will be held in the Henderson Municipal Building, 134 Rose Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Elissa Yount: Repeat offenders
It was about 25 years ago, and my mother was just about the same age as I am now. She came out of B.M. Newman’s Grocery on Breckenridge Street and was knocked down by a young man who grabbed her purse and broke the strap off her shoulder as she carried her groceries.
Scheduled board of ed. committee meetings
The Vance County Board of Education will hold the following meetings prior to the January 10, 2011 board meeting:
Wednesday’s open line
Has there been a white Christmas within any Hendersonian’s memory? We’re starting to think that this could be the year. Here’s your open line.
Mayor’s remarks are of good cheer
Henderson Mayor Pete O’Geary called yesterday’s meeting of the Henderson City Council a “special council meeting” because of the presence of member Mary Emma Evans.
HPD’s Officer of the Month
Police Officer I Ashley Morris, the Henderson Police Department’s Officer of the Month for November 2010. The Officer of the Month for the Henderson Police Department in November 2010 is Police Officer I Ashley Morris.
Tuesday’s open line
This weather is making me feel like I’m back in New York or Pennsylvania. It’s not a good feeling. Here’s your open line.
Monday’s open line
I made the mistake of going to a shopping mall on Saturday. I figured that since there’s a major recession on that there would be places to park. I was wrong. The only reason I’m still not driving around the parking lot is that I have a little car that can fit into spaces next to big cars that have parked badly. Here’s your open line.
Crime Stoppers Crimes of the Month
Henderson Police Department Home Invasion Case On November 16, 2010 around 2:25 a.m. the Henderson Police Department received a report of a home invasion robbery at 110 Faulkner Street in Henderson, North Carolina.
Board of ed. to swear in new, re-elected members
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Council to hold hearing on reconciled zoning ordinance
Click image to view complete, full-size document. Here is the agenda for the Henderson City Council’s regular monthly meeting. The regular monthly meeting is held on the second Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Henderson Municipal Building, 134 Rose Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina.
HPD seeks man wanted for assault and other charges
Devonjee Branche The Henderson Police Department is currently seeking Devonjee Branch.
Two arrests made in joint law enforcement raid
Raleigh — United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that Criminal Complaints were unsealed today that charged two Henderson men, Abdullah Ahmed Almuwallad and Mohamed Mohamed Nagi, with federal crimes.