Please be informed that the County’s Planning/Environmental Committee is scheduled to meet Thursday, November 21 at 4:00 p.m. in the County Manager’s Office. The purpose is to discuss the Neighborhood Stabilization Program houses.
Month: November 2013
VGCC celebrates local Native American heritage
Vance-Granville Community College held a “Native American Appreciation Day” in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus on Nov. 18, during the national celebration of Native American Heritage Month. Students from the Cosmetology programs on the college’s Main Campus, South Campus and Franklin County Campus helped to organize the event, which was supported by the VGCC Student Government Association. Students served American Indian food samples and presented displays of information and cultural artifacts, focusing particularly on the local Haliwa-Saponi …
Seasonal inspections for NCDA&CS Standards Division include holiday hams and turkeys
RALEIGH – Grocery stores around the state are gearing up for the holiday season by stocking up on hams and turkeys, which are often a staple at family gatherings. Inspectors from the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services are at stores making sure turkeys, hams and other meat products sold at a higher quantity this time of year are labeled at the correct weight. “The weight of a turkey or ham determines not only the cost of the product, …
Wednesday Open Line
This is National American Indian Heritage Month, also called Native American Heritage Month. Either way, it’s observed with a wide variety of events across the country. The 2010 Census counted 5.2 million American Indians and Alaska Natives in the U.S., 1.7 percent of the total population. California is home to the highest number of these groups, at over 723,000, followed by Oklahoma at nearly 483,000. Los Angeles County leads all of the nation’s counties with the number of people in …
Oxford Preparatory High School Announces Honor Roll Recipients for the first 9 weeks.
Oxford Preparatory High School recently honored the following students for their academic achievement of a GPA 3.0 and above at the school’s Awards Ceremony Thursday November 14, 2013, for the first 9 weeks grading period: Directors Award (3.5+ GPA) William Abbott Keelia Boustani Julieann Challacombe Jonathon Cole Morgan Daniels Noah Greenway Jackson Grissom Dashawn Harper Kamaric Harrison Ellie Hedgepeth Samuel Law Madison Logan Aaron Lombard Rachel Sanya Alicia Spence Molly Stock Hunter Strickland Mackenzie Terry Katie Testerman Asa Thomas …
Henderson’s Community Home Care & Hospice – Month of November Awareness
In 1992, the month of November was designated to raise awareness of hospice and palliative care within the community. During the month of November, hospices across the country are reaching out to promote education and raise awareness about important care issues for people coping with serious illness. On Wednesday, November 13th, Terry Adcock, Hospice Care Consultant in Henderson received a proclamation from Mayor Pete O’Geary emphasizing the importance of quality end-of-life care for all Americans, regardless of age, diagnoses or …
Chamber Ribbon Cutting – Magnolia Management, LLC
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Friday, November 15th at 10 AM for Magnolia Management, LLC to celebrate their business and membership with the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce. Specializing in residential single and multi-family investor-owned properties, Magnolia Management LLC moved into its offices at 719 S. Chestnut St. in Henderson at the beginning of August, 2012. The company is the brainchild of Tony Norwood and his wife, Pam, who are longtime Henderson residents. Tony and Pam partnered with Lundy …
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers: Voting to Ensure Americans Can Keep Their Health Insurance
The Obamacare enrollment numbers were released last week and confirm what I have said all along— Obamacare was never ready for prime time. Reports are showing that enrollment numbers are only 1/5 of the previously stated White House projection, which isn’t nearly enough for the health care law to be sustainable, or affordable, long term. Only 1,662 people in North Carolina enrolled into Obamacare in October, and according to recent news reports, as many as 475,000 people in North Carolina …
N.C. Forest Service accepting entries for 2014 Arbor Day Photo Contest
RALEIGH — The N.C. Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry Program is accepting entries for its 2014 Arbor Day Photo Contest through Feb. 28. The contest is open to North Carolina students in fifth through 12th grades, including public, private and home schools. The theme is “Young and Old.” “The theme reflects not just the beauty of North Carolina’s trees and forests, but also the values and benefits that many generations have enjoyed,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. The competition …
Tuesday Open Line
What is widely considered the most memorable speech in all American history was given 150 years ago this month when President Abraham Lincoln delivered what we know as “the Gettysburg Address.” The brief speech dedicated 17 acres of the Pennsylvania battlefield as a national cemetery and is recognized as one of the most concise in the English language. Gettysburg National Cemetery continues to draw thousands of visitors each year. The three-day battle in 1863 involved some160,000 Union and Confederate soldiers …
Henderson City Council Boards and Commisions Meeting
The Henderson City Council Boards and Commissions Committee will meet Thursday, November 21 at 4:00 p.m. in the Large Conference Room at City Hall, 134 Rose Avenue. The main purpose for the meeting is to consider applications for appointment to various committees. Other items may be discussed. The public is welcome.
