Community meetings crucial to crime fight You’ve got to give the Henderson-Vance Crime Stoppers organization credit — they are a determined bunch, to say the least. The group is again seeking community input on how it can help local law ...
Sweepstakes freeze a smart move by city The Henderson City Council recently made a smart move when it voted to put a moratorium on cyber sweepstakes. City Attorney John Zollicoffer recommended the freeze until he could gather more info...
New jobs are great, but how many more are we missing? The details are still sparse, but it looks like a few more jobs are headed to our area. The City Council on Monday voted to apply for $150,000 in funding from the N.C. Rural Economic Development ...
Education should be a top priority Another report card, another bad grade for Vance County. A statewide report released last week shows the number of high school dropouts in the county has increased during the last school year. The...
Granville soldier a true hero Sure enough, there was plenty of good news in our community this week. Students learned valuable lessons at a robotics competition, a GED center received a special use permit to help dropouts pr...
EDC plan, news blog critique
a mix-up The Economic Development Commission’s five-year strategic plan has become a bit controversial of late. Attached to the plan, which was presented to the county for approval earlier this week, is a ...
Letters a good way to reach voters With the frenzy of election filing now over, it’s time for the candidates to turn their attention to winning over voters. In just six weeks, early voting will begin. That leaves just six weeks fo...
A look back at history always a good idea Tim Tyson’s book “Blood Done Sign My Name” isn’t easy for some to read. The movie won’t be easy for some to watch. Why? They both remind us of the real cost of this nation’s historical racial divi...
Credibility of N.C. diploma decreasing Recent postings on the Internet (including one by the Vance County school system) state that because funding has run out for Competency Testing, high school diplomas will be awarded to students wh...
Rematches on tap for 2010 This election year is promising to be “déjà vu all over again,” if we might borrow a phrase attributed to Yogi Berra. White vs. Breedlove vs. Currin. Hughes vs. Hester. You’ve seen this marquee be...
