Clark County Commissioner Lawrence Weekly will host a town hall meeting beginning at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 28, at the Walnut Recreation Center, 3075 N. Walnut Road.

"These town hall meetings are a great opportunity for me to hear directly from residents," Weekly said. "These meetings also give residents a chance to have their questions and concerns addressed quickly by me or the county staff who will also be in attendance. Please bring your ideas, concerns and complaints to us on Monday night." 

County staff from the Commissioner’s office, as well as representatives from the County Parks & Recreation Department, and the county’s Code Enforcement and Animal Control divisions are expected to attend the town hall meeting.

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Firefighters across Nevada have been under heavy scrutiny for over a year. Accusations of padded overtime and sick leave abuse have lead to major calls for reform.

But it is also causing a political firestorm and a formal complaint with the state about North Las Vegas. The firefighters and the city council in North Las Vegas thought they had a deal -- give up pay bumps and keep 33 jobs. Then sick leave abuse became as issue elsewhere, and the spotlight got hotter.

The sick leave abuse scandal in Clark County paused a final vote on the North Las Vegas agreement. Councilwoman Anita Wood didn't want drama.

"You don't run for office because you want to go laying off police and firefighters. I can tell you that was not at the top of my campaign list," she said.

She knew the firefighters and the city has the agreement. Now there's a complaint saying that agreement was negotiated in bad faith.

Local middle school and high school students will compete Saturday for $36,000 in cash prizes for their music programs in the “Notes to Grow” music contest.

The event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Myron Leavitt Middle School, 4701 Quadrel St., and admission is free.

Middle school and high school musical groups submitted applications and performance video for the contest for online evaluation and public voting. The four middle school and four high school groups receiving the most votes were invited to perform on Saturday.

Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets or low folding chairs to be more comfortable during the event. Local Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores sponsored the prize money for the competition.

Call 229-2524 or visit http://bbgilv.com/hsnotes/jump.html online for more information.