New 911 Center 5/16/13 The meeting covered a couple of things, one being the ground breaking set for July 23, 2013 at 9:30. The other thing was the cost for personnel to operate the center, which will be a cost to the county. I asked the Mission Critical Partners representative why the current personnel can’t [...]
Budget Meeting – Rockingham Co. For two and a half days, the commissions met with department heads to hear their planned savings and their needs for the fiscal year 2013-2014. This was my fifth or sixth year to attend these meetings and there is always something that stands out. One year the library director told [...]
TRANSPARENCY IS A FORGOTTEN WORD, IT SEEMS. THE COUNTY FORMS A COMMITTEE, GROUP, BOARD OR ANYTHING THAT INVOLVES TAXPAYER MONEY AND THE COST INVOLVED. WHEN SUCH GROUPS MEET, THE PUBLIC AND THE PRESS ARE TO BE NOTIFIED AND MINUTES TAKEN. IS THIS BEING DONE? IT WOULD SEEM THAT THERE SHOULD BE A CITIZEN ACADEMY FOR [...]
October 14, 2012 I wanted to send you an email regarding the Eden Goodwill Employment & Resource Center, the Reidsville Goodwill Resource Center, and the new Mayodan Goodwill Career center. Although I am not an official representative of any of these centers, I am a fan of agency’s that help the people in our county [...]
School is almost out which means family vacations are around the corner! Most parents welcome the days of no homework, projects or the early morning rush! It’s no secret vacations are important to families, but they also can be stressful! A recent survey I read stated that even though “46 percent of U.S. travelers admit [...]
On a beautiful fall afternoon, I recently traveled to Autumn Creek Vineyards, located in Mayodan, to take a tour. One of the most rewarding parts of my job is the “research”! This assignment led me on a 35 minute scenic drive from Reidsville. Upon arrival, I parked at the Tasting Room, a 2,000 square foot [...]
The animal shelter’s spay and neuter program benefits the entire community. From fall of 2012 to March of 2013 the shelter spayed or neutered over 400 animals (cats and dogs) at no charge. The free Spay/Neuter benefit is available at the Rockingham County Animal Shelter if you show proof of government assistance. If you need [...]
This is the first commissioners meeting to be live on RCENO website so if you want to see and hear the commissioners live, go to this website. This is through the courtesy of Roy Sawyer. The first meeting was held at 5:00 pm for a presentation introduced by Ronnie Tate, county public water and sewer [...]
It was good to see the commissioners work so hard to keep the cost down on the Western EMS building. Money (about $800,000.00) was set aside in the budget over a year ago. The bid came at about $1,039,530.00 making a $230,000.00 shortfall. Efforts were made to reduce the cost, but they had to go [...]
OLD UNCLE ARTHUR (That Southern term for osteoarthritis) 5Th Edition Are you tired of the cooler and damp weather which seems to be lingering this year? Do your knees, shoulders, hips, wrists, elbows, or ankles ache, throb, or feel like a toothache? Do you find that applying pressure to these affected joints eases the [...]
