The Vance County Board of Commissioners has changed the meeting date for the September 2015 meeting to Tuesday September 8th, 2015 at 6pm.
Month: August 2015
Wednesday Open Line
On this date 101 years ago, American motorists got the green light to confidently proceed through increasingly traveled crossroads. A traffic light system, credited with being the first in the U.S., flashed red and green at the intersection of 105th Street and Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. To further prompt drivers, the words “Stop” and “Move” were emblazoned on the operating red and green lights. At the time, there were about 1.8 million motor vehicles in the U.S., six times …
Tuesday Open Line
On this date in 1790, the young federal government issued its first bonds, promising to pay between 3 and 6 percent interest. The borrowed money was used for liquidating state debts related to the Revolutionary War and assumed by the new national government. At the time, the national debt was over $71 million. Today, the national debt is put at over $18 trillion. But we, the people, have a government reflective of its citizens, as Americans individually carry great debt. …
Shooting in Henderson Highland Green Apartments, Reward Offered for Information
On August 3, 2015 around 12:21 AM officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to Highland Green Apartments, 111 S. Pinkston Street Henderson, NC in reference to shots being fired. While in route, officers were advised that there was a 9 year-old female that was transported by a personal vehicle to a local medical facility with injuries. The 9 year-old victim is currently being treated for her injuries. Officers on scene at Highland Green Apartments located a 19 year-old female, …
VGCC Nursing student coordinates Blood Drive
Vance-Granville Community College hosted an American Red Cross Blood Drive on its Main Campus in Vance County on July 21. A VGCC Associate Degree Nursing student, Elaine Harrison of Oxford, served as coordinator of the blood drive. Harrison said that she was “very pleased” with the drive, which resulted in the donation of 19 units of blood. One unit can provide blood for three people. “I am currently holding a position as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) while I’m also a nursing …
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers: Protecting Access to Healthcare
Photo of the Week I enjoyed talking with members of the Veterans Treatment Court of Harnett/Lee/Johnston County on Wednesday morning while they were in Washington attending the National Conference. From left to right are pictured Vernon Steward, District 11A District Attorney; Marsha Johnson, Clerk of the Superior Court–Harnett County; Chief District Court Judge Jacquelyn Lee; and LTC(R) Mark Teachey, Veterans Treatment Court Coordinator. Weekly Update This week, I am thrilled to introduce H.R. 3339, the Protect Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act. …
Attorney General Roy Cooper: “We buy homes” signs don’t provide the relief they promise
Scammers are trying to take advantage of struggling families by promising to buy homes for quick cash. These scammers send postcards and put out signs proclaiming, “We buy homes!” But rather than buying houses as advertised, most of these companies will try to convince you to sign over control of your home. The company then leases the property out to a new tenant. As a result, you lose rights to your home but remain on the hook for mortgage payments. …
Twenty graduate from EMT-Paramedic training at VGCC
Vance-Granville Community College recently honored ten men and ten women who completed the college’s year-long Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic program in July. Graduates included Morrissa Lawrence, Idabelle Proffitt and Paul Tidwell, all of Bullock; Nathasia Lofton of Butner; Timothy Fulcher, Jeffrey Harris, Jamie Orr, Phyllis Stokes and Modjeska Thrower, all of Henderson; Susan Rice of Kittrell; Adreanna Flick, Hunter Rigsbee and Shane Rounds, all of Oxford; John Gardner, III, of Roxboro; Justin Chambers and Christopher Rigg, both of Timberlake; Crystal Talley …
Butterfield Introduces Bill to Encourage Property Owners to Implement Energy Efficiency Measures in Residential Housing Units
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) introduced a bill to create a voluntary “Residence Star” program to encourage residential property owners to make energy-saving improvements to their residential housing units. Butterfield’s bill – H.R. 3322 – would direct the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a voluntary program where owners who make qualified energy efficiency improvements to their housing units would receive Residence Star certification. Property owners who receive the …
White House Weekly Address: Celebrating 50 Years of Medicare and Medicaid
In this week’s address, the President celebrated the 50th birthdays of Medicare and Medicaid, which together have allowed millions to live longer and better lives. These programs are a promise that if we work hard, and play by the rules, we’ll be rewarded with a basic measure of dignity, security, and the freedom to live our lives as we want. Every American deserves the sense of safety and security that comes with health insurance. That’s why the President signed the …
Monday Open Line
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” Poet Emma Lazarus composed those words in 1883 to help raise funds for a pedestal for the Statue of Liberty. But on this date just a year earlier, Congress enacted one of the first immigration limitations in our history. The law barred entry to people thought likely to become what is called a “public charge” or burden on society. Immigration laws have been much revised since 1882 …