Our appropriations process continues to move along steadily and we hope we are nearing the time when we will vote on a final version of the House budget.
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Gov. Bev Perdue announced late last week that eight communities, including Henderson, will receive a total of $1.95 million through the state’s Main Street Solutions Fund.
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Let us take a moment to remember all of those who have died so that we might live free.

On a personal note, the nine year old boy who was shot on Lone Street on Saturday is one of my students. Please keep him in your thoughts.

Here’s your open line.

by U.S. Representative Bob Etheridge

This Memorial Day 2010 America pays tribute to its sons and daughters who have died in combat.
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On May 27, 2010 around 11:00 a.m., officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to 1016 Lehman Street in Henderson, North Carolina in reference to a subject who was shot.
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Raleigh — U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) will discuss predictions of multiple Atlantic hurricanes on the first day of the 2010 hurricane season on Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in Raleigh.
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The Vance County Board of Commissioners will hold the following work sessions next week. All sessions will be held in the Commissioners’ Conference Room located at 122 Young Street in Henderson, North Carolina.

On May 27, 2010 around 2:52 a.m. an officer of the Henderson Police Department working in his assigned zone received a call to investigate a loud noise in the area of Raleigh Road.
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On Monday, North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue joined mayors and business leaders from across North Carolina in a call for the legislature to invest in the Mobility Fund – to provide a means of keeping North Carolina’s transportation infrastructure up to date.
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This three-day weekend will bring us to Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer.

Any big vacation plans? Our big destination this summer is beautiful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for my sister’s wedding. Maybe we’ll take a few days at the beach if it isn’t covered in oil by then.

Here’s your open line.