This week the Senate passed its version of the Budget for the next fiscal year.
Memorial Day solid waste collection schedule for city
The collection of garbage, recyclables, curbside trash, and curbside yard debris normally scheduled for Monday, May 31, 2010 will be collected on Monday. Collection will begin at 6:00 a.m. Please make sure that all garbage, recyclables, and curbside waste is set out and ready for the early pick-up. The Henderson Public Works Department’s administrative office will be closed on Monday, May 31, 2010. Questions should be directed to the Public Works Department at 252.431.6115 or 252.431.6118.
Tabernacle UMC jewelry sale for RFL
The Tabernacle United Methodist Church will be holding a Relay for Life costume jewelry sale on Saturday, June 5, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m in its Fellowship Hall.
Truck stop zoning amendment tabled
The Henderson City Council chose to table a proposed text amendment to its zoning code that would have allowed for truck stops and freight terminals in the I1 and I2 zones of the city and the Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ).
Drugs, guns seized from residence near school
Chief K.L. Sidwell reports that members of the Henderson Police Department Narcotics Unit served a search warrant on the address of 1043 North Pinkston Street in Henderson, North Carolina.
Tuesday’s open line
Finally, a council meeting that didn’t last longer than our camera’s battery. Here’s your open line.
HPD investigation leads to search warrant, arrest
Chief K.L. Sidwell reports that members of the Henderson Police Department Narcotics Unit served a search warrant on the address of 745 Apartment B on Southerland Street in Henderson, North Carolina.
City council to hold public hearing on truck stops
Here is the agenda for the Henderson City Council’s short regular session. The council meets in short regular session on the fourth Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in City Hall located at 134 Rose Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina. Click image to view complete, full-size document
City council to discuss dog ordinance
Here is the agenda for the Henderson City Council’s monthly work session. The work session is held immediately following the regular short session at City Hall, 134 Rose Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina. Click image to view complete, full-size document
Rep. Wray’s Raleigh Report
Work at the General Assembly is going rapidly so far this session with the Senate approving its version of the budget bill this week, much earlier than in past years.
To the editor: Anti-sidewalk display, anti-business
The Downtown Development Commission recently met to discuss, of all things, sidewalk displays.
Gov announces fed funds for energy efficiency
Gov. Bev Perdue announced last week that an additional $10.3 million in federal Recovery Act funding for energy efficiency block grants has been awarded to help 90 public school systems, community colleges and local governments save on utility and fuel bills and create jobs.
Traffic stop leads to shoplifing arrests
On May 19, 2010 at approximately 3:30 p.m., an officer of the Henderson Police Department’s Patrol Division conducted a traffic stop near Lowe’s Home Improvement on Dabney Road in his assigned patrol zone.
HPD makes arrest after drug investigation
Chief K.L. Sidwell reports that members of the Henderson Police Department Narcotics Unit served a search warrant on the address of 1122 Maple Street in Henderson North Carolina.
Call for submissions for Flowers Literary Award
by Jennifer McCollum, Ph.D. Public Relations Officer North Carolina Humanities Council Greensboro — The North Carolina Humanities Council, a statewide nonprofit and affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, invites original entries of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry for the 2010 Linda Flowers Literary Award. The postmark deadline for submissions is August 15, 2010.