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Traffic stop yeilds cocaine
Henderson Police Chief K.L. Sidwell reports that members of the Henderson Police Department’s Narcotics Unit performed a vehicle stop near the Henderson Convention Center located on Wortham Court on October 8, 2009.
County planning committee to meet in closed session
The Vance County Board of Commissioners’ Planning Committee is scheduled to meet in closed session today, Monday, October 12, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. No reason was given for the closed session, nor was an agenda provided.
Monday’s open line
Has parking downtown been an issue for you? Let us know on today’s open line.
Rep. Wray’s Raleigh Report
Throughout the most recent legislative session, I worked with my colleagues in the House of Representatives on initiatives that we believe will improve life in North Carolina.
Council set to consider homeless shelter
Below is the link to the agenda of the Henderson City Council for their meeting this evening at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall located at 134 Rose Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina. The regular meeting of the city council occurs on the second Monday of each month. Click image to view agenda with embedded links to relevant documents
Community members recognized by Crime Stoppers
Standing from Left: Henderson Police Lt. Irvin Robinson, Bobby Choplin, Kristen Tharpe, Edward Woodlief, Sandy Tew, Sam Franklin, George Rush Frank Sossamon Seated from Left: Vance County Sheriff Peter White, Vance County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Jeffery P. Marrow, Henderson Police Chief Keith L. Sidwell, Henderson Police Lt. Sandra F. Lawhorne, Mrs. Morgan Coker, Mrs. Lynne Tuck The Henderson-Vance Crime Stoppers held their fourteenth Annual Awards and Recognition Banquet yesterday evening in the fellowship hall of the South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness …
Friday/weekend open line
The 14th Annual Crime Stoppers Award & Recognition Banquet was a portrait of a community unified behind a goal that transcends ethnicity, gender, economic status, and all of the other excuses people use to segregate themselves from other people. For those who say that Henderson is divided and divisive, I give you yesterday’s study in unity of purpose. Here’s your open line.
Etheridge urges assistance for pork producers
Washington, D.C. -— On Monday, Rep. Bob Etheridge signed a joint letter from Members of Congress urging Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to act immediately to assist America’s pork producers during the continuing economic recovery.
Etheridge supports agriculture appropriation
Washington, D.C. — Rep. Bob Etheridge today supported H.R. 2997, the Agriculture Appropriations Act as one that will protect Americans’ food safety, boost rural economies, and help feed struggling families.
Thursday’s open line
Now that the dust of the election is settling, do you think the results of Tuesday’s vote will in any way alter the priorities of the Henderson City Council as it enters its 2009-2011 term? Give us the benefits of prognostications political on today’s open line.
Golden LEAF review team picks top 5
Group defines review procedure for grant proposals After facilitator Bill Edwards declared that a two-thirds quorum was in attendance, the meeting began with members signing a conflict of interest statement which was then given to Golden LEAF Foundation representative Pat Cabe.
Wednesday’s open line
It is the morning after the election and, naturally, the community will be trying to contextualize and understand the results. Let’s try to keep it clean, reasonable, and civil as we put it together on today’s open line.
Arnold Palmer awarded Congressional Gold Medal
Rep. Bob Etheridge (NC-02) was among dozens of Members of Congress who welcomed seven-time PGA tour winner and golf hall of famer, Arnold Palmer, to Capitol Hill last week (Wednesday, 09-30-09). Palmer visited the nation’s capital to collect a different kind of medal, the Congressional Gold Medal.
Elissa Yount: Plenty good room
All those years I taught English, my students kept journals–some unforgettable.
Crime Stoppers October Crimes of the Month
Homicide On August 23, 2009 at approximately 12:54 a.m., officers of the Henderson Police Department responded to the intersection of Highland Avenue and Rock Spring Street in reference to someone shot.
Golden LEAF Review Team meets today
The Vance County Golden LEAF Review Team will meet this evening at 6:00 p.m. on the campus of Vance-Granville Community College.
Butterfield applauds Obama appointment
Washington, D.C. -— Congressman G. K. Butterfield today applauded President Obama’s appointment of Randall Gore as North Carolina state director of USDA Rural Development.