Barbra Coffee will soon take on the role of economic initiatives director in Tucson, Arizona. Her last day in Henderson’s city hall annex is Thursday.
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The Henderson City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an agreement to begin exclusively negotiating with the Vegas Golden Knights to bring an ice rink complex to the city’s downtown district.
The Basic Magnesium Inc. plant in Henderson helped change the face of Las Vegas during World War II, attracting black workers from throughout the South to new defense-related job opportunities here.
Del Sol Academy of the Performing Arts’ mariachi group Encendido finished in the top five at the national mariachi competition in San Antonio in November 2017. The group just missed the top five at last year’s competition, which featured 29 groups from 16 cities, Guadalupe said. Las Vegas Academy of the Arts in downtown Las Vegas placed third last year, behind two high schools in Texas.
Black Mountain-area residents expressed concerns about rodents and the upkeep of a recently closed golf course, as well as the threat of unwanted development there, at a neighborhood meeting Feb 11. Neighbor Janel Potucek accused the private owners of Black Mountain Golf Country Club of not watering the grounds, prompting 10 to 15 rabbits to find refuge in her backyard.
A one-vehicle crash caused “extensive road debris” and a road closure in Henderson on Saturday evening, police said.
The proposed facility would house two rinks and occupy the site of the Henderson Convention Center at Water Street and Atlantic Avenue, records show. The project would take up 3.2 acres, according to city documents.
Three pedestrians were hospitalized, one with critical injuries, after they were hit by an SUV on Sunday afternoon in the southeast valley, according to Henderson police.
The Secretary of State’s office issued an opinion to March on Thursday, stating that an elected official who will exceed a 12-year term limit in the middle of their next term will be eligible to serve that term out. If March is re-elected, her term would stretch to nearly 16 years.
The Rebel Legion Coruscant Base began cheering up children in hospitals three years ago and now does so monthly. The all-volunteer group visits at least 10 children at each hospital, usually unannounced.
The Henderson City Council on Tuesday approved a land deal with a developer who was convicted of tax fraud more than a decade ago.
City officials will weigh three proposals to develop 279 acres near the future home of the NFL’s Raiders. The land, which has a market value of nearly $27.4 million, is located south of the intersection of Via Inspirada and Volunteer Boulevard.
The two-week candidate filing period wrapped up Friday, introducing a slew of council hopefuls in Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas and Boulder City ahead of the April 2 primary election.
Henderson resident Elizabeth Cole, who was shot Monday, shared her story in an interview this week, hoping to draw attention to violence targeting transgender people.
Karla Loria, a native of Costa Rica, currently serves as the human capital officer and student support officer at the Harrison School District Two in Colorado, Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara announced Friday.
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