Note: This article first appeared Tuesday morning. We have moved it up the roll because of the high number of comments. The Rev. C.J. Dale was back before the Henderson City Council with a complaint about the Henderson Police Department on Monday night.
Guest post: Prayer meeting brings unity
Prayer for God to shed his grace on our community continues. Like the first prayer meeting two weeks ago, Tuesday evening’s gathering crossed racial and denominational lines, emphasizing the unity we have in Jesus Christ.
Car, nephew seen as keys in murder probe
This 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass, owned by murder victim Betty Carey, is missing. Police have released a photo of Betty Overby Carey’s missing 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass in the hope of turning up clues to how she died, and now they are looking for her nephew as a “person of interest” in the investigation.
Complexity of privilege licenses frustrates Seifert
“This privilege license stuff is ridiculous,” Mayor Clem Seifert said Monday night.
Council wavers in support of Beacon Light
The fate of the Beacon Light Apartments will take some time to settle, and the City Council hopes to use that time to decide what it wants to happen with the subsidized housing project off Boddie Street.
Yount, Rainey finally get responses
Each City Council member naturally has his or her own big issues, but in the past three months two council members have stood out for the persistence with which they have seized the role of lonely voice in the wild, with little hope for rescue.
4 elected officials on Vance tax lien list
Tuesday was one of our favorite issues of The Daily Dispatch of the year: the annual advertisement of tax liens on businesses and homeowners who didn’t pay the previous year’s property taxes.
At least the public session finished under 3 hours
For those of you keeping score on the City Council’s efforts to speed up its twice-monthly meetings, well, the home team took a beating Monday night.
Opinion: Police placed in no-win situation
Crime is not a Flint Hill problem. If vehicle break-ins in the Old West End, shootings on Johnson Street and shoplifting at Wal-Mart aren’t enough to convince you, the slaying of Betty Carey at her home in the Parham Road area over the weekend should be.
Auto repair sites, junkyards safe until at least July
The Henderson City Council received a revised amortization ordinance for auto repair facilities and junk yards Monday night and promptly pushed the matter aside until July.
Speaker: Hair policies hide bigger problems
The Vance County Board of Education couldn’t escape the hair issue after all Monday night.
Parents, school system practice art appreciation
Henderson doesn’t need a downtown gallery to produce a big crowd for an art show. It’s just a matter of picking the right artists.
Schools raised almost $7,000 for tsunami relief
Vance County Schools raised nearly $7,000 for Red Cross tsunami relief efforts, and Vance’s Red Cross coordinator, Rick Norwood, delivered the reward Monday night at the Board of Education meeting.
School system revising health policies
The Vance County Board of Education tonight will consider the first of what will be a series of health-related policy revisions.
County schools win federal QZAB funding
The state Department of Public Instruction has approved Vance County Schools’ application for $2 million in Qualified Zone Academy Bond money.
Routine night scheduled for school board
The Vance County Board of Education looks to have a fairly routine meeting tonight.
Beacon Light project in trouble
The rehabilitation of the Beacon Light Apartments is in jeopardy, and City Manager Eric Williams estimated Friday that it’s a 50-50 proposition whether the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will let the project move forward.
Junkyard discussion moves to council
Henderson’s proposed amortization ordinance for auto repair shops and junkyards will come before the City Council tonight, just long enough for council members to discuss their next step.
City woman found slain at home
Betty Overby Carey, 53, was found dead in her Wesley Drive home Sunday morning, and Henderson police are investigating the death as a homicide.
Opinion: Junkyards need to take first step
The auto repair shops in and around Henderson are predictably unhappy with the city’s proposed amortization ordinance, which would put a dozen of them out of business and and force at least 20 others to spend some money to comply with zoning rules. As The Daily Dispatch reported today, many plan to fight the proposal when it comes before the City Council.