We here at Home in Henderson hope that no matter what the outcomes of the various elections that we can be one community within one nation. It beats the crap out of being part of a team of slaves under one whip, like so many people are in the world today.
Monday’s open line
With the election looming tomorrow, I’m not using any of my good stuff today. You’ve got one last chance to make your arguments for your candidate. (Keep in mind that there are elections going on that are close to home too.) Use it well.
Board of Ed. considers time line for new school
Vance County Board of Education will meet today, November 3, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. in the Administrative Services Center on Graham Avenue. Here is the agenda for the meeting:
Rep. Wray’s Raleigh report
The most important thing any of us can do is try to make life better for our children and the others who come behind us.
County committees will meet before full session
The following Vance County Board of Commissioners committee meetings will be held before the full session begins at 6:00 p.m.:
Commission to consider education budget requests
The regular meeting of the Vance County Board of Commissioners take place tonight at 6:00 p.m. at the County Administration Building on Young Street. Here is the agenda:
Weekend open line
Don’t forget that Daylight Savings Time ends this weekend. We’ll need that extra hour of sleep for watching election results on Tuesday.
Johnston Co. educator wins “teaching Oscar”
Bryan Holley, a fourth grade teacher at Corinth-Holders Elementary School (Johnston County Public Schools), received this past Wednesday what some call the “Oscar of Teaching” when he was named North Carolina’s 2008 Milken Family Foundation National Educator award recipient.
Crimes of the month
Armed robbery with a deadly weapon On October 27, 2008 at approximately 3:30 p.m., the Henderson Police Department was dispatched to ACW Insurance Co. at 1445 Dabney Drive in reference to a robbery in progress.
Shooting at Henderson Heights Apartments
**Corrected** On October 28, 2008 Casslo Henderson of 624 Flint Street was shot while on the parking lot of Henderson Heights Apartments.
Internet technical issues
Because of a contractual disagreement between Sprint and our web host’s upstream provider, Cogent, there are some connectivity issues with Home in Henderson.
HPD seeks purse snatchers
On September 17, 2008 around 3:00 p.m., a woman had her pursed snatched from her arm while in the parking lot of Food Lion on Dabney Drive.
Embers to perform holiday concert
North Carolina band The Embers will play a return engagement in Henderson on Friday, December 5, 2008.
ABC results scheduled for Nov. 6 release
The State Board of Education is expected to approve the results of the 2007-2008 ABCs/AYP on Thursday, November 6, 2008.
Halloween open line
Do we even need Halloween this year? John McCain and Barack Obama supporters are doing their best to scare the slop out of each other already. Well, the kids still enjoy it, anyway.
City demure about underwear ordinance
City Attorney John Zollicoffer began the discussion about an ordinance against the exposure of underwear with the opinion that the city would have trouble legislating the clothes that people wear.
Thursday’s open line
Presidential info-mercials? How soon before the presidency is decided by which candidate gets the most cereal box tops sent in?
Council discusses homes without water service
During its workshop session, the Henderson City Council discussed the possibility of a study of homes without water that house school-aged children.
Rainey chastises absentee board appointees
During the city clerk’s report of the Henderson City Council on Monday evening, Council member Mike Rainey criticized some who serve on Henderson’s appointed committees.