Happy 4th! We hope everyone is safe and well as we celebrate the occasion of our country’s birth.

After an investigation by the Henderson Police Department concerning drug sales occurring in the Dabney Drive area, the individuals listed below were arrested and charged after a vehicle stop was conducted.
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The Vance County Board of Commissioners’ Human Resources Committee will meet on Monday, July 6, 2009 at 5:30 p.m.

No location or agenda for the meeting was provided. Meetings of this type are usually held in the conference room of County Manager Jerry Ayscue’s office. His office is located in the County Administration Building (old courthouse) at 122 Young Street in Henderson, North Carolina.

Gov. Bev Perdue this week announced that state and local law enforcement officers will be out in full force over the Fourth of July holiday as part of the “Booze It & Lose It: Operation Firecracker” campaign.
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The Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB) launched its new Statewide Uniform Certification (SWUC) program on Wednesday, July 1, 2009.
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Editor’s Note: The following press release from OFA is offered to readers of Home in Henderson for the purpose of keeping them informed. No partisan political view is expressed or implied, nor should it be inferred.

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 will embark upon a statewide listening tour in North Carolina.
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Washington, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge, the only N.C. member of the House Ways and Means Committee, sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz today, to investigate constituent and business complaints from North Carolinians, about rising gas prices in the motor fuel market.
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by Jennifer Johnson

Vance Aquatics held their final dual meet on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at Black Horse Run in Bahama.
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The following is an email message sent out by North Carolina Governor Bev Purdue:
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Are you running for office here in Henderson? If not, why not?

Here’s my list of excuses:

Now, what’s your excuse?