Vance County Board of Education Upcoming Committe Meetings
Vance County Board of Education Committee Meeting Dates: * Building & Grounds, Thursday, November 21st, 8:30 am * Curriculum, Thursday, November 21st, 9:00 am * Personnel Committee, Tuesday, December 3rd, 8:30 am Note: All meetings are held in the Superintendent’s Conference Room.
Attorney General Roy Cooper: As cold weather arrives, scammers threaten electricity shut off
Recent chilly temperatures remind us that winter is on the way. Now cold-hearted scammers are using the threat of a power cutoff to try to scare some consumers into paying bills they don’t actually owe. Not long ago we warned you about a similar scam aimed at customers of the state’s largest electrical utility company. Now, the crooks are targeting consumers served by North Carolina’s electrical cooperatives. The scammers tell customers that they owe money on their utility bill, and …
White House Weekly Address: Taking Control of America’s Energy Future
In his weekly address, President Obama discusses progress in American energy and highlights that we are now producing more oil at home than we buy from other countries for the first time in nearly two decades. We reached this milestone in part not only because we’re producing more energy, but because we’re wasting less energy, and as a result, we are also reducing our carbon emissions while growing the economy. Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything …
Monday Open Line
We still use the word “dial” to refer to the act of calling someone on the phone — even though several generations have not used a rotary phone — or maybe ever seen one, except in the movies. Push-button, or touch-tone, phones made their debut this month in 1963. At the time, the service was an extra cost option and was available only in two cities in Pennsylvania. It didn’t take long, however, for the speed of placing calls on …
VGCC Ambassadors pack boxes for Operation Christmas Child
Students who serve as ambassadors at Vance-Granville Community College recently packed shoe boxes with small toys, school supplies, books and other useful items in order to bring some holiday joy to underprivileged children around the world, as part of the Operation Christmas Child Project. Pictured above, from left, student David Henry of Macon, VGCC endowment specialist (and advisor for the ambassadors) Kay Currin, and student Theresa Chiplis of Norlina prepare four boxes to be delivered. In each box, they included …
Chamber Ribbon Cutting – Lamplight Inn and Tobacco Farm Camp
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Wednesday, at 2PM for Lamplight Inn and Tobacco Farm Camp to celebrate the addition of area to hold events – weddings, receptions, parties, etc. The Lamplight Inn is located at 1680 Flemingtown Road in Henderson. You can contact Shirley Payne, Innkeeper at 252-438-6311 or check them out on the web at www.lamplightbnb.net.
White House: Two Very Important Lines Crossed Last Month
For the first time in nearly two decades, we’re importing less foreign oil than we’re producing domestically — and we’re using less overall. That’s a really big deal. Get the facts below, and pass them on.
Friday / Weekend Open Line
Many people in the U.S. had not yet seen an airplane when the first municipal airport in the country opened this month in 1919 in Tucson, Arizona. The airfield was located where the rodeo grounds are today. A few years later, the airport moved to a larger parcel of land, part of which was given to the war department in 1940 to use as an aviation facility. A new civil airport was built in 1948, which still serves the Tucson …
Contest – Christmas With The Embers Tickets
We’re running a contest starting right now, November 14th , 2013 ending at 12 noon on Tuesday, November 26th, 2013. We’re giving away 3 pairs of adult tickets to Christmas With The Embers, which is the evening of Friday, December 6th, 2013 at the Vance Granville Community College Civic Center. Each adult ticket is worth $10.00 To enter, simply make a comment on any article on our website during the contest running time. There will be 3 winners, each winner …