I was excused from a jury yesterday, but I’m not off the hook yet. I have to call today to see if they’ll need [to reject] me tomorrow. We were unable to cover or provide video for yesterday’s Henderson City Council work session. Apologies are offered to those who feel that they deserve apologies. We’re sure The Daily Dispatch will take up the slack. In the mean time, here’s your open line.
Council approves resolution supporting HSR
The Henderson City Council voted unanimously to approve a resolution in support of proposed high speed rail (HSR) service through the city, the location of a railroad station in downtown Henderson, and the refurbishing and creation of new railroad crossings.
HiH video: Henderson city council 07-26-10
Click “play” button to view video. You may advance or review the video by using the shuttle located directly under the image.
Elissa Yount: “Town Talk” appearance 7-26-10
On Monday, July 26,2010, WIZS was gracious enough to allow me to be on the air with concerns about the city’s proposal for changes to the High Speed Rail plan. Instead of a written article this week, I invite you to click here and go to “Town Talk” and click on Monday, July 26 to hear the program.
Man found dead from gunshot
On July 25, 2010 around 12:22 a.m. officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to the Mexican Pool Room at 1109 Old Norlina Road in Henderson, North Carolina in reference to a person that had been shot.
Rep. Wray’s Raleigh Report
In recent years, North Carolina lawmakers have started to think more about our state’s energy policies.
City council to hear update on Beacon Light Apts
Click image to view complete, full-size document. Here is the agenda for the Henderson City Council’s monthly work session. The work session is held on the fourth Monday of each month after the regular short session at City Hall, 134 Rose Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina.
Monday’s open line
I’ll be in jury duty today. For me, jury duty has always been a series of rejections, kind of like when I was single. Maybe this time it’ll be different. Here’s your open line.
City council to consider HSR resolution
Click image to view complete, full-size document. Here is the agenda for the Henderson City Council’s regular short session. The regular short session is held on the fourth Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall, 134 Rose Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina.
To the editor: More direction needed
After reading the flier “Your New Weekly Curbside Trash Service & Every Other Week Curbside Recycling Service Guidelines”, there are a few things that are not clear to me and maybe not to you, either:
Safe Kids spaghetti fundraiser August 9
The Safe Kids Henderson-Vance Coalition is a non-profit organization that promotes the safety of kids by providing the tools and education necessary to teach our community the importance of child safety.
NC Sunshine Center receives endowment
The North Carolina Open Government Coalition, a nonpartisan organization that educates people about their rights and supports their efforts to gain access to government meetings and records, announced yesterday it has raised an endowment to support its Sunshine Center.
Henderson man arrested for bigamy, forgery
On July 21, 2010 members of the Henderson Police Department Criminal Investigations Division arrested Leon Ronnell Robinson, 55, of 91 Meridian Way in Henderson, North Carolina.
City public safety meeting July 27
The Henderson City Council’s Public Safety Committee will meet on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 3:30 p.m. at City Hall, 134 Rose Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina. The committee is scheduled to discuss the graffiti ordinance, the curfew ordinance, the dog ordinance, and other business.
Friday/weekend open line
As I get older, I’m watching more television, and more inane television shows — and I’m thinking about them and discussing them with other people. Am I the only one who is going through this, or is it just part of aging in America? Let me know on this weekend open line.
12th annual Night Out Against Crime August 7
The Henderson Police Department and the Vance County Sheriff’s Department is sponsoring the Henderson/Vance Night Out Against Crime as part of a a nation-wide program.
Ethridge votes for extended unemployment benefits
Washington, D.C. — Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) voted yesterday to support extending unemployment benefits to millions of Americans after benefits were stalled for weeks in a U.S. Senate stalemate.
Thursday’s open line
We read with interest the editorial in yesterday’s Daily Dispatch about Henderson’s two American Legion posts which are apparently defined by the ethnicity of their respective members. My grandfather belonged to an organization called Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America. I don’t think he belonged to it to disassociate himself from non-Jews, nor did he ever tell me that he had been turned away from any other organization of veterans. I think it was just his way …
Etheridge praises Wall St. reform law
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) released the following statement today on the President’s signing of the Wall Street Reform Law: