Vance County Commissioners have been asked to be accountable for Vance County Animal Control’s activities.
Monday’s open line
We start another week off with yet another Henderson shooting death. Why? Let us know your thoughts on today’s open line.
Council to consider change to public comment format
Here is the agenda for the Henderson City Council for their regular meeting to be held this evening at 7:00 p.m. in its chambers in City Hall located at 134 Rose Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina.
To the editor: Help badly needed in Henderson
Editor’s Note: Some portions have been omitted or paraphrased. The omitted portions are represented by three periods (…) and the paraphrased portions are in brackets ([…]). I am writing because I am very concerned about some things that I know are going on in Henderson.
Board considered field trip policy changes
Here is the agenda for the Vance County Board of Education. The board meets on the second Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Administrative Services Building at 1724 Graham Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina.
Free kids’ car seat check September 16
The Safe Kids Henderson — Vance Coalition will be sponsoring a free child passenger safety car seat clinic on September 16, 2009 at Compare Foods on E. Andrews Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Patriot Day/weekend open line
I just had to explain to my nine year old what Patriot Day commemorates, and I realized while doing it that the emotions I felt at the time are still there, under the surface. I despise the events of that day, but I regret even more that the unity we Americans felt as a people in the days and months that followed did not endure. We give you a somewhat somber open line.
HPD makes arrests in bank robbery
Update On September 11, 2009 members of the Henderson Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division apprehended Christopher Ingram of 637 Marshall Street in Henderson, North Carolina. Ingram is the third suspect in the Thursday, September 10, 2009 armed bank robbery of Carter Bank & Trust.
HPD makes arrest in stolen HVAC unit case
On July 17, 2009 Henderson Police Department officers responded to 916 Southern Pine Street concerning a larceny of a heating and air conditioning unit valued at $2,500.
National suicide prevention week
Did you know that, in the United States, an average of 91.2 individuals per day, one per 15.8 minutes will die by suicide? Or that it’s estimated that more than 5 million people in the United States have been directly affected by suicide? Or that 52% of all persons who die by suicide use a firearm, kept in the home, to kill themselves?
Letter sent to candidates for Sept. 20 forum
Here is a generic copy of a letter sent to Henderson City Council candidates on Tuesday regarding the upcoming Candidates’ Forum on September 20, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. at the County Administration Building (old courthouse) at 122 Young Street in Henderson, North Carolina:
Cops make arrest for alleged electric meter theft
On September 9, 2009 officers of the Henderson Police Department responded to 1305 Dorsey Avenue concerning a domestic problem.
County to apply for sewer line planning grant
The Vance County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to seek a grant for a feasibility study of a proposed sewer line that would run between Henderson and Kittrell.
School board meeting on color schemes Sept. 14
The Vance County Board of Education is holding a special called meeting on Monday, September 14, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in the Administrative Services Center located at 1724 Graham Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina. The purpose of the meeting is to choose an interior color scheme for the new elementary school currently under construction on Garrett Road in Vance County.
Etheridge reaction to Obama health care address
Washington, D.C. —- U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s address on health care reform to Congress yesterday evening:
September crimes of the month
Shooting On June 13, 2009 at approximately 1:00 a.m. officers of the Henderson Police Department responded to the Henderson Convention Center on Wortham Court in reference to subjects fighting.
Wray appointed to econ. dev. committee
Raleigh — North Carolina Rep. Michael H. Wray has been appointed by House Speaker Joe Hackney to the Joint Legislative Economic Development Oversight Committee.
Thursday’s open line
Does Henderson/Vance media (Home in Henderson included) sweep news under the rug for the sake of image, as was suggested on WIZS’s Town Talk program yesterday? Let us know your thoughts on today’s open line.
Candidates’ Forum scheduled for September 20
The Daily Dispatch, the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce, Home in Henderson, and WIZS 1450 AM are pleased to announce that they will sponsor a Candidates’ Forum on Sunday, September 20, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. in the chambers of the Vance County Board of Commissioners.