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.
New laws as of Dec. 1
The following new pieces of legislation went into effect as of the first of this month: License tag frames that obscure any information will be assessed a $100 fine; The Move Over law has been expanded to utility crews working at the side of the road to restore electric service after an accident or inclement weather. The fine for violating the law is $250. It also requires motorists to slow down and/or move to an inside lane for law enforcement …
Friday/weekend open line
Will the Bush-era tax cuts be continued? Let us know your thoughts on this weekend open line.
County General Gov’t Committee meets Dec. 6
The Vance County Board of Commissioners’ General Government Committee is scheduled to meet Monday, December 6, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in the office of County Manager Jerry Ayscue. Ayscue’s office is located in the County Administration Building, 122 Young Street in Henderson, North Carolina. No agenda for the meeting was provided.
County water district board to convene Monday
The Vance County Board of Commissioners will convene as the Water District Board during part of its regular monthly meeting on Monday, December 6, 2010. The regular meeting begins at 6:00 p.m. in the County Administration Building, 122 Young Street in Henderson, North Carolina. The Water District Board will convene during the County Manager’s Report portion of the meeting.
County HR Committee meets Dec. 6
The Vance County Board of Commissioners’ Human Resources Committee will meet on Monday, December 6, 2010. Neither an agenda nor a location for the meeting was provided. However, it was noted that the earlier meeting time will allow commissioners to get to the commissioners’ meeting room by 5:45 p.m. for the swearing-in ceremony.
Thursday’s open line
What’s the hot new toy for this holiday season? Let us know on today’s open line.
Men’s shelter fund raiser Dec. 7
On December 7, 2010 from 3:00 – 8:00 p.m. the Men’s Homeless Shelter will be having a Spirit Night fundraiser at Chick-fil-A on Dabney Drive in Henderson.
Elissa Yount: Backhanded compliments
This column is going to contain three backhanded compliments to the Henderson City Council.
Butterfield applauds Pigford funding
Washington, D.C. -— Congressman G. K. Butterfield applauded today’s vote to approve funding to settle African American farmers’ and Native Americans’ lawsuits against the federal government.
Wednesday’s open line
We wholeheartedly agree with the sentiment expressed in the editorial in yesterday’s Daily Dispatch. Our problems (like crime) are best addressed when they are tackled in the open rather than treated like the elephant in the room that nobody sees. Here’s your open line.
Revised Henderson meetings & events calendar
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Tuesday’s open line
Don’t forget the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Memorial Park tonight at 6:00 p.m. Feel free to send us pictures! Here’s your open line.
HPD stolen vehicle pursuit ends in crash
On November 26, 2010 around 6:38 a.m., Officer D. Ragland with the Henderson Police Department was patrolling the area of N. Cooper Drive near Walmart in Henderson when he located a 2002 Honda Civic driving with its headlights off.
A nightmare before Christmas?
This picture was taken at the very crowded Henderson Walmart shortly after 12:01 a.m. today. Black Friday started as soon as possible this year as retailers hope to pull out of the current economic slump. At Walmart, customers were queuing up before 1:00 a.m. to wait for deeply discounted laptop computers and flat-screen televisions, among other items, to go on sale at 5:00 a.m.
Friday/weekend open line
My second job ever (third if being a paperboy counts) was selling luggage at a department store that doesn’t exist anymore. We called the day after Thanksgiving “Black Friday” because we knew we would be working sixteen hours and hustling our butts off. How it came into common parlance I’ll never understand. Here’s your open line.
Council balks at awarding no-bid sewer contract
The Henderson City Council chose not to award a full contract for sewer rehabilitation to the engineering firm of O’Brien & Gere during Monday’s regular meeting.
LEAF Lines update from Golden LEAF Foundation
Click here to view the update from the Golden LEAF Foundation.