In 1971, President Richard Nixon signed into law “The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act” otherwise known as “The War on Drugs.” My question is, how’s the war working out? We hear about some form of addiction, or actions that result from addictions, on a daily basis but how much do we really know about this war? During the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, information was reported to the American People almost on a daily basis. We know the costs …
Month: November 2017
Kedecia Stewart, from Pinkston Street Elementary School, Named North Central Region Teacher of the Year
Kedecia Stewart, a teacher at Pinkston Street Elementary School, has been named the North Central Region Teacher of the Year. The announcement was officially made today at a school-wide assembly at Pinkston Street, where Stewart teaches math to fourth and fifth graders. Stewart also is the 2017-2018 Vance County Teacher of the Year. Lisa Godwin, the 2017 N.C. Teacher of the Year, attended the assembly to make the announcement. All of the students and staff at Pinkston Street Elementary School …
Welcome Maria Parham Urology
Maria Parham Health recently celebrated the opening of their newest physician practice, Maria Parham Urology with a ribbon cutting and open house on November 7th. Maria Parham Urology provider, Dr. Adrian M.M. Ogle, specializes in comprehensive, experienced care for a range of urological conditions. Male and female urologic care is offered including complete care in the diagnosis, preventative therapy and treatment for urological disorders and conditions. Non-invasive and minimally invasive surgery options are explored and an optimal treatment plan is …
Vance County Early College High School Applications Now Available
Vance County Early College High School is now accepting applications from current eighth-grade students to attend the school for the 2018-2019 school year. Students who attend Early College have the opportunity to complete their high school education and two years of college coursework at no cost to them. The Early College is designed for diverse learners who want the opportunity to be enrolled in a relevant, rigorous and innovative course of secondary curriculum and a tuition free college course of …
Royster Retires From VGCC Endowment Board
T.S. “Sam” Royster, Jr., of Oxford recently retired from the Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund Board of Directors. Royster has served on the board since 1998. Among his numerous contributions to the Endowment Fund, he and his law partners established the Royster, Cross & Hensley, LLP, Academic Achievement Scholarship in 2007. He helped to arrange for another scholarship, the Harold & Helen Sherman Presidential Scholar Award. Royster is also a longtime participant in, and sponsor of, the annual VGCC Endowment …
VGCC Recognizes 306 Scholarship Recipients
Vance-Granville Community College honored 306 students receiving scholarships, as well as the donors and partnering organizations who established those scholarships, at a dinner on Oct. 12 in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus. This was the second annual event of its kind at VGCC and allowed many students to meet and have dinner with community leaders and supporters of the college’s Endowment Fund. In her remarks at the dinner, Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the president of VGCC, noted that …
Shop With A Cop Application Submission Begins Nov 6th
For the 2017 Holiday Season, the Henderson Police Department and the Vance County Sheriff’s Office have partnered with the Vance County Department of Social Services to assist children and families in the City of Henderson and Vance County during the holiday season through the “Shop with a Cop” program. Funds raised through the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce “Shop with a Cop” raffle and by generous donors will be used to help underprivileged children and struggling families who otherwise would go …
Open Enrollment for Health Insurance Starts Today
Today is the start of the Affordable Care Act’s fifth – and shortest – open-enrollment period. Consumers will have until midnight on Dec. 15 – just 45 days, which is half the length of past enrollment periods – to enroll in 2018 coverage on the Health Insurance Marketplace. Here are some other important facts for consumers to know: The Affordable Care Act is still the law, and Americans must be enrolled in health insurance in 2018 to avoid paying …
Trick or Treat in Downtown Henderson, NC at Dataforge
We love trick or treaters at Dataforge, and this year we took pictures of many of your costumes! Check our gallery below! Dataforge provides computer related sales and services for Vance County and surrounding areas, check our website for more details! www.dataforge.us
City of Henderson Fall/Holiday Trash Schedule
The City of Henderson Public Works Department Sanitation Division will follow the schedule below for holidays during the months of November & December. Friday, Veterans Day, November 10, 2017 Garbage collection by Waste Industries will run its normal schedule Brush by the City will run its normal schedule No recycling this week Sanitation-Brush and Recycling by the City November-23rdThanksgiving Day-collection will be Wednesday November 22nd November-25th Friday route will run its normal schedule No recycling this week December-25th Christmas Day-normal …