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U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) released a statement yesterday on his upcoming vote on H.R. 4872, “The Health Care &Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010”:

The Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations met this week as part of its duty to oversee the work of the legislature between sessions.

Washington, D.C. -— Rep. Bob Etheridge, the only North Carolina-member of the House Ways and Means Committee, joined the President at the White House on Thursday to witness the signing into law of the bi-partisan Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act.

Washington, D.C. -— Congressman G. K. Butterfield announced last Thursday nearly $23 million in federal funding for water system improvements in eastern North Carolina.

Here is the agenda for the Henderson City Council’s regular short session meeting to be held today, Monday, March 22, 2010 in its chambers in City Hall, 134 Rose Avenue, in Henderson, North Carolina.

Here is the agenda for the Henderson City Council’s work session meeting to be held today, Monday, March 22, 2010 in its chambers in City Hall, 134 Rose Avenue, in Henderson, North Carolina.

During yesterday’s meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Committee in which elected officials from the Henderson City Council and the Vance County Board of Commissioners communicate directly with another, the county requested a decision on water sales from the Kerr Lake Regional Water System for its fledgling county-wide water system by April 12, 2010.

Editor’s Note: Due to the coincidence of the meeting’s starting time and the end of the editor’s paying workday, the first ten minutes of the meeting were not recorded. Click “play” to view video. Remember, you can skip around the video by moving the shuttle forward or backward along the play bar.

Washington, D.C. -— U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington), the only North Carolina member of the House Ways and Means Committee yesterday announced Senate passage of the HIRE Act to create jobs and bring tax breaks to Americans.

At the outset of the discussion on the Henderson-Vance Economic Development Commissioner’s 2010-2014 Strategic Plan during Tuesday’s Vance County Board of Commissioners’ work session, County Manager Jerry Ayscue noted that there are two parts of the plan that have not yet been approved by the EDC.

Before a discussion of each Henderson City Council joint funding request, Vance County Board of Commissioners Chair Danny Wright called requests for the county to take over 100% of funding programs in two years “unrealistic”.

Vance County Board of Commissions member Dan Brummitt floated an idea to fellow members during yesterday’s work session.

Editor’s Note: The video is broken into three parts. The first video ends when the Vance County Board of Commissioners stops its work session to go into a called meeting which was then immediately closed to discuss an economic development issue. After returning to the work session, the second video ends when we were forced to change the battery due to the length of the meeting. Each part is presented with its own viewer, so make sure you scroll all …

The Vance County Board of Commissioners will hold a work session today beginning at 5:00 p.m. in the County Administration Building located at 122 Young Street in Henderson, North Carolina.

In this week’s newsletter I will be discussing recent pregnancy prevention grants that were awarded to Vance County and what effect they should have on teen pregnancy.