Vance-Granville Community College’s Drama and Culinary Arts departments are teaming up once again to present the college’s second annual Dinner Theater. Attendees can enjoy a scrumptious meal followed by an engaging play, on the evenings of Thursday, May 1, and Friday, May 2, in the Civic Center on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County. Dinner begins at 6 p.m. each night, with the drama starting at 7:30 p.m. In 2013, VGCC staged its first-ever Dinner Theater with the drama, “Our …
Month: March 2014
Award-Winning Historian to Speak at Louisburg College April 3
LOUISBURG, N.C.—Dr. Jane Turner Censer, professor of history at George Mason University, will present a lecture entitled “Heroines and Farm Women in Civil War North Carolina” on Thursday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m. in The Norris Theatre at Louisburg College. This is the third presentation in the Tar River Center for History and Culture’s 2013-14 lecture series, “The Civil War and Its Aftermath in North Carolina and Franklin County.” Part of Dr. Censer’s lecture will focus on “Aunt Abby” House …
Butterfield Applauds the North Carolina Central University(NCCU) Men’s Basketball MEAC Championship Team.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today applauded the North Carolina Central University (NCCU) Men’s Basketball team for winning the 2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) championship and finishing the regular season with the best record in the MEAC. The NCCU Eagles finished the regular season with one of the school’s best records ever following a 71-62 championship victory over Morgan State University on March 15, 2014. For the first time in school history, NCCU will play in the …
Henderson Vance Crime Stoppers Offers Rewards for Waffle House Robbery Info
The Henderson Police Department is currently investigating two incidents of armed robbery occurring at the Waffle House, 942 W. Andrews Avenue in Henderson. The first incident occurred March 13, 2014 at 3:08 A.M. The second incident occurred March 18, 2014 at 12:14 A.M. The suspect in the first event is described as a black male, approximately 5’05”, short curly hair wearing a black sweat shirt and gray sweat pants. The suspect in the second event is described as a black …
Vance County Technology Committee Meeting Notice
Please be informed that the County’s Technology Committee is scheduled to meet next Thursday, March 27 at 12:00 noon in the County Manager’s Office. Topics to be discussed include social media, data center, security controls, etc.
Wednesday Open Line
Banks had operated in America for about a half century before someone tried to make an unauthorized withdrawal. On this date in 1831, Edward Smith committed the first bank robbery in the U.S. — hitting the City Bank on New York’s Wall Street. He entered the bank after it closed, using a duplicate set of keys, and got away with $245,000 — a huge sum at the time. But he was caught, convicted and spent five years in New York’s …
E. O. Young Elementary School 1st Annual April Madness Night Friday, April 4th, 2014
E. O. Young Elementary School is excited about their 1st Annual April Madness Night Friday, April 4th from 5:30 until 7:30. All are welcome! EO Young Students get in for free, all others ages 10 and up only $1. There will be MANY games, delicious food, cake walk, face painting, bounce houses, 50/50 cash raffle and venders to purchase items such as 31, Pampered Chef and many more. Most games are only .50 to play. All proceeds go towards the …
VGCC awards 339 Scholarships to students
Vance-Granville Community College awarded 339 scholarships to students at an annual awards ceremony, held Feb. 26 in the college’s Civic Center. The number set a new record for scholarships awarded at VGCC in a single academic year. In her welcoming remarks, Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the president of VGCC, congratulated the scholarship recipients and thanked the donors who support the college’s Endowment Fund, many of whom were on hand to present their scholarships in person. “This ceremony represents the strong …
Vance County Public Middle and High School Weekly News March 17-21, 2014
VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS Volume 2, Issue 29 A Publication for Middle and High Schools March 17-21, 2014 The MISSION of Vance County Schools is to be committed to educating all students to prepare them for lifelong learning and productive citizenship. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS ? ACT administered to high school juniors on Tuesday. ? The Vance County Community Resource Fair will be held at Southern Vance High School on Thursday …
Vance County Public Elementary School News March 17-21, 2014
VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS Volume 1 Issue 22 March 17-21, 2014 The MISSION of Vance County Schools is to be committed to educating all students to prepare them for lifelong learning and productive citizenship. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS The Vance County Community Resource Fair will be held at Southern Vance High School on Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Local high school students will visit the Community Resource Fair during the …
8 Things That Make Spring Worth the Wait
RALEIGH, N.C. (March 17, 2014) — If winter felt unusually harsh, spring’s arrival seems long overdue. Experience the season in North Carolina and you’ll find that it was worth the wait. Here are eight ways to enjoy the sunnier days and warmer nights. Find more inspiration as well as places to relax and refuel at VisitNC.com. Walk the wildflower trails North Carolina’s mountain wildflowers are nearly as famous as the fall foliage. Color unfolds from March to June with a …
Got to Be NC Festival seeks antique tractors, vendors, musicians
RALEIGH — Space is still available for farm-equipment hobbyists, musicians and food vendors wanting to take part in the Got to Be NC Festival May 16-18 at the State Fairgrounds. Organizers are looking for collectors of antique tractors and farm equipment to join a display of more than 1,000 pieces of machinery. Tractors in working order also can participate in the daily tractor parade through the fairgrounds. Participation is free, but pre-registration is required. The festival also will host a …
Tuesday Open Line
Two young women, who were the first Americans of their gender to enter their professions, are highlighted during this Women’s History Month. Lucy Hobbs Taylor was the first to receive a degree in dentistry, graduating from the Ohio College of Dental Surgery in 1866. And this month in 1883, Susan Hayhurst became the nation’s first woman pharmacist when she graduated from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. She’s further distinguished by obtaining that degree while already being a physician. Now there …
Area Schools Delayed Tuesday March 18th 2014
Delayed 2 hours:Crossroads Christian SchoolHenderson CollegiateKerr Vance AcademyVance Charter SchoolVance County SchoolsVictory Christian School Delayed until 10:00am:VGCC Be sure to check with your local school for the most update information! An online listing can be found here as well: http://www.wral.com/weather/closings/?category=all
Greg’s Garden – March 17th, 2014
Some Plants Are Up…Some Aren’t, Why??? When we planted in February our first 6 plots of our plot garden, we seeded Lettuce, Spinach, Bok Choy, Carrots, and Sugar Snap Peas. We have two plots that are showing a good growth of plants right now, the others are very small and sporadic seedlings. This is not cause for alarm due to the different germination tables to the various seed varieties. It is always a good practice to keep your seed packaging …
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers: Keeping the Promise to Our Seniors
With 3.8 million Americans unemployed for 27 weeks or more and the labor force participation rate at 63 percent – a 36-year-low– we are experiencing a “new normal” in this country that is simply unacceptable. It is hard to understand why after 2,000 days and more than 22,000 pages of review, the president has not yet approved the Keystone XL pipeline, which would bring jobs and greater energy security to America. On the House Energy and Commerce Committee, we continue to …
Legislative Update from Senator Richard Burr
This week the Senate passed S. 1086, the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014, legislation I co-authored with Senator Barbara Mikulski (MD). For years, I, along with some of my colleagues, have been calling for the Senate to return to regular order where legislation is introduced, considered through the committee of jurisdiction, and debated in the United States Senate with a full and robust amendment process. Although taking this legislative route can be time consuming and, …
Attorney General Roy Cooper: Warm weather brings out driveway scams
Warm weather is just around the corner, and seasonal driveway scammers are already at work. These hit-and-run crooks knock on doors, usually saying they just finished a job nearby and have leftover materials. If your driveway is already paved, they may offer to “reseal” it at a bargain price. But the price turns out to be exorbitantly high, and the quality of the materials and the workmanship are rock-bottom. That “seal” will wash away with the next rain, and if …
Kerr-Tar Workforce Center Events
Boot camps are one-week pre-vocational sessions for new Workforce Investment Act customers. The goal of the one-week intensive sessions are to teach people how to interview, network, market themselves to employers, perform a self-assessment of strengths, and create a realistic job search. This unique approach to career employment readiness provides participants with lifelong tools for career advancement. After completion of boot camps, Talent Development Team members then work with the customers to connect them with available employment. The Boot Camps …
White House Weekly Address: Rewarding Hard Work by Strengthening Overtime Pay Protections
In this week’s address, President Obama highlighted the action he took this week to reward hard work by strengthening overtime pay protections. As part of this year of action, the President has ordered the Secretary of Labor to modernize our country’s overtime rules to ensure that millions of American workers are paid a fair wage for a hard day’s work. While our economy is moving forward, the middle class and those fighting to get into it are still struggling and …