Here is the agenda for the Vance County Board of Education’s special called meeting to be held on Friday, June 26, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. in the superintendent’s conference room at the Administrative Services Center.
Link to info on Vance S.H. class of 1989 reunion
Those wishing to get information on the Vance Senior High class of 1989 reunion may find it at this link to www.classcreator.com.
Safe Kids Henderson-Vance & HPD hold bike rodeo
Yesterday the Henderson Police Department’s bicycle patrol and Safe Kids Henderson-Vance sponsored a bike rodeo at the Boys & Girls Club currently located at L.B. Yancey Elementary School in Vance County.
Council tables request to demolish Beacon Light
A proposed ordinance to demolish what remains of Beacon Light Apartments was tabled by the Henderson City Council during their regular short meeting on Monday evening.
Opinion: Failure to plan means failure
by Elissa Yount My father attended Clark Street Elementary School in the 20’s, and my children attended in the late 70’s and early 80’s.
Safe Kids H-V offers summer bike safety tips
Bike Helmets Can Prevent 45,000 Head Injuries to Kids by Angela Feingold, Coordinator Safe Kids Henderson-Vance Click image to view full-size document
Wednesday’s open line
My dreams of Ed McMahon appearing at my door with a great big novelty check are permanently dashed as his death was announced yesterday. It all reminds me of how much I miss Johnny Carson. Insomnia hasn’t been the same since he left. Here’s your open line.
Marketplace Cinema to host blood drive Friday
by Nancy Jo Smith, Managing Owner Marketplace Cinema Marketplace Cinema is hosting a blood drive on Friday, June 26, 2009 from 2:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Organizing for America announces NC staff
Washington, D.C. — Organizing for America (OFA), a project of the Democratic National Committee committed to building on and strengthening the historic grassroots network created during the Obama campaign and helping to advance the President’s agenda, today announced it has hired Lindsay Siler as the N.C. State Director and Gregory Jackson as the N.C. Field Director.
Surprise! City tax hike not one cent, but two
Although the Henderson City Council agreed to set the tax rate for fiscal 2010 at the last budget session on June 9, 2009 at 57.5 cents per hundred dollars of valuation, it voted five to three last night to raise the rate to 58.5 cents.
Daeke wants talk with county on joint projects
Before the adjournment of the Henderson City Council’s work session, member Garry Daeke spoke to fellow members on thinking about jointly funded projects.
Special school board meeting set for June 26
Editor’s Note: We got the date wrong. This updated post reflects the correct day. We apologize for any confusion we may have caused. The Vance County Board of Education has called a special meeting to be held on Friday, June 26, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. in the Administrative Services Center’s Superintendent’s Conference Room.
Teachers: Win solar panels for your school
Want to win solar panels for your middle or high school?
Sen. Berger’s Greetings from Raleigh
Last week, the House and the Senate began negotiations to reach a resolution between the differences in the two budgets.
Butterfield applauds Supreme Court ruling
Congressman G. K. Butterfield issued the following statement after yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling regarding the Voting Rights Act:
Tuesday’s open line
I suppose it’s not a surprise that no angry anti-Henderson Police Department press conferences were held at City Hall yesterday evening as promised by a select few comment posters. I will also go so far as to say that I bet no one will be surprised when I say that subsequent posts of the same ilk will be deleted at will in the absence of credible evidence. Blog on.
Council work session mulls sanitation privatization
Here is the agenda for the Henderson City Council’s work session for today, June 22, 2009.
Etheridge statment on health care reform draft
Washington, D.C. -— At 1:00 p.m. on Friday, June 19, 2009, the chairmen of the three House panels with jurisdiction over health care reform unveiled their discussion draft for national health care reform in the House of Representatives.