May 17, 2012

North Carolina General Assembly to hear from hundreds of Child & Family Advocates Today

(Raleigh, N.C.) – Hundreds of child and family advocates from across the state will be making personal visits to the members of the General Assembly during Child & Family Advocacy Day on May 17.  Action for Children North Carolina and the United Way of North Carolina are co-sponsoring Advocacy Day to let legislators hear from [...]

VGCC Pins Nursing Graduates

Members of the 2012 Associate Degree Nursing class at Vance-Granville Community College who received their nursing pins on May 9 included, seated in front, from left: Diana Waddle, Michael Yauchzee, Chasity Harrison, Mallory Halsey, Ileen Johnson, Alicia Robinson, Brooke Cleaton, Dani Burton, Tina Ohuche, Russell Ventenilla, Kailyn Reams and Ashley J. Loyd; standing in middle row, from left: Renee Sanford, Crystal Church, Keisha Cheatham, Jelessia Marshall, Hana Meyer, Kimberly McClure, Rebecca Miller, Ousman Jassey, Cristiano Mondello, Sarah Fisher, Candis Carter, Jon Baumgardner, Brooke Darnell, Cynthia Kiger, Sherry Moss, Caroline Sawyer and George Gikera; standing in top row, from left: Leisa McCright, Christina Shearin, Angel Yauchzee, Jennifer Apple, Gregory Miller, Ashley M. Loyd, Amanda Moody, Syreeta Latta, Helen Samuel, Lauren Johnson, Renee Connelly, Stacy Lewis, Chandra Seward and Felicia Tapp. (VGCC Photo)

Vance-Granville Community College recognized 43 students who graduated this spring from the Associate Degree Nursing program with a pinning ceremony in the college’s Civic Center on May 9. Among those honored with distinctive nursing pins at the ceremonies were six who graduated through the LPN to ADN Completion Program, or “transition program,” which helps Licensed [...]

From Yosemite to Acadia: Free Passes for Military Families

This year, as part of Armed Forces Week, we are offering all active duty service members and their dependents a free annual pass to more than 2,000 sites across the country, including National Parks. From Yosemite to Acadia to the Grand Canyon, we are putting out a welcome mat for our military families at America’s [...]

Vance County Board of Education Called Meeting May 21st

The VANCE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION has a  Called Meeting for  Monday, May 21, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. in the  Administrative Services Center, Superintendent’s Conference Room at 1724 Graham Avenue Henderson, N. C.  27536 A G E N D A      I.     Call to Order *    II.    Approval of Meeting Agenda *    III.   Executive Session [...]

Henderson City Council Begins Budget Work Sessions

The Henderson City Council will hold its first Budget Work Session #1 on Thursday  17 May 2012 at 6:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers, 134 Rose Ave., Henderson, NC 27536 The group plans to discuss: I.                   REVIEW OF AND DISCUSSION ABOUT THE GLOBAL BUDGETARY SITUATION a)           Discussion on core services and what it [...]

NC Cooperative Extension Event and Program Updates

LOCAL SUPPER, MAY 24, WARRENTONOur next monthly Local Supper will be held on May 24th, 6pm at the Warren County Armory. This month, we will be launching the Food/Farm Survey that was conceived of last fall through the Growing Local/Buying Local community workshops. The idea for the survey grew out of the Infrastructure and Marketing [...]

Judge addresses VGCC Adult Basic Skills graduates

A VGCC Adult Basic Skills graduate (left) walks across the stage, having been congratulated by commencement speaker and District Court Judge Quon Bridges and (at right) VGCC President Dr. Stelfanie Williams. (VGCC photo)

Vance-Granville Community College held commencement exercises honoring graduates of the college’s Adult Basic Skills programs on May 3 in the VGCC Civic Center. Those participating in the ceremony were among the approximately 460 students who have completed either the Adult High School Diploma program or the General Educational Development (GED) High School Equivalency program in [...]

VGCC honors Radiography Graduates

Members of the 2012 Radiography graduating class at Vance-Granville Community College who received their pins May 7 included, front row, from left: Michelle Adcox, Tanya Beal, Anne Abraham, Patricia Clark, and Brittany Collier; second row, from left: Kirsten Berkley, Jeana Thomas, Amanda Boydston, Anna Crews, Courtney McGhee, Toni Crandon and Cherita Edmonds; third (top) row, from left: Timothy Powell, Erica Brewer, Angela Fuller, Denise Liles, Theodore Wilkins and Victoria Alford. (VGCC Photo)

Eighteen graduates of Vance-Granville Community College’s two-year Radiography program were honored in a May 7 pinning ceremony in the college’s Civic Center. VGCC President Dr. Stelfanie Williams welcomed guests to the ceremonies and congratulated the graduates, saying that earning their degree “is an accomplishment that will take you from Vance-Granville into a very promising future.” [...]

VGCC Earth Day Includes Green Businesses and Inaugural Fun Run

Participants start the inaugural VGCC Earth Day Fun Run/Walk in the courtyard on the college’s Main Campus. (VGCC photo)

Vance-Granville Community College’s seventh annual Earth Day festival was held on April 23 in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus. Weather conditions forced the event to be moved inside from its usual outdoor setting, but that move did not dampen the spirits of the many students, faculty, staff and community members who enjoyed [...]

Why Are Teen Moms Poor?

Surprising new research shows it’s not because they have babies. They have babies because they’re poor. Delivering the commencement address last weekend at the evangelical Liberty University, Mitt Romney naturally stuck primarily to “family values” and religious themes. He did, however, make one economic observation that intersects with some fascinating new research. “For those who [...]