The Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre in Henderson, North Carolina (the Triangle area’s only drive-in theatre) is hoping to help stock some food bank shelves this holiday season by offering movie patrons an opportunity to get a free child’s movie admission by bringing two cans of food (or box dinners) to the theatre when they attend this season’s holiday movies.
Three shot on Merriman Street
On November 29, 2009 at 4: 15 p.m. officers of the Henderson Police Department responded to a report of a shooting in the 400 block of Merriman Street.
County committee meets today
The Vance County Board of Commissioners’ Public Safety Committee is scheduled to meet Thursday, December 3 at 3:00 p.m. in the County Manager’s office located at 122 Young Street in Henderson, North Carolina. According to an email from County Clerk Kelly Grissom, the meeting is being held “to discuss several matters”. No further details were made available.
Thursday’s open line
We thank you for all of your good wishes as my family and I work through this latest bout of heart trouble. We hope to have both ourselves and HiH caught up and functioning normally again as soon as possible. If anyone was at yesterday’s special called meeting of the Vance County Board of Education, please feel free to play citizen reporter and give us a summary of what happened. In the mean time, here’s your open line.
Citizens School hosts 2nd fall “WOW”
Click image to view full-size document by Angelo Cross, Campus Director Henderson Middle School Citizens School Program On December 9, 2009, students from Henderson Middle School will shed their traditional characters as young learners and take on the roles of professional lawyers, doctors, scientists, event planners, poets, mathematicians, and financial analysts.
Sixteen names on slate for new school
Public hearing on names to be held Thursday, December 3 A total of sixteen suggested names for the new elementary school now under construction in the southern part of Vance County will be open for public comment during a scheduled public hearing at 7:00 p.m. today, Thursday, December 3, 2009 in the auditorium at E.M. Rollins Elementary School.
Wednesday’s open line
The editor was in the hospital in Pennsylvania for three days. We are back home now, but please be patient as he recovers. Here’s your open line.
Monday’s open line
If you’re dragging over going back to work today, it could be worse: you could not be going back to work today. Here’s your open line.
Friday/weekend open line
It’s the day after Thanksgiving (at time of posting) and my thoughts are focused on one thing: digestion. Happy ruminating on this weekend open line.
HiH video: Vance board of ed. 11-09-09
Editor’s Note: A series of catastrophes prevented the posting of this video at its normal Wednesday-after run time. We present it to you now, with apologies. Click “play” button to view video
Vance Special Olympics completes 1st bocce season
Special Olympics Vance County Bocce competitors and coaches Special Olympics Vance County has just completed its first bocce season culminating in a Local Tournament at the Aycock Recreation Center on Tuesday, November 17, 2009.
Wednesday’s open line
If you’re headed out onto the roads towards a Thanksgiving destination, good luck and be careful. Here’s your open line.
Elissa Yount: DOT can move fast after all
It seems the North Carolina Department of Transportation can move swiftly after all.
NCDOT axes Chavasse Ave. widening project
In a special verbal report requested by Henderson City Council member Mike Inscoe at the beginning of yesterday’s short regular session, Assistant City Manager Frank Frazier informed the council that the North Carolina Department of Transportation has terminated a project intended to widen Chavasse Avenue and add sidewalks to the street.
Tuesday’s open line
Holidays can be quite stressful. What do you do to keep your sanity? Give us some good suggestions on today’s open line.
Crime Stoppers Crimes of the Month
Breaking & Entering to Vehicles On November 05, 2009 around 5:30 p.m. and November 08, 2009 around 3:40 p.m., officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to two vehicle break-ins at Cracker Barrel on Ruin Creek Road in Henderson.
City staffer graduates from CGCIO program
Ms. Erris Dunston, Community Development, Planning and Information Technology Coordinator for the City of Henderson, has successfully graduated from the 2009 Certified Government Chief Information Officers Program (CGCIO) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Government